"They trust me to shoot them. Just gotta make them," Neemias Queta said after Boston beat Charlotte 114-93.

He has tried five threes in two preseason games, close to the eight he took all of last season.

"I want to empower him to take his game to a different level," Joe Mazzulla said.

Queta scored 16 on 7-of-11 shooting off the bench as Boston moved to 3-0 in the preseason.

The Celtics open the regular season in Detroit on Oct. 20.

Neemias Queta with the Celtics against Charlotte in preseason. Photo credit: NBA / X video still.

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