Baylor Scheierman brought the BOOM to the Nets

It’s not often that you can flip on a Celtics game without seeing one of Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown. Tuesday was one of those rare occasions where both of the Jays had the night off.

Their collective absence was felt heavily in the first half, when Boston managed just 44 (shout out, Jaden Springer) points against the 13th place Nets. This game was starting to feel like one of those nights where the Celtics would stick to their offensive process and shoot themselves out of it. No one could buy a bucket, and we were getting tweets like this with “insult stats” over the timeline.

After going into the locker room down five at halftime, the Celtics came out and went back and forth with Brooklyn for the majority of the third quarter. They found themselves down two points by the time Baylor Scheierman checked in with 2:39 remaining.

From that moment on, they would no longer have to worry about who would put the ball in the basket.

Scheierman brought the BOOM and poured in 17 second-half points on 6-6 from the field.

You’re going to be on YouTube in five years and have a random “NBA players on fire” video come into your recommended section, and this Scheierman outburst is going to be a part of it.

The rookie got himself rolling late in the third when he survived the NBA’s equivalent of “icing the kicker.”

Payton Pritchard dished out of a trap to hit Scheierman for a deep three with 1.7 seconds remaining. The TD Garden crowd went nuts only to be disappointed when the shot was waved off due to a take foul from the Nets.

What’d he do then?

He did it again.

“I was actually trying to throw it to (Derrick) White in the corner, and (Kristaps Porzingis) jumped in front of it, and he threw it back to me and I was surprised he threw it back to me,” Scheierman explained. “So, I was trying to get my feet inbounds as quick as possible and let it fly.”

Once his shot hit the bottom of the net, the Garden crowd erupted for a second time.

“It’s pretty special,” he continued. “When I hit that buzzer-beater and the crowd was going crazy, that was probably a top-3 environment I’ve ever played in.”

Scheierman spent his fourth-quarter minutes showcasing his entire “bag” to all who were willing to watch.

He sank four more triples — each being different than the one before it.

First came a catch-and-shoot bomb.

Then a no-dip triple.

Followed by a transition heat check.

And finally, a stepback trey.

The 24-year-old finished as Boston’s second-leading scorer with 20 points, surpassing his career-high of 15 set a few weeks back against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Since that night, we’ve been seeing more of the rook and he’s looked comfortable with the added opportunity.

“He’s just a tough kid who continues to work,” head coach Joe Mazzulla said of the rookie following his career night. “I think it’s the culture. I think the player development staff does a great job. Craig (Luschenat) and the guys do a great job of creating an environment of learning and the environment of work ethic, regardless of what’s going on keeping those guys ready. Baylor’s next on the list, along with the other guys, and he delivered tonight.”

Scheierman plays with a sharpness that can’t be taken for granted. Even when the shots aren’t falling, he can still be counted on to make quick reads and gives his all on both ends of the floor.

“There’s a level of trust. Whoever’s out there, we have a level of trust that they’ll do what it takes to win.”

It wouldn’t be surprising at all if Scheierman sees the floor for the Cs quite a bit over the next month. Boston’s playoff position is all but settled and they don’t have many tough matchups on their remaining schedule.

Sounds like a perfect time to give the rook some run.