Celtics, Short-Handed again, No Problem Taming the Grizzlies

Sam Hauser gets a rare start and scores 20 points, while Derrick White goes into double-double mode (23 points, 10 rebounds) for the Celtics.

BOSTON - Tip-off is about 90 minutes away, and Sam Hauser is one of the few players inside the Boston Celtics locker room at the moment, 

I’m the only media member that requested to chat with him, but he jokingly says I’ve got five minutes. 

I tell him, “I won’t need it; just give me three.” 

Considering his strength as a player centers around the 3-point shot, three minutes of his time made sense to me. 

You would be surprised at the amount of intel you can gather in just three minutes, which isn’t all that different from the potential impact a player can make in just three minutes.

And if anyone should know this, it’s Sam Hauser.