Celtics And Cavs Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups
On Monday night, the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers are facing off in Ohio.
For the game, the two teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.
The Celtics have ruled out Jayson Tatum, Robert Williams III, Mfiondu Kabengele, Al Horford, Danilo Gallinari and JD Davison.
Two-time NBA All-Star Jaylen Brown is available.
Meanwhile, the Cavs will be without Isaiah Mobley and Mamadi Diakite.
Four-time NBA All-Star Donovan Mitchell has been upgraded to available.
NBA's official injury report
The starting lineups for both teams have been relayed by Underdog NBA.
Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Celtics will start Smart, White, Brown, Muscala, Griffin on Monday."
Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Cavs will start Garland, Mitchell, Okoro, Evan Mobley, Allen on Monday."
The Celtics come into the night as the second seed in the Eastern Conference with a 45-20 record in 65 games.
They are 6-4 in their last ten games but are also in the middle of a two-game losing streak.
On the road, the Celtics have been good, going 20-11 in the 31 games they have played outside of Boston.
As for the Cavs, they are the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 40-26 record in 66 games.
They are 6-4 in their last ten games and an outstanding 27-7 in the 34 games they have hosted at home in Ohio.
Last season, the Celtics made the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010, while the Cavs have not been to the NBA Playoffs since 2018 (when they still had LeBron James on the roster).
