The Celtics might be extraordinarily short-handed once they face the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night. Jayson Tatum (proper Achilles restore administration), Jaylen Brown (left Achilles tendonitis), Neemias Queta (proper thumb sprain), and Derrick White (proper knee contusion) are all questionable to play.
And, Nikola Vucevic stays out as he continues to get well from a fractured proper ring finger he suffered on March sixth.
Brown, Queta, and White had been all questionable forward of Friday’s recreation towards the Hawks with their respective accidents, however solely Brown missed time. Joe Mazzulla stated Brown was day-to-day and didn’t supply extra specifics relating to the extent of his harm.
Sunday’s recreation is the primary in a four-game Celtics highway journey — and comes on the primary night time of a back-to-back for Boston. They’ll face the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, the Miami Warmth on Wednesday, and the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday.
The Hornets might be largely wholesome aside from Tidjane Salaun, who’s out with a left calf pressure.
How the Celtics, Hornets stack up
The Celtics and Hornets have confronted off as soon as this season, with Charlotte coming away with a 118-89 win over Boston on March 4th. That was one of many Celtics’ largest losses of the season, and got here amid the Hornets taking part in a few of their greatest basketball of the season.
The Hornets have been steadily climbing by means of the standings, and now have a 39-34 document, good for Eighth-best within the Japanese Convention. They’ve a 13-5 document for the reason that All-Star break, and might be a potential first-round matchup for Boston.
The Celtics widened their lead for second place within the East with a 109-102 win over the Hawks on Friday.
After this recreation, the Celtics and Hornets will face off once more on April seventh in Boston for one ultimate regular-season match-up.
Celtics-Hornets ideas off at 6pm ET on Sunday on the Spectrum Heart in Charlotte.
