Trail Blazers And Celtics Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups

The Portland Trail Blazers and Boston Celtics have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.

On Wednesday evening, the Boston Celtics are hosting the Portland Trail Blazers in Massachusetts.  

For the game, the two teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.

The Trail Blazers have ruled out Ryan Arcidiacono, Ibou Badji, John Butler Jr., Anfernee Simons and Justise Winslow.   

Jusuf Nurkic has been upgraded to available. 

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

Jaylen Brown and JD Davison have both 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: Blazers will start Lillard, Thybulle, Reddish, Grant, Nurkic on Wednesday."

Lineup alert: Blazers will start Lillard, Thybulle, Reddish, Grant, Nurkic on Wednesday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) March 9, 2023

Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Celtics will start Smart, White, Brown, Tatum, Horford on Wednesday."

Lineup alert: Celtics will start Smart, White, Brown, Tatum, Horford on Wednesday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) March 9, 2023

The Trail Blazers come into the night with a 31-34 record in 65 games. 

They are in a three-way tie for the tenth seed in the Western Conference (the final play-in tournament spot).  

Over the last ten games, the Trail Blazers are 4-6, and they are in the middle of a two-game winning streak. 

Meanwhile, the Celtics are the second seed in the Eastern Conference with a 45-21 record in 66 games.  

They are in the middle of a three-game losing streak and are 5-5 in their last ten games. 

On the road, the Trail Blazers are 14-19 in the 33 games they have played away from Portland, Oregon, while the Celtics are an impressive 25-9 in the 34 games they have hosted at home in Boston, Massachusetts. 

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