BOSTON — Jaylen Brown is on the injury report ahead of the Celtics’ Wednesday night game against the Indiana Pacers, listed as probable with left hamstring tightness. Brown is fresh off a 32-point, 11-rebound night against the Detroit Pistons, where he missed a potential game-winner just hours after being named an All-Star starter for the first time in his career.
Josh Minott, who has missed the last 8 games with a left ankle sprain, continues to be sidelined.
And Jayson Tatum continues to be out as he rehabs a ruptured Achilles tendon he suffered 8 months ago. Tatum took the floor for a nearly hour-long workout in front of reporters in Birmingham, Michigan, on Monday morning, as he continues to exhibit good signs of progress.
Payton Pritchard, who missed Saturday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks with left ankle soreness, is off the injury report.
The Pacers, meanwhile, will be without Tyrese Haliburton (ruptured Achilles tendon recovery), Obi Toppin (right foot stress fracture), and Bennedict Mathurin (right thumb sprain).
The Pacers and Celtics will match up for the 4th and final time
The Celtics have faced the Pacers three times over the past month, with Boston emerging victorious in two of the three matchups. The Celtics came back from double-digit deficits in back-to-back games against the Pacers in December.
However, last Monday, the Celtics fell to the Pacers 98-96 after a game-winning shot by Pascal Siakam. Brown missed that game as he dealt with back spasms.
The Pacers have been led by Pascal Siakam (23.6 points), Bennedict Mathurin (17.8 points), Andrew Nembard (17.6 points), and Aaron Nesmith (13.4 points).
This season, the Celtics have been led by Jaylen Brown (29.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists), Derrick White (17.7 points, 5.4 assists), and Payton Pritchard (16.6 points, 5.3 assists per game).
In January, two Celtics sharpshooters have turned a corner. Sam Hauser is averaging 14.2 points per game, and shooting 46.2% from three, while Anfernee Simons is averaging 16.9 points and shooting 48.7% from three in January.
The Pacers had the fourth-worst net rating in the league (-9.6) and the worst record in the Eastern Conference (10-34). The Pacers have dropped their last two games, while the Celtics are coming off a 2-2 record and a 1-point loss to the Pistons.
The Celtics continue to maintain the East’s second-best record and the NBA’s third-best net rating.
The Celtics and Pacers will face off at 7:30pm on Wednesday night at TD Garden.
