- Boston Celtics On SI
Celtics Injury Report: Three Key Players Ruled Out for Second Night of Back-to-Back vs. Nets
The Boston Celtics are set to play their second game on the second night of a back-to-back; however, they will be without three key members. The Celtics will be without center Al Horford, center Kristaps Porziņģis, and guard Jaden Springer. The Celtics dropped their game against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night and will look to bounce back without Horford in the lineup on Wednesday.
- masslive
Brian Robb: Joe Mazzulla pushes right buttons in Celtics comeback win vs. Nets
The Celtics did not come ready to play against the Nets on Friday night, opening the game in a 12-point hole after just three minutes. Joe Mazzulla normally is not one to overreact but he couldn't help but calling a timeout after the ugly start to try to snap his team out of it. Beyond the sluggish start though, Mazzulla quickly identified a glaring issue. The starting front court of Xavier Tillman and Al Horford was not going to be a sustainable combination against this uptempo Nets squad.
- Yahoo Sports
Celtics ring in the new season looking like champions yet again
On the night Boston received its championship rings, it wrung the will out of the rival New York Knicks as it set its sights on a repeat.
All Players
| No | Player | P |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | SF | |
| 20 | PG | |
| 30 | PF | |
| 4 | PG | |
| 42 | C | |
| 40 | C | |
| 13 | PF | |
| 8 | PF | |
| 11 | SG | |
| 88 | C | |
| 55 | SG | |
| 44 | PG | |
| 0 | SF | |
| 26 | PF | |
| 27 | SF | |
| 28 | SF | |
| 9 | SG |