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BOSTON -- The Boston Celtics ​had a triumphant pre-season debut on Monday night, beating the Charlotte Hornets, 94-82, at the TD Garden​.

Jayson Tatum scored 9 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists while Kyrie Irving added 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists​. B​ut it was rookie Daniel Theis who impressed Celtics coach Brad Stevens the most.

Theis recorded 12 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in under 14 minutes of play in the second half.

?He was quick to the rim and we needed that​,​?​ Stevens told ESPN.​

The 25-year-old German​, a 6-foot-9, 243-pounder who can play and four and five spots, signed with Boston last July 20.​ He is a product of the Basketball Lions Braunschweig basketball club ​which won t​he German League championship in ​2015​. In his European basketball career, he averaged 9.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.