Souichi Terada

2 weeks ago | masslive.com | Souichi Terada

The Celtics will get one final regular-season tune-up ahead of the playoffs as they face the Hornets at 7:30 p.m. Friday at TD Garden. However, that won’t include Jaylen Brown as he was listed as out on the Celtics injury report. Brown has been slowed down in recent weeks due to a bone bruise in his right knee. Despite that, he’s suited up through the injury. But Brown was ineffective in the last game he played in the overtime win over the Knicks on Tuesday.

2 weeks ago | masslive.com | Souichi Terada

The Celtics are officially done with their road games for the 2024-25 season, narrowly missing out on history after their Wednesday loss to the Magic. The C’s fell one victory short of tying the 2015-16 Warriors for most road wins in NBA history as they rested their top-6 guys against Orlando. But there was a small interesting wrinkle from these final two road games: the Knicks and Magic could both be playoff opponents.

2 weeks ago | masslive.com | Souichi Terada

The Celtics, locked into their No. 2 spot in the East standings, rested all their meaningful guys against the Magic. So the depth C’s played then fell to the Magic 96-76 on Wednesday in Orlando. The Celtics dropped to 59-21 on the season while the Magic improved to 40-40, getting back to the .500 mark. As expected, the C’s sat their entire top-6 of their rotation on the second game of a back-to-back.

2 weeks ago | masslive.com | Souichi Terada

The Celtics have a chance at NBA history, but instead of pushing for it, they will rest the majority of their rotation Wednesday against the Magic. The Celtics have their top-6 rotation players all listed on the injury report with five of them already being out. Jrue Holiday (shoulder), Al Horford (right knee sprain), Kristaps Porzingis (illness reconditioning), Jayson Tatum (left ankle sprain) and Derrick White (ankle sprain) are all out.

2 weeks ago | masslive.com | Souichi Terada

NEW YORK — The Celtics got further information and clarity when it comes to the upcoming playoffs with three games left in their season. After the Cavaliers blew out the Bulls, the C’s locked into the No. 2 seed in the East. That has been almost guaranteed down the stretch, but Tuesday’s results made it official. The Celtics outlasted the Knicks in overtime Tuesday, but that result didn’t change the standings. The C’s improved to 59-20, just one win away from back-to-back 60-win seasons.