With just three games remaining for the Boston Celtics, they have nearly completed a highly successful regular season. The Celtics are currently second in the Eastern Conference behind the Milwaukee Bucks and could have home-court advantage through the first two rounds of the NBA playoffs.
That is a big deal for a team that is trying to make it back to the NBA Finals after losing to the Golden State Warriors in six games. With little left to play for ahead of the postseason, Boston may look to take their foot off the gas to ensure that they are ready for their first-round opponent. That could mean that they rest their star, Jaylen Brown.
Jaylen Brown’s injury status for Boston’s game against Toronto on April 5th.
Brown is currently listed as day-to-day with a back injury. He is also expected to be questionable for the Celtics’ game against the Toronto Raptors on the team’s injury report.
When will Jaylen Brown play?
Brown missed the team’s last game with a back injury. Considering that it was the first night of a back-to-back during the final week of the regular season, the Celtics may have been sitting Brown to avoid him logging big minutes on consecutive nights. If he can’t play on Wednesday against the Raptors, he could very well play against them on Friday instead.
Boston’s full injury report
Joining Brown on the injury report are Payton Prichard and Danilo Galanari. Pritchard is listed as day-to-day with a heel injury, while Galanari is still recovering from an ACL injury that has cost him almost all of the season.
Boston Celtics’ upcoming games
The Celtics are currently three games back of the Bucks and two games ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers in the East standings. That means that they are unlikely to finish with the top seed in the East, and the 76ers have little chance of overtaking the Celtics for the second seed.
As a result, Boston doesn’t have to go all out in their final three games and can afford to be cautious with Brown. Here are the Celtics’ final regular-season games:
Wednesday, April 5th, Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 7th, Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 9th, Atlanta, 1:00 p.m.
Overall, Celtics star Brown appears to be questionable for the team’s game against the Raptors.
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Author: Cal Durrett
April 5, 2023 | 6:48 am
