Overview
- Boston’s official injury report lists Jayson Tatum as out vs. Charlotte with the designation “Right Achilles Repair.”
- Jaylen Brown, who missed the previous game with an illness, is off the injury report and available, as is center Neemias Queta.
- The Celtics enter at 41-20 as the East’s No. 2 seed, winners of three straight and 12 of their past 14, allowing an NBA-low 107.0 points per game.
- Short-handed Boston beat Milwaukee 108-81 on Monday, led by Payton Pritchard’s 25 points off the bench; rookie Hugo Gonzalez posted 18 points and 16 rebounds.
- Tipoff vs. the Hornets is 7:30 p.m. ET at TD Garden, with Charlotte at 31-31 on a five-game winning streak and 15 wins in its past 18.