Overview
- The Celtics confirmed late pregame that Jayson Tatum will not play Wednesday, giving their leading scorer a planned rest during the Milwaukee matchup.
- Payton Pritchard is listed as questionable with a right-shoulder contusion that reportedly came after diving for a loose ball in Orlando and is being treated as a bruise rather than a structural injury.
- Reserve guard Devin Carter is out with an illness and will not be available for the game at TD Garden.
- Boston will adjust its rotation with Paul George set to return and role players such as Hugo González, Baylor Scheierman, Jordan Walsh, Mike Conley, or Ron Harper Jr. likely to take on larger minutes or starting chances.
- The team framed the moves as load management driven by an unusually heavy November travel slate designed to protect players’ long-term availability even if it lowers short-term on-court continuity.