Portugal’s Nehemias Queta played his 16th North American Basketball League (NBA) game for the Boston Celtics in response to UMass Houston’s 116-107 win over the Rockets on Sunday.
The 24-year-old Portuguese center was on the field for 03.23 minutes in the second period, intercepting the ball and committing two fouls.
The 88 Celtics played their 16th NBA game of the season, surpassing their rookie season record (2021-22 Sacramento Kings) by averaging 4.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.4 assists on average per season. game, in 12.9 minutes.
The top scorer of the match was Latvian Kristaps Porzingis, who scored 32 points, Derrick White also scored for the Celtics with 21 and 11 rebounds, and for the Rockets, Dillon Brooks and Turkey Alperen Sengun scored 25 and 24 rebounds, respectively.
The Celtics lead the Eastern Conference with 33 wins and 10 losses, while the Rockets remain in 11th place in the West with 20 wins from 42 games.
As for Nehemias Queta, he currently has 36 games in the NBA, 16 with the Boston Celtics, who signed him this season, and 20 with the Sacramento Kings, 15 in 2021-22, his rookie season, and total five in 2022. 23.
The Portuguese center forward was selected 39th overall by the Sacramento Kings in the 2021 NBA Draft, becoming the first Portuguese player to participate in the tournament.
He was hired by the Boston Celtics last season on a two-way contract, meaning he would play not only for the team but also for the Maine Celtics, who compete in the G League.