Hauser has hilarious reaction to C’s missing out on 3-point record

Hauser has hilarious reaction to C’s missing out on 3-point record originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

BOSTON — From receiving their 2024 championship rings and raising Banner 18 to the rafters in a special pregame ceremony to routing the new-look New York Knicks by 23 points, the Celtics had an almost-perfect start to the 2024-25 season.

Why “almost,” you ask?

Well, the NBA record for 3-pointers in a single game is 29. And the Celtics were already up to 29 made threes with a full nine minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.

Al Horford ties the NBA record with this 3-PT FG! It is your Drain of the Game

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But with NBA immortality on the doorstep, the C’s promptly missed 13 straight 3-pointers over the final eight minutes to finish 29 for 61 from beyond the arc and settle for a share of the record with the 2020-21 Milwaukee Bucks.

Boston’s attempt at history got so comical that the restless TD Garden crowd started chanting “One more three!” late in the fourth quarter as C’s players hoisted brick by brick. Sharpshooter Sam Hauser, who was responsible for four of those 13 misses, understood the fans’ lament.

“We tried our best, man!” Hauser said on Celtics Postgame Live, as seen in the video player above. “We missed like 15 in a row, but we were taking great shots. Ball was moving, finding the right guy. We just couldn’t get it to go. So, sorry about that, Boston.”

But Hauser also made sure to acknowledge the absurdity of the crowd (somewhat sarcastically) jeering a team that was blowing out its conference rival after celebrating a championship.

“Man, we got booed on ring night up 30. How about that?” Hauser added.

The fourth quarter was a bizarre end to an otherwise brilliant night of Celtics basketball. The C’s came out swinging with 10 3-pointers in the first quarter (the most ever by a team in the first quarter of a season opener) and had 17 triples by halftime. While Jayson Tatum was the catalyst — he went a blistering 8 for 11 from 3-point range en route to a game-high 37…

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Publish date : 2024-10-23 03:39:00

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