Celtics Face Health Challenges Ahead of Cavaliers Game

The Boston Celtics face significant challenges with key players' health issues ahead of their matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Jrue Holiday has been ruled out due to a right hand injury, while Kristaps Porzingis is questionable with an illness, which previously sidelined him against the Toronto Raptors. Despite these setbacks, the Celtics are seeking to narrow the 6.5-game gap between them and the top-seeded Cavaliers, who are on an eight-game winning streak. Meanwhile, the Toronto Raptors' Brandon Ingram remains sidelined with an ankle injury, though he has signed a three-year extension, and updates will be provided bi-weekly. In other NBA news, the Portland Trail Blazers will play the Washington Wizards without their veteran center Robert Williams III, who is out with a knee injury. The Celtics have won nine of their last ten games, maintaining their position as the second-best team in the Eastern Conference.