For some, the final week of the common season is a bore. For others, it’s the chance of a lifetime to make a mark and persist with a group or within the league interval. JD Davison could be getting that chance tomorrow evening within the Boston Celtics’ rematch in opposition to the Toronto Raptors as a slew of gamers are listed as questionable on the harm report.
Celtics Harm Report vs. TOR:
Malcolm Brogdon – Low Again Ache – QUESTIONABLE
Danilo Gallinari – Left Knee ACL Restore – OUT
Payton Pritchard – Left Heel Ache – QUESTIONABLE
Marcus Good – Left-Facet Neck Spasm – QUESTIONABLE
Derrick White – Left Ankle Sprain – QUESTIONABLE— Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) April 6, 2023
Marcus Good missed final evening’s win in opposition to the Raptors with that left-side neck spasm whereas Malcolm Brogdon and Derrick White suited up. Each put in sturdy efforts, with Brogdon main the group in scoring off the bench to safe the No. 2 seed for the Celtics.
Whereas Brogdon has missed just a few video games right here and there with again ache, Derrick White truly twisted his ankle final evening on a tough and speedy drive to the basket. White hasn’t missed any video games in any respect this season and is the one Celtic to seem in each contest this yr. Whereas it might be cool for him to hit all 82, it might even be cool for him to not limp into the playoffs. The ankle harm didn’t appear overly critical, particularly since he didn’t sub out after initially being in loads of ache. Him not being outright dominated out is a good signal.
Now with simply two video games left within the season (and with Boston hitting the over of 55 wins from its preseason line), the Celtics can afford to take issues straightforward. We’ll see loads of JD Davison, hopefully some Payton Pritchard, Mike Muscala, Grant Williams, Luke Kornet and extra getting an uptick in minutes.
Perhaps.
Joe Mazzulla admitted that he does like successful, which explains why Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum (in addition to Al Horford and Robert Williams) are nowhere to be discovered on the harm report. Maybe they’ll play a lightweight night tomorrow evening and take Sunday off. Final yr, the Celtics opted to protect their momentum and shore up seeding on the final day of the yr, which in the end led to them having Sport 7 on their dwelling courtroom within the second spherical.
This yr, they’ve already wrapped up the second seed, so we’ll have to attend and see how Joe approaches the ultimate dwelling sport of the yr. Earlier than then, although, it might be good for a psychological benefit in opposition to a possible first-round opponent to brush this mini collection in opposition to the Raptors with a win tomorrow evening.
The Celtics will tackle the Raptors tomorrow evening at 7:30 p.m. ET on the TD Backyard.
