ORLANDO — The Celtics can be with out Jrue Vacation on Sunday as they give the impression of being to take a 3-1 lead towards the Orlando Magic. They is also with out Jaylen Brown, who has been coping with a proper knee posterior impingement since mid-February.
Brown, who missed common season video games tending to the knee harm, is questionable with the harm, and can doubtless undergo warmups as he did on Friday. He sat out the ultimate three video games of the common season earlier than receiving knee injections forward of the playoffs.
When requested about re-appearing on the harm report after Friday’s 95-93 loss, Brown merely mentioned: “[I’m] taking it sooner or later at a time.”
Via three first-round playoff video games, Brown is averaging 23.7 factors on 53.2% capturing, whereas capturing 54.5% from three.
What we learn about Jrue Vacation’s harm
Vacation, who missed Sport 3 with a proper hamstring pressure, didn’t heat up on Friday and was listed as out on the Celtics’ harm report, which got here out on Saturday afternoon. The Celtics guard was in road garments on the bench. It’s not clear when precisely he suffered the harm, as he was in a position to end Sport 2 with out a noticeable limp.
Mazzulla declined to share a lot data when requested about Vacation’s harm forward of Sport 3, merely noting that he was day-to-day and would undergo his testing forward of any replace.
In a media availability on Saturday morning, Derrick White mentioned that everybody should step up in Vacation’s absence.
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“Clearly, you possibly can’t exchange what Jrue Vacation brings on either side of the ball — so everyone has somewhat bit completely different function and accountability on either side,” White mentioned.
Vacation was impactful on each ends within the first two rounds of the playoffs towards the Magic, averaging 10 factors per recreation and capturing 42.9% from three, whereas guarding Magic star Paolo Banchero.
