Celtics withstand furious #Knicks run, get another win, 118-105. Jayson Tatum 25 (10 reb, 9 ast), Jaylen Brown 24, Derrick White 19, Kristaps Porzingis 15, Jrue Holiday 14;
There's a chance the Boston Celtics could be back at full strength when the Portland Trail Blazers come to town Wednesday night.
Celtics guard Jrue Holiday on Sunday missed his second consecutive game due to an injury to his right pinky, and the timeline for his return remains unclear. Holiday said he suffered the “mallet finger” injury—caused by damage to the tendon that straightens the finger—when he jammed it while going for a rebound.
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla spoke about Jrue Holiday's mallet finger injury and what it means for the guard.
The Boston Celtics will be without starting point guard Jrue Holiday for Friday night's matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers at TD Garden.
The Celtics guard has missed 11 games this season with various ailments, but this is his first missed game to get rest
It had been a while since the last vintage Jrue Holiday run, one filled with a nonstop flurry of winning plays, but he whipped one together early Sunday afternoon. Over the first six minutes of the Boston Celtics’ 118-105 win,
But for Jrue Holiday, the diagnosis he received last week was a new one. The Celtics guard missed his second straight game Sunday with “mallet finger” in his right pinky, an injury to the outermost knuckle that prevents a person from straightening the finger.
Jrue Holiday said he doesn't have a timetable for his return as he believes it's the first time he's dealt with mallet finger in his career.
A new injury sidelined Jrue Holiday for the Celtics’ marquee matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The starting guard was ruled out for Friday’s game at TD Garden with a mallet finger injury on his right (shooting) hand.
Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla gives an injury update on Jrue Holiday and the possibility of him playing in the Celtics next matchup.Mazzulla provides encouraging injury update on Jrue Holiday origin