Whereas many eyes might be on the Celtics and Nuggets in a match between the final two champions of the NBA, the 2 groups could possibly be in digital drawback. The Nuggets listed two key rotation gamers on their harm report for the Sunday match at 1 p.m. at TD Backyard.
Aaron Gordon (ankle leash) and Zeke Nnaji (sprained the left ankle) are each questionable for Sunday’s match. Gordon injured his ankle on Thursday towards the Bucks, which additionally stored him on the Nuggets match towards the pistons on Friday. Nnaji performed 21 minutes in Detroit, so evidently the ankle drawback is comparatively new.
The Celtics have three starters listed on their harm report as a result of they have been affected by issues not too long ago. Kristaps Porizngis (sickness) and Jrue Vacation (Mallet Finger) are each listed as uncertain for Sunday’s match. Porzingis handled an sickness all week, and though he performed towards the pistons, it was clear that he was not 100%. The good man has missed two of the final three video games. Vacation not too long ago injured his finger as a result of this drawback seems as if it would have an effect on him within the close to future.
Jaylen Brown can also be questionable for Sunday’s match with proper knee ache. That is one thing new in comparison with what Brown was dealing earlier within the week. He scored 37 factors within the defeat of the riders as he performed with a contusion of the left thigh. The best knee ache is subsequently not linked to the bruise he suffered in Toronto on Tuesday.
The Nuggets impressed after they sequence of 9 consecutive victories earlier this month, though they’re 2-2 of their final 4 video games. They arrive at 39-21 this season. The Celtics are on a sequence of two consecutive defeats, the second time this yr, they deserted consecutive matches. They search to bounce again after the defeat of the Cavs, which noticed them sliding after having gathered an enormous minute within the match.
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