Suns And Celtics Injury Reports
On Friday night, the Boston Celtics are hosting the Phoenix Suns in Massachusetts.
For the game, the two teams have announced their injury reports (updated as of 11:30 Eastern Time).
The Suns have ruled out Devin Booker, Jae Crowder, Cameron Payne and Landry Shamet.
Josh Okogie has been upgraded to available.
Meanwhile, the Celtics will be without JD Davison, Danilo Gallinari, Mfiondu Kabengele and Marcus Smart.
NBA's official injury report
The Suns come into the evening with a 27-26 record in 53 games, which has them tied for the seventh seed in the Western Conference.
They are 6-4 in their last ten games but just 8-17 in the 25 they have played on the road away from Phoenix, Arizona (they are 19-9 at home).
It's been an up-and-down season for the Suns, but they are only 3.5 games behind the Sacramento Kings for the third seed.
As for the Celtics, they are the best team in the NBA (and first seed in the Eastern Conference) with a 37-15 record in 52 games.
Over the last ten games, they are 7-3, and they are currently in the middle of a two-game winning streak.
At home, the Celtics have been outstanding, with a 20-6 record in the 26 games they have hosted in Boston, Massachusetts.
Earlier this season, they blew out the Suns (in Arizona) 125-98.
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined for 50 points and 12 rebounds.
In 2021, the Suns made the NBA Finals, while the Celtics made the Finals in 2022 (both teams lost in six games).
