The Indiana Pacers have announced that guard T.J. McConnell will not play in tonight’s game against the Boston Celtics, as he deals with left knee soreness, while second-year guard Johnny Furphy will suit up after dealing with a left ankle sprain.

For the Celtics, star forward Jaylen Brown will be available after missing last game with an illness, while second-year forward Jordan Walsh will miss his second straight game, also with an illness.

Here’s the rest of the injury report and game preview.

INJURY REPORTPACERS

T.J. McConnell: Out – Knee

Johnny Furphy: Available – Ankle

Ben Sheppard: Out – Calf

Tyrese Haliburton: Out – Achilles

Aaron Nesmith: Out – Knee

Obi Toppin: Out – Foot

CELTICS

Jaylen Brown: Available – Illness

Jordan Walsh: Out – Illness

Game date, time and location: Monday, Dec. 22, 7:30 p.m. EST, TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Indiana, NBC Sports Boston

Radio: 93.5 FM/107.5 FM The Fan (Indiana), 98.5 FM The Sports Hub (Boston)

VITALS: The Indiana Pacers (6-22) and Boston Celtics (17-11) meet for the first of four regular season matchups. The two teams met three times last season, with two resulting in wins for the Pacers. The Pacers are 87-110 all-time versus the Pacers during the regular season, including 58-41 in home games and 29-69 in road games.

PROJECTED STARTERSPACERS

G Andrew Nembhard

G Quenton Jackson

C Jay Huff

F Bennedict Mathurin

F Pascal Siakam

CELTICS

G Payton Pritchard

G Derrick White

C Neeimas Queta

F Jaylen Brown

F Sam Hauser

Spread: Pacers +11.5 (-106), Celtics -10.5 (-114)

Moneyline: Pacers +450, Celtics -600

Total points scored: 225.5 (over -112, under -108)

QUOTABLE

Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle: “We missed 12 layups at the rim in this game and they were ill-timed bc those misses often times turned into threes, baskets, or and-ones. It was uncanny the way it was happening, but that’s not an excuse, it’s just a fact. It just goes to show you how important those swing plays are and so, we got to win more of our share of them.”

Alexander Toledo is a contributor to Indiana Pacers On SI and producer/co-host of the Five on the Floor podcast, covering the Miami Heat and NBA. He can be reached at Twitter: @tropicalblanket