LAS VEGAS -- During the Utah summer league, Boston Celtics draft pick Semi Ojeleye mostly delivered in the background. He slid his feet, spaced the court and defended multiple positions, but did so without filling up the stat sheet. Sure, he had one loud dunk that convinced me to send off a regrettable "OHHHHHH-jeleye" tweet, but most of his impact came in quieter moments.

That was not so Saturday night, when Ojeleye rained fire on the Los Angeles Lakers, at one point cramming three consecutive 3-pointers into a one-minute span. Being used as a stretch center, the 6-foot-7, 240-pounder dragged Boston out of a double-digit deficit by pick-and-popping traditional Lakers big man Ivica Zubac to pieces. During Ojeleye's back-to-back-to-back flurry, the Celtics cut a 12-point margin to three. They finished off the comeback to win, 86-81, largely because Ojeleye's versatility allowed them to maximize a small lineup during the second half.

Is it good the summer Celtics have played some of their best stretches with Ante Zizic on the bench? Maybe not, but Ojeleye's ability to handle multiple positions, including occasional stretches at center, has been impressive.

"Semi's been really good," said Celtics summer league coach Walter McCarty. "We try to get Semi to come out of his shell more, because Semi has a lot of ability. We like moving him to the 5 because he can guard 1-5 but he can put the ball on the floor, he can get to the rim, he can shoot the 3, so we just want to give him a lot of actions with the big closing out to him. We just told him to make the right play and fortunately he made shots tonight."

Ojeleye scored 19 points on 6-for-13 shooting, including a 5-for-9 showing from behind the arc, to easily surpass his average of six points per game in Utah.

"Semi can shoot the ball," said Celtics teammate Jaylen Brown. "Zubac on the other side, his pick-and-roll, he's improving with his feet, so try to take advantage of that. He was killing us in the post. So try to take advantage of him on defense. He was guarding Semi. We told Semi to pop every time, and we were hitting him on those pops."

Ojeleye won't always put on such a shooting display, but hit 42.4 percent of his 3-pointers last season. If the second-round pick can approach that from the NBA arc, his combination of strength and lateral quickness will make him an interesting 3-and-D prospect. Though he didn't rack up many steals or blocks at SMU, his light feet let him stay in front of all types of players. There's even a compilation of Ojeleye's summer league defense on the internet:

Semi Ojeleye SL D compilation. Multi-positional, always on balance, changes direction quickly, contests shot. Flexibility will be valued. pic.twitter.com/UnoYdg8E9h — Joshua Riddell (@Joshua_Riddell) July 9, 2017

"Semi played great today," said Jayson Tatum, who led the Celtics with 27 points. "I think today was the first time he was really being aggressive and playing like he played in college. And that's what we need. He took advantage of the matchup."