The Celtics couldn’t pull together a win Monday night against Washington, but Tremont Waters wouldn’t give up without a fight. The Celtics rookie forced the game down to the wire, adding six of his eight points in the final four minutes of the third quarter to cut a seven-point deficit to two, and netting two more in the fourth before assisting fellow rookie Grant Williams on a three.
The 5-foot-10 point guard’s performance caught the attention of Jaylen Brown, who led the Celtics in scoring with 23 points.
“Tremont is just a bucket-getter,” Brown told Celtics.