The Celtics’ damage report for Recreation 2 of their second-round collection with the Knicks on Wednesday provides a combined bag.
Key reserve ahead Sam Hauser is listed as uncertain as a result of a sprained proper ankle, Ian Begley of SNY TV tweets. Nevertheless, beginning massive man Kristaps Porzingis is listed as possible for Recreation 2 after departing Recreation 1 early with an sickness.
Based on Steve Bulpett of HeavyOnSports (Twitter link), Hauser limped out of the sector with a protecting boot on his ankle. Hauser performed simply 4 minutes in Boston’s time beyond regulation loss on Monday, lacking each of this shot makes an attempt. Hauser scored a mixed 16 factors in Video games 4 and 5 of the Celtics’ first-round collection towards Orlando.
Throughout the common season, Hauser performed in 71 video games (19 begins), averaging 8.5 factors and three.2 rebounds in 21.7 minutes. He made 41.6% of his 3-point makes an attempt and Boston, which misfired on 45 of its three-point makes an attempt in Recreation 1, will likely be down considered one of its finest long-range shooters if Hauser is sidelined.
Porzingis departed Recreation 1 after going scoreless in 13 minutes. The Celtics missed his inside presence whereas making a gift of a double-digit lead within the second half.
He sat out eight video games late within the season as a result of a viral sickness and is seemingly nonetheless feeling the consequences, in line with Brian Robb of Masslive.com.
“I believe since he got here again he’s type of been coping with it on and off,” coach Joe Mazzulla stated. “Preventing by means of it, working by means of it, doing the very best that he can. And I believe it was simply an excessive amount of for him in that sport. So I didn’t know that was going to occur till I discovered about it in that sport however he had been working by means of it since he’s gotten again. And he’s achieved an awesome job of being obtainable and it was simply robust for him to proceed yesterday so we’ll see type of how he handles that.”
