The Boston Celtics will probably be with out two of their main guards of their rotation after they face off towards the Orlando Magic on Monday, January 23. Robert Williams has been listed as questionable for the sport, per the Celtics’ current damage report.
#NEBHInjuryReport for tomorrow vs. Orlando:
Malcolm Brogdon (private causes) – OUTDanilo Gallinari (left knee ACL restore) – OUTMarcus Good (proper ankle sprain) – OUTRobert Williams (left knee damage administration) – QUESTIONABLE
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) January 22, 2023
On January 21, because the Celtics confronted the Toronto Raptors, each Good and Williams left the sport after taking knocks and didn’t return for the remainder of the competition. Fortunately, based on Joe Mazzulla, neither participant’s damage was something critical, and their removing from the rotation was precautionary.
“Rob hyperextended his knee…It’s nothing critical, simply clearly taking precaution. He felt good coming off the court docket. Good, clearly you noticed, sprained his ankle. X-Rays have been unfavorable. It’s only a matter of how he’s ready to deal with it day-to-day,” Mazzulla mentioned post-game.
Good has been enjoying at an all-career stage this season, each as a scorer and facilitator, and has established himself as a steadying issue throughout the Celtics rotation. As such, his absence, when coupled with Brogdon’s (who has been enjoying his greatest basketball of the season in current weeks), will probably hit the Celtics laborious. Thankfully, Derrick White and Payton Pritchard are each succesful and dependable deputies who Joe Mazzulla can name upon.
Moreover, it’s price noting that the Magic will probably be buoyed by the return of Jonathan Issac, who hasn’t stepped foot on an NBA flooring for the reason that 2019-20 season. After all, Orlando may even be filled with confidence as they face off towards the Celtics, having defeated them on back-to-back events in mid-December in what was a barren run of outcomes for Mazzulla’s crew.
Orlando has misplaced 4 of their final six video games, whereas the Celtics are at the moment on a 9-game unbeaten run, having not misplaced since their January 4 recreation towards the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder. Nonetheless, with out two of their greatest guards and doubtlessly their greatest rim protector, the Magic will probably be a stern opponent standing in entrance of the Celtics making it a cool ten video games undefeated.
