Baylor Scheierman settles into a steady reserve role for Boston
Baylor Scheierman is in his second NBA season with the Celtics, wearing No. 55 as a 6-6 guard out of Creighton. He is not on the injury report after a one-day rest designation on October 16 that was cleared the next day. Through five games this season he has played between 16.7 and 22.8 minutes a night off the bench.
By the Celtics Nightly Desk · updated 19 h ago01The story of the nightWhat the early games showScheierman opened the season with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in 22.8 minutes against Cleveland on October 8.
Scheierman opened the season with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in 22.8 minutes against Cleveland on October 8. Two nights later he handed out 8 assists with 3 points and 2 rebounds in a win over Philadelphia. He added 5 points against Charlotte and 7 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in another win over Philadelphia on October 16. In Monday's loss to Detroit he scored 8 points with 3 rebounds in 18.2 minutes. Boston is 4-1 in the games he has played so far.
02Last season's numbersLast season Scheierman appeared in 77 games for Boston and averaged 18.6 minutes, 5.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5…
Last season Scheierman appeared in 77 games for Boston and averaged 18.6 minutes, 5.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists. He shot 45.3 percent from the field, 39.9 percent from three and 90.3 percent from the line, with a 61.6 true shooting percentage on an 11.7 usage rate. His plus-minus was 2.6. Last spring's series against Philadelphia was uneven: he went scoreless with 6 rebounds in the May 2 loss after scoring 6 points in each of the two wins that opened the series.

Scheierman5.5 ppg
Howard5.5 ppg