Celtics Confirm Jaylen Brown Playing Status in Game 5

The Boston Celtics will look to close out their first-round series on Tuesday against the Orlando Magic.

Boston will host the Magic in what they hope is the final time of the season. The Celtics will look to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals for the fourth consecutive season, and they have a great chance to do so in Game 5.

Not only will the Celtics be in front of their home crowd in this playoff closeout game, but they will have their All-Star guard Jaylen Brown on the court.

Brown came into this contest listed as questionable, but the Celtics have upgraded him to available. He will play and start in Game 5.

Brown had been listed as questionable for Boston's previous two games while managing a lingering issue with his right knee, but he was able to suit up and contribute. He will do the same on Tuesday.

Over four playoff appearances so far, he's averaged 23.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.5 made threes per game, shooting an efficient 49.2 percent from the floor.

The Celtics will be relatively healthy for this contest. The only player they won't have on the court with them is their starting guard, Jrue Holiday. Holiday is ruled out with a hamstring injury.

Holiday is set to miss his third consecutive game on Tuesday due to a strained right hamstring. In his absence, Al Horford is expected to remain in the starting five, while Payton Pritchard should continue to see increased minutes as the Celtics look to fill the void in the backcourt.

Holiday is averaging 10.0 points per game in two games this series, 3.5 rebounds, and 5.5 assists on 46.7 percent shooting from the field.

The Celtics took down the Magic 107-98 in Game 4 on Sunday, with Jayson Tatum dropping 37 points and Paolo Banchero leading Orlando with 31.

Boston has posted a 39-13 record against Eastern Conference teams this season. The Celtics also sit seventh in the league in defensive rebounds per game, pulling down 33.9 on average, with Tatum contributing 10.0 per contest.

Orlando enters with a 31-21 mark in conference play but ranks last in the NBA in assists per game at 23.0, with Franz Wagner pacing the team at 4.7.

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