The Oregon native went off for 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and a steal off the bench in a critical game for Boston.

Jayson Tatum had just been carried off the court with a season-ending injury minutes before the Celtics were pushed to the brink of elimination when they played at Madison Square Garden earlier this week.

"The Celtics have a clean injury list outside of Jayson Tatum," Weiss wrote. "No more designation for Sam Hauser, who returned from his ankle sprain, and none for Kristaps Porziņģis, who was benched for the second half last night due to his illness, but was available in an emergency."