While, technically, the United States of America and Puerto Rico are the same country, for the purposes of the FIBA AmeriCup tournament, they are counted as separate entities with their own national teams. On Thursday, former Boston Celtics floor general Tremont Waters shined for the Puerto Rico National Team, which pushed the U.S. to the brink in the Americans’ 85-84 victory.
Waters co-led Puerto Rico in scoring, producing 16 points, 3 rebounds, an eye-popping 12 assists and 2 steals in a performance that saw him commit 3 personal fouls and 3 turnovers in 31:24 minutes of floor time as a starter.
The Connecticut native shot 7-of-17 from the field, but just 1-of-9 from deep and 1-of-2 from the charity stripe in what must have been a frustrating near-miss for such a solid overall performance from Waters.
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Against a team with current or former NBAers Norris Cole, Anthony Lamb, Frank Mason, Jodie Meeks, Gary Clark and Patrick McCaw, this was one of the former Celtics’ best outings in the AmeriCup to date.
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