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Here's Who's on Celtics' Injury Report for Monday's Game vs. Hornets

The Celtics, who at 11-2 have the NBA's best record, aim to extend the league's longest active win streak when they face the Hornets Monday night in Charlotte.

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It came down to a block by Kristaps Porzingis at the buzzer, but Sunday night at FedExForum, the Boston Celtics survived against a shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies team, missing eight players, that gave them all they could handle.

The 102-100 victory extended the NBA's longest active win streak to six. It also improved the league's best crunch time and overall records to 5-2 and 11-2, respectively.

Now, the C's are in Charlotte for the second half of their back-to-back. The first and only other time they played two consecutive games this season, Al Horford only played in the second matchup, a 117-94 steamrolling of the Toronto Raptors.

That came on the heels of the former Florida Gator not suiting up when Boston bested the Brooklyn Nets 121-107 in its first in-season tournament game.

That approach deviates from how the Celtics typically pace the 16-year veteran through back-to-backs, often having him play on the front end but miss the next day's contest.

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Al Horford (42) forces a jump ball against John Konchar (46) in the Celtics win vs. the Grizzlies on Sunday.

But after logging 22 minutes and registering five points, three rebounds, and two assists against the Grizzlies, Horford (rest) is out for Monday's matchup vs. the Hornets.

Derrick White is also unavailable for Boston's game in the Queen City. After producing ten points, four assists, three rebounds, and a block in the win in Memphis, he's on the injury report as out due to personal reasons.

Monday night's tilt between the Celtics and Hornets will tip off at 7:00 EST at the Spectrum Center. Inside The Celtics will have content related to the contest coming out before, during, and afterward. Follow @BobbyKrivitsky on Twitter for updates and analysis from pregame to post.

Further Reading

Here's What Stood Out as Celtics Survive vs. Shorthanded Grizzlies

Kristaps Porzingis Explains Why Celtics Have NBA's Best Clutch Record

Here's What Stood Out as Celtics Weather the Storm to Prevail vs. Raptors

Jaylen Brown Blasts In-Season Tournament Court After Injury in Celtics’ Win vs. Raptors

Celtics Discuss Significance of Rivalry Win vs. 76ers for No. 1 Seed in East

Joe Mazzulla Discusses Keys to Celtics Second-Half Turnaround in Win Over 76ers

Here's What Stood Out as Celtics Beat 76ers in Their Best Win of Young Season

Joe Mazzulla Believes Celtics' Second Unit is 'Starting to Develop an Identity'

Kristaps Porzingis Discusses Chemistry with Jaylen Brown: 'I Love Playing with Him'

Kristaps Porzingis Gives Glimpse of How He'll Boost Celtics Late-Game Offense

Under Joe Mazzulla, Celtics Rebuilding Brotherhood Between Past and Present

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BOBBY KRIVITSKY

Bobby Krivitsky's experiences include covering the NBA as a credentialed reporter for Basketball Insiders. He's also a national sports talk host for SportsMap Radio, a network airing on 96 radio stations throughout the country. Additionally, he was a major-market host, update anchor, and producer for IMG Audio, and he worked for Bleacher Report as an NFL and NBA columnist.

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