Jaylen Brown is not going to go well with up Friday evening towards the Sacramento Kings as he nurses a number of decrease physique accidents.
The Celtics dominated the All-Star wing out with what the group referred to as left hamstring soreness and a proper knee contusion. It’s the fourth DNP of the season for Brown, who initially was listed as uncertain.
Joe Mazzulla’s squad will get one other member of its beginning lineup again Friday evening, as heart Neemias Queta was upgraded to accessible after lacking Wednesday’s loss to the Atlanta Hawks with an sickness.
Brown was a season-worst minus-24 in 29 minutes towards Atlanta, ending with 21 factors on 9-of-20 capturing (0-of-5 from 3-point vary), seven rebounds, three assists and three turnovers. He was crucial of his efficiency after the sport, saying he didn’t play “to (his) normal.”
“The group feeds off of my power, so being a frontrunner, I’ve acquired to be higher,” Brown stated. “Tonight, I simply didn’t have it. … It’s the a part of the yr the place it will get robust bodily, mentally. You’ve simply acquired to search out methods to encourage and spark your group to come back out and get a victory.”
Boston is 2-1 with out Brown this season, beating the Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors and shedding by two to the Indiana Pacers.
The one different Celtics participant dominated out for Friday’s Kings matchup at TD Backyard was Jayson Tatum, who has but to debut this season as he works his manner again from Achilles surgical procedure.
