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Sam Hauser barely played… then saved the Celtics when it mattered most

After barely playing against the LA Clippers, Sam Hauser's late-game heroics helped the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets.

Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser, and Terance Mann | Sean Gardner/GettyImages | Evan Bernstein/GettyImages | Nic Antaya/GettyImages

NEW YORK — “Sam had a big steal,” said Payton Pritchard.

As Terance Mann dribbled the ball up early in the fourth quarter, Sam Hauser picked him up full-court. The score was 90-90. The 2-11 Brooklyn Nets had battled hard to keep themselves in the game as the Boston Celtics, a turnover machine in the first half, scrambled to find their footing.