LAS VEGAS — Late in the second quarter of his NBA Summer League debut, Hugo Gonzalez was visibly displeased.
The 19-year-old Celtics rookie had just gone 1 for 5 from the free-throw line, and summer league head coach Matt Reynolds yelled encouraging words at him from the sideline:
“There’s plenty of game left!”
Gonzalez didn’t necessarily have a bad start — his game began with a putback layup, which he immediately followed with a deflection.
But the missed free throws stuck.
“I’m not allowing myself to miss like I did today,” Gonzalez said.