BOSTON CELTICS (16-11) at TORONTO RAPTORS (17-11)
Scotiabank Arena, 7 p.m. – NBCS Boston
SCHEDULE ADVANTAGE: Toronto. The Celtics are on a back-to-back while the Raptors had a day off.Â
Boston: Jaylen Brown (OUT-Illness), Jayson Tatum (OUT-Achilles)Â
Toronto: RJ Barrett (OUT-knee), Jakob Poeltl (OUT-back)
Sean Wright (#4) Â Â JB DeRosa (#14) Â Â Sha’Rae Mitchell (#98)
1. Who steps up with out Brown?: I always default to Anfernee Simons here because I think he’s a natural wing scorer that can fit what the Celtics do. At the same time, Payton Pritchard is going to be itching to prove something after last night’s game, where he sat out the whole fourth quarter.Â
2. Rebounding: Just don’t be horrible at this, please.Â
3. Which wing has it?: Is it Jordan Walsh, Hugo Gonzalez, Josh Minott, or someone else? Every time it seems like we settle on one guy, another one has a big game in some way to change the conversation. Whose turn is it tonight?
Follow along with my thoughts as the game goes on. They’ll show up below and in the comments section, so hop in and share your opinion as well.