Bulls And Celtics Finalized Injury Reports

The Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics have finalized their injury reports for Friday's game.

On Friday evening, the Boston Celtics are hosting the Chicago Bulls in Massachusetts, and for the game both teams have finalized their injury reports.      

The Bulls will be without Kostas Antetokounmpo, Lonzo Ball, Coby White, Andre Drummond and Marko Simonovic.        

As for the Celtics, they will be without JD Davison, Danilo Gallinari, Robert Williams III and Mfiondu Kabengele. 

Jaylen Brown has been upgraded to available. 

NBA's official injury report 

The Bulls come into the game on a two-game winning streak after beating the Brooklyn Nets and Charlotte Hornets in consecutive games.  

They are 5-4 in their first nine games of the season and 2-2 in the four games they have played on the road. 

DeMar DeRozan has led the way averaging 23.3 points per contest on 48.3% shooting from the field.

This is his second season with the franchise, after having a stellar 2021-22 season where he averaged a career-high 27.9 points per contest and started in the All-Star Game. 

The duo of DeRozan and All-Star Zach LaVine has looked good in their short time together.  

The Celtics come into the game with a 4-3 record in their first seven games. 

They are coming off a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers (114-113) in overtime on Wednesday evening. 

Jayson Tatum has led the way averaging 30.1 points and 8.0 rebounds per contest. 

The Celtics are 2-1 in the three games they have played at home.

Last season, they won the Eastern Conference and made it to the NBA Finals. 

Therefore, they have big expectations this season.