The Celtics’ damage report for Recreation 2 of their second-round sequence with the Knicks on Wednesday presents a blended bag.
Key reserve ahead Sam Hauser is listed as uncertain because of a sprained proper ankle, Ian Begley of SNY TV tweets. Nonetheless, beginning large man Kristaps Porzingis is listed as possible for Recreation 2 after departing Recreation 1 early with an sickness.
In response to 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 sequence 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 freely giving a double-digit lead within the second half.
He sat out eight video games late within the season because of a viral sickness and is seemingly nonetheless feeling the results, in line with Brian Robb of Masslive.com.
“I feel 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 most effective that he can. And I feel 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 executed an amazing job of being obtainable and it was simply robust for him to proceed yesterday so we’ll see type of how he handles that.”
