The Celtics complete a back to back set at home as they take on Grant Williams and the Charlotte Hornets. This is the third and final game between these two teams this season. The Celtics lost the first game 118-121 in OT on November 20 at Charlotte. They won the second game 118-104 in Charlotte on April 1. The Celtics won the series 4-0 last season.
The Celtics are 76-46 overall all time against the Hornets. They are 40-20 in games played in Boston. The Celtics are playing on the second night of back to back games. They lost to the Knicks on Thursday in spite of playing all their starters. The Celtics are 11-2 in the second of back to back games. and they are 6-0 when the second game is at home.
The Celtics have just one more game left and that is at home against the Washington Wizards on Sunday afternoon. The Hornets are coming off a win at Atlanta, with Trae Young back in the line up,, on Wednesday. They have just one more game to play also. They will play at Cleveland on Sunday also.
The Celtics are locked into first place in the league. They are 13 games ahead of 2nd place Milwaukee, 14 games ahead of 3rd place new York, 15 games ahead of 4th place Cleveland, 16 games ahead of 5th place Orlando and 16 games ahead of 6th place Indiana. They are 35-4 at home and 6-4 in their last 10 games. They are 39-11 against Eastern Conference teams and they have lost their last 2 games.
The Hornets are 13th in the East, 42 games behind 1st place Boston, 16 games behind 10th place Atlanta and a chance to play for a playoff spot in the play in tournament. They are 5 games ahead of 14th place Washington and 6.5 games ahead of 15th place Detroit. They are 9-30 on the road and 3-7 in their last 10 games. They are 13-37 against Eastern Conference teams and are coming off a win in their last game.
The Celtics played their starters, 4 of whom were questionable going into the game, between 25 and 30 minutes on Thursday night and so I doubt we will see any of them in this game. Tatum (knee), Brown (hand), Porzingis (hamstring), Holiday (knee), White (ankle) and Al (toe) will all likely be out this game. They are listed as questionable as of now. It’s possible that one or two of them may play but I’m thinking they will sit this one. The starters I’ve listed are just a wild guess at this time and will become clearer closer to game time.
With the Maine Celtics off until Monday, they may recall Queta and Walsh, but that’s also a guess. The Hornets also…
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