Key Celtics reserve returns vs. Pacers after three-game absence

The Celtics will have their full bench available for Wednesday night’s Eastern Conference finals rematch. Sharpshooting wing Sam Hauser will be active against the Indiana Pacers, the team announced, after he sat out the last three games with lower back tightness. Hauser, one of head coach Joe Mazzulla’s top reserves, missed just three games all of last season and two during the 2022-23 campaign. The 26-year-old played 24 minutes in Boston’s season opener last Tuesday, notching 10 points and five rebounds in a rout of the New York Knicks. Payton Pritchard carried the Celtics’ bench from an offensive perspective during...