ORLANDO — The Celtics will once more be with out Jrue Vacation as they host the Orlando Magic in Sport 5 of the playoffs on Tuesday. Vacation has missed the final two video games with a proper hamstring pressure; he was questionable till gametime forward of Sport 3 and dominated out upfront of Video games 4 and 5.
Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has not supplied up a lot data on Vacation’s standing, merely noting that his standing is day-to-day. The Celtics cut up the 2 video games that Vacation was sidelined, and
Regardless of not enjoying in Sport 4, the 34-year-old veteran nonetheless had his imprints on the sport; Vacation spoke with officers on quite a few events all through the sport, at one level making the case that Kristaps Porzingis shouldn’t have been referred to as for a foul.
Jrue Vacation simply obtained up and walked over to the officers after that final foul on Kristaps Porzingis
He’s calmly explaining why that ought to not have been a foul, it appears pic.twitter.com/W2dXF5xepo
— Noa Dalzell (@NoaDalzell) April 28, 2025
Jaylen Brown stays questionable on the Celtics’ harm report
Jaylen Brown, in the meantime, continues to look as questionable on the harm report as he battles by means of a proper knee impingement that has restricted him since mid-February. Brown sat out the ultimate three video games of the common season, underwent knee injections forward of the playoffs, and has performed within the Celtics’ first 4 playoff video games.
Thus far this postseason, Brown is averaging 23 factors on 49.2% capturing, whereas hitting 42.9% from three. His finest sport by far got here with Jayson Tatum sidelined; in Sport 2, he lifted the Celtics to victory with a 36-point, 10-rebound, 5-assist efficiency.
After Sport 3, Brown was requested if the knee harm was one thing that was anticipated to linger by means of the postseason, and he acknowledged merely: “[I’m] taking it someday at a time.”
Brown has been listed as questionable forward of each Sport 3 and 4, and finally performed in each after going by means of warmups.
The Celtics have a 3-1 lead heading into Sport 5. A win would advance them to the convention semi-finals, the place they’ll face the winner of the present collection between the New York Knicks and the Detroit Pistons (which the Knicks at the moment lead 3-1).
“This was an enormous win. On the street in a tricky, bodily setting, towards a workforce that’s been enjoying effectively, and a workforce that has been wanting to take us out,” Brown stated. “Tonight was an enormous win. We get our relaxation, and we rally the troops and get again to it again in Boston on our residence ground.”
