Scheierman's Hot Shooting Sparks Celtics

0:00On April 10th, Baylor Shireman dropped the season high 20 points on six of seven three pointers against the New York Knicks Thursday night, including a step back over Karl Anthony Towns that put Boston up 104 to 103 late in the fourth. His hot shooting sparked a Celtic bench, with Jordan Walsh thumbs-upping and Luca Garza bunny hopping in excitement at Madison Square Garden. Despite the fire, Boston fell 112 to 106, dropping the regular season series to New York. Jalen Brown sat out with left Achilles tendonitis, so coach Joe Mazula shuffled the lineup, starting Walsh and giving Shireman big minutes off. The bench with Peyton Pritchard and Nikola Vusovic. Team mates like Derek White and Pritchard kept finding him open on the perimeter, trusting his shot to break ties and build leads. Four of those. Three's came at crucial moments. The whole squad fed off his energy, and Shireman revived his signature celebration from six weeks back against Philly, trying to rally the team down.

1:01The stretch. He grabbed four rebounds too, tying his career high and made threes, and told reporters he just focuses on making the most of every chance since he can't control minutes. These backups like Shireman, Walsh, Garza, and others stay ready by hitting the floor first for drills and film before games. Last playoffs he saw. Limited action, but didn't sweat it. His barrage might not get overlooked if the Knicks and Celtics meet in round two. Boston chases a win Friday over New Orleans to clinch the East's number two seed, and Shireman's locked in for whatever comes next at the garden. That's your update from Boston Celtics News today, powered by AI.