There is a lengthy list for the Celtics, who are in a three-game in four-night stretch, and who might feel comfortable resting some guys with a little pad in the standings.
The final few weeks of the season is always an interesting balance of rest, managing injuries, and fighting for playoff seeding.with a two game lead in the loss column and nine games to go. The Knicks have eight games left and, according to Tankathon, the third-toughest remaining schedule in the NBA.
So the Celtics might feel they have a little leeway to get some rest in and get some of their key players healthy. The Celtics have listed four starters on their injury report ahead of Sunday night’s game against the Charlotte Hornets. All of them are currently listed as questionable for the game. A fifth Celtic, Nikola Vučević, remains out withis back on the list with a right thumb sprain. He was on the injury report ahead of the Atlanta Hawks game with the same issue, but played without any sort of wrap on his thumb or hand. Whatever the injury is, it appears to be a minor issue.remains on the list with the right knee contusion. He suffered that in San Antonio and it cost him one game, the loss in Oklahoma City, so far.. That issue kept him out of the game against the Hawks, but Joe Mazzulla characterized it as a “day-to-day” thing and nothing long-term. To that end, Brown was featured on Celtics social media outlets traveling with the team on their road trip to Charlotte, Atlanta, and Miami, and he was photographed without any sort of brace or obvious wrap on his foot. He was also on the bench for the win over Atlanta and seemed to be moving without a noticeable limp, so that's a good sign as well. The treatment for tendinitis can be as simple as rest, ice, and antiinflammatory medicine. The Celtics may feel they can take a conservative approach with the pad they have in the standings.is the third starter on the list. He’s officially listed for “Right Achilles Repair Management.” This is the second time he’s shown up on the injury report for that, the other being ahead of the San Antonio Spurs game, which he missed. Tatum has seen his minutes increase dramatically over 10 games, starting around 26-27 minutes at the beginning of the month and now moving to 36:36 against the Hawks on Friday night. He played 35 against the Thunder on Wednesday, so he’s clearly been bumped up past the 30-32 he was getting after taking the day off in San Antonio. “There isn't a specific number,” Joe Mazzulla said of Tatum’s minutes after the Hawks game. “It's more about what looks the best for us, where we're at, what we need, and we continue to go from there, and he played the whole quarter a couple games in a row, and he's handling it well, and so we just continue to kind of assess that and go from there.”John Karalis is a 20-year veteran of Celtics coverage and was nominated for NSMA's Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year in 2019. He has hosted the Locked On Celtics podcast since 2016 and has written two books about the Celtics. John was born and raised in Pawtucket, RI. He graduated from Shea High School in Pawtucket, where he played football, soccer, baseball, and basketball and was captain of the baseball and basketball teams. John graduated from Emerson College in Boston with a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism and was a member of their Gold Key Honor Society. He was a four-year starter and two-year captain of the Men’s Basketball team, and remains one of the school's top all-time scorers, and Emerson's all-time leading rebounder. He is also the first Emerson College player to play professional basketball . John started his career in television, producing and creating shows since 1997. He spent nine years at WBZ, launching two different news and lifestyle shows before ascending to Executive Producer and Managing Editor. He then went to New York, where he was a producer and reporter until 2018. John is one of Boston’s original Celtics bloggers, creating RedsArmy.com in 2006. In 2018, John joined the Celtics beat full-time for MassLive.com and then went to Boston Sports Journal in 2021, where he covered the Celtics for five years. He has hosted the Locked On Celtics podcast since 2016, and it currently ranks as the #1 Boston Celtics podcast on iTunes and Spotify rankings. He is also one of the co-hosts of the Locked on NBA podcast.Pistons vs. Celtics Prediction, Odds and Best NBA Prop Bets for Monday, Dec. 15
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