Hauser finished Wednesday's 117-113 overtime win over the Clippers with 15 points (5-7 FG, 5-7 3Pt), four rebounds and one steal over 25 minutes.

Boston’s options for adding on that front are quite limited with the assumption they don’t want to touch anyone in the existing rotation. Jaden Springer’s $4 million salary caps what the team can send out for a player in a swap since the Celtics can’t aggregate salaries as a second apron.

Jrue Holiday made a pair of mistakes during the ... Jaylen Brown had a team-high four turnovers. Sam Hauser went 0-for-7 from the field. Derrick White said Holiday doesn’t deserve all of the ...

Boston's backcourt starters combined for 40 points on 13-for-28 shooting and nine 3-pointers in a quality win over the Mavericks

The slumping Boston Celtics hit a new low when they lost to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Joe Mazzulla's team looked bereft of energy, ideas and execution as they came up against a young team looking to prove themselves.

Hauser made a spot start in Wednesday's 117-113 overtime win over the Clippers, notching 15 points, four rebounds and a steal across 25 minutes. However, he'll return to the bench here with Jrue Holiday (shoulder) back in the mix. Hauser is averaging 6.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game since the beginning of January.

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The Boston Celtics are 15-11 in their last 26 games. They've been a .500 team for half of the season thus far, and are yet to reach the level of basketball we saw from them last season. Kristaps Porzignis missed the opening 6 weeks of the season due to injury.

The Rockets ruled out wing Cam Whitmore (illness) and have been without starting forward Jabari Smith Jr. since Smith fractured his hand earlier this month. Amen Thompson and Tari Eason, who both missed the first Celtics-Rockets game on Jan. 3, both were available for Houston.

Dallas led 16-6 just four minutes into the game and had a 29-25 advantage after one quarter. The Celtics built a 15-point lead in the second quarter, but the Mavericks scored the final five points in the half to trail 59-49. Boston had no turnovers in the first half.

White (shin) has been ruled out for Monday's game against Houston, Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe reports.

Houston Rockets' Alperen Sengun (28) goes up for a shot as Boston Celtics' Derrick White (9) and Luke Kornet defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) AP