Celtics Injury Report: Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis Status Revealed vs Blazers

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The Boston Celtics will be taking on the Portland Trail Blazers today as they look to grab their fifth straight win. Boston has won nine of their past 10 games overall and is rolling right now.

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However, it hasn't been easy as the Celtics have seen multiple injuries take hold of them. Star forward Jaylen Brown has missed multiple games due to a significant injury and his return date remains up in the air.

But heading into this game with Portland, the Celtics injury report is fairly long. The most notable names on it are star forward Jayson Tatum, center Kristaps Porzingis, and point guard Jrue Holiday.

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Tatum has been dealing with right knee tendinopathy and has become a consistent presence on Boston's injury reports. The star forward was listed as questionable for the game but will play in this contest.

Porzingis is still recovering from a long illness that kept him off the floor. He is also dealing with a shoulder issue and was listed as questionable entering the game. The center will not play in this game.

Finally, Holiday has been playing through a nagging finger issue but also has a shoulder ailment. Holiday was also listed as questionable for the game and will not play in this contest.

The Celtics need to get themselves healthy for the upcoming postseason if they want any chance to repeat as NBA champions. This team is still very good and they've proved themselves all year long.

This game against Portland is the first of a back-to-back so the team could be cautious with the roster. The Trail Blazers are battling for playoff positioning themselves so Boston can't overlook them heading into this contest.

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - FEBRUARY 02: Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics celebrates a basket with Kristaps Porzingis #8 during the second half against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center on February 02,... Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images

Boston currently holds the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference standings, sitting with a record of 51-19 for the year. The team is essentially locked into the second seed barring anything wild happening down the stretch of the season.

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Matt Levine works as a contributing writer for Newsweek based in California. His expertise is in covering the NBA but ... Read more