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Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics will return from injury on 2 weeks, according ta leak.<\/p>\n
The Boston Celtics<\/a> head into Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> as clear favorites.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Celtics are also among the favorites to make it through the Eastern Conference even more so with all their pieces available for selection.<\/p>\n A full healthy roster could position Boston for a short series even against a tough Philadelphia side.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Celtics confirmed Saturday that their health status is a clean slate, which is a rather surprising development given what happened over the regular season.<\/p>\n This is surely a boost entering the opening game of the playoffs.\u00a0<\/p>\n Boston Celtics Overcoming Injury Problems<\/p>\n The Celtics\u2019 clean slate will be one of the big storylines before Game 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jayson Tatum<\/a> and Jaylen Brown<\/a> are both healthy and locked in, making them suddenly more complete than they did during a season in which they performed incredibly well.<\/p>\n Tatum only played 16 times this season because he was recovering from a torn Achilies tendon injury suffered in last year\u2019s playoffs. The forward recovered remarkably fast and has already gotten up to speed before the postseason, though he isn\u2019t fully at his level yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n That is an added plus to a team that finished No. 2 with Tatum and now heads into Game 1 without any injury absentees.<\/p>\n \u201cInjury Report for tomorrow vs. PHI: No injuries to report,\u201d Boston\u2019s official X account wrote<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Brown, who carried much of the load in Tatum\u2019s absence, dealt with his own late-season injury concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\n GettyBoston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown dribbles the ball in a game against the Nets<\/a>. (Photo by Patrick McDermott\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n He missed a handful of games towards the conclusion of the regular season, sparking some worry heading into the playoffs. But the 28-year-old Boston star returned to practice this week looking sharp and in peak form, erasing any doubts on his health.<\/p>\n Last year, Brown had nagging issues that affected the final parts of the regular season and into the playoffs. He played through a partially torn meniscus in his right knee and featured in all 11 playoff games.\u00a0<\/p>\n He eventually had surgery during the offseason, but the Celtics didn\u2019t stand a chance with his nagging issues and then Tatum\u2019s injury as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n Positive Health Status Will Prove Vital\u00a0<\/p>\n The Celtics have been largely durable this season. Seven players appeared in more than 70 games during the regular season, and that has been the secret to their consistency under head coach Joe Mazzulla, a front runner in the Coach of the Year race.<\/p>\n He has been forced to do very few tweaks, which should carry into the postseason. The supporting core of Payton Pritchard<\/a> as well as Derrick White<\/a> all played major minutes this season and will be available as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Sixers on the other hand will be without Joel Embiid<\/a> for tomorrow\u2019s clash. They earned the first-round tie through the play-in tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n Despite playing without their star center for most parts of the season, his experience will be missed and Boston will do well to take advantage of that.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Game 1 tips off Sunday at TD Garden as the Celtics look to erase last year\u2019s disappointing second round exit with a deeper run this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tAdel Ahmad<\/a> Adel is a writer with over five years of experience covering the NBA. His work has appeared on various media platforms, both national and local. 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