Two days after beating the Lakers, Sam Hauser and the Celtics caught fire in the third quarter, but needed to hold off a late Jazz comeback from 24 points down.

The Utah Jazz notched their 50th loss of the season and sixth straight loss on Monday night, in Boston, with a 114-108 defeat at the hands of the Celtics. Though still working with a shorthanded roster,

Sam Hauser made nine 3-pointers — seven in the third quarter — and finished with a career-high 33 points to lead the short-handed Boston Celtics past the Utah Jazz 114-108