The second game of Tuomas Iisalo's tenure as Grizzlies interim head coach was not a great one for center Zach Edey.
After he tallied his first double-double in a month during Saturday's loss to the Lakers, Edey struggled with foul trouble on Monday against the Celtics and never got into a rhythm. He picked up his first two fouls less than two minutes into the first quarter, and he also played short stints in the second and third quarters because he picked up fouls.
The Grizzlies' rookie ultimately played less than 13 minutes. He scored four points and grabbed two rebounds.
Memphis lost 117-103 to the Celtics.
The Grizzlies are back in action on Tuesday against the Warriors, and there'll be plenty of eyeballs on Edey for that game. He's had run-ins with Draymond Green on multiple occasions this season, and Tuesday will be the final Grizzlies-Warriors regular-season meeting with playoff seeding at stake.
Zach Edey stats vs Celtics
Minutes: 12:45
Points: 4
FG: 2-for-3
3PT: 0-for-0
FT: 0-for-0
Rebounds: 2
Assists: 0
Steals: 0
Blocks: 1
Turnovers: 0
Fouls: 4
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