5 things learned in the Memphis Grizzlies overtime loss to the Boston Celtics

1. Troy Daniels is the Memphis Grizzlies microwave scorer

For the first time in a long time, the Memphis Grizzlies have someone who could go absolutely en fuego at any moment. Since their spectacular six-year playoff run, the only streaky scorers they’ve had were OJ Mayo and Beno Udrih.

Insert Troy Daniels.

After a scoreless outing against Utah, Troy Daniels bounced back against Boston, scoring 24 points and connecting on 4 of his 7 triples.

Many great teams have streaky, microwave scorers. San Antonio has Danny Green. Cleveland has J.R. Smith. The Clippers have Jamal Crawford. Now, the Memphis Grizzlies have Troy Daniels.

While making them the main option in the offense isn’t a winning formula, when players like Daniels get hot, it unloads pressure off its usual scorers (in this case, Gasol and Conley).

Even though he’s below-average at just about anything non-shooting related, Daniels has proven he can get hot and take the Memphis Grizzlies to another level.

Once the Memphis Grizzlies wings are healthy (*fingers crossed*), many fans will salivate when Conley, Daniels, Parsons and Gasol are on the court at the same time.