SUMMARY
- The Boston Celtics play against the Portland Trail Blazers tonight.
- Jayson Tatum is listed as questionable and is dealing with a knee contusion.
Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics will be playing against the Portland Trail Blazers tonight. As most NBA fans should be aware, the Celtics have been doing very well this season after their acquiring Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzinigis. In fact, the team holds the best record in the entire league with 61 wins and 16 losses.
In comparison to the Celtics, this season has gone terribly for the Blazers. After trading away Lillard, the team has fallen out of relevance and currently holds a record of 21 wins and 56 losses. As the Celtics and Blazers get ready to face off, fans might want to know more about the injury reports and expected rosters for this game. Moreover, a prediction regarding the outcome will also be made.
Jayson Tatum is listed as questionable for the Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers game tonight
Despite the various moves that the Celtics made this season in order to get better, Jayson Tatum continues to establish himself as the face of the franchise and has been playing very well this season.
In the event that Tatum does not play, the rest of the stars on the Celtics’ roster will have to step up and get this win against the Blazers. That said, here are the complete injury reports and expected rosters for this matchup between Boston and Portland.
Boston Celtics injury report
- Jayson Tatum (questionable)
- Jaden Springer (out)
- Jaylen Brown (questionable)
Boston Celtics expected roster
- Jrue Holiday
- Payton Pritchard
- Sam Hauser
- Al Horford
- Kristaps Porzingis
Portland Trail Blazers injury report
- Matisse Thybulle (out)
- Anfernee Simmons (out)
- Jerami Grant (out)
- Shaedon Sharpe (out)
- Toumani Camara (out)
- Robert Williams III (out)
- Ibou Badji (questionable)
Portland Trail Blazers expected roster
- Scoot Henderson
- Rayan Rupert
- Jabari Walker
- Kris Murray
- Deandre Ayton
Although the Celtics are dealing with a few injuries, that is nothing compared to the Blazers who are missing the majority of their roster. Be that as it may, here are the predictions for this game.
Can the Celtics continue their momentum vs the Blazers?
In all fairness, this is a very easy prediction to make. After all, Boston is the more experienced and talented team with a significantly better record. They also have momentum on their side and are on a 4 game winning streak after recently defeating the Sacramento Kings.