Gordon Hayward will miss Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals as he continues to recover from a right ankle sprain. The Celtics tweet that he’s out, though coach Brad Stevens said Hayward went through a “hard, small group workout” immediately after practice on Monday, Malika Andrews of ESPN tweets. Stevens went on to say that Hayward “looked good, but there’s a big difference between doing that and going into a game.”
We have more on the Celtics:
- Center Vincent Poirier has cleared quarantine and practiced with the team on Monday, Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe tweets. Poirier left the Orlando campus for the birth of his first child. Poirier essentially gives the club another practice body, as he only appeared in one seeding game, along with a two-minute stint against Toronto in Game 1 of the Eastern semifinals.
- Kemba Walker‘s production nosedived in the last two games against the Raptors but Stevens insists that his point guard’s knee “feels great,” the team tweets. Walker played 96 minutes in Games 6 and 7 and scored a combined 19 points on 7-for-27 shooting.
- The Athletic’s beat reporters for the Celtics and Heat take a hard look at what most expect will be a hotly-contested series.
Go Celtics! Finals here we come !
The “panel” seemed to heavily favor the Celtics. Good time to bet…
Kemba needs to be right. For them to have a chance. Celtics will need all their players to play. This should be a competitive series. I got Heat in 7. I think Bam is someone Celts have hard time matching up with.
Staccato…
Can’t wait to watch these teams shoot 50 threes each. Celtics match up fine with Bam. Jimmy plays defense. NBA is rigged. Celtics in 6. Celtics still suck. NBA is unwatchable.
So you will watch 50 threes each or is it unwatchable?
Is there a font or a way of texting that shows sarcasm? Seemed obvious to me but now I can see why it could be confusing.
“/s” has some recognition for “BTW that was sarcastic”.
So if “NBA is rigged” is sarcastic, that means it’s not! Good, I like competition.
And I don’t miss the cheerleaders this playoffs. /s