PHOENIX — Jaylen Brown will miss Tuesday’s game against the Phoenix Suns. The Celtics star is dealing with a right knee contusion and will sit on the first night of the Celtics’ back-to-back (Boston will face the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night in Denver).
Outside of Brown, the only other Celtic to be sidelined is Jayson Tatum, who has yet to make his season debut as he continues recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon.
The Phoenix Suns will also be without several key players
The Suns will be without their two leading scorers — Devin Booker (right hip strain) and Dillon Brooks (left hand strain). They’ll also be without Jordan Goodwin (left calf strain) and Haywood Highsmith (right knee injury management).
The Suns will be led by Allen (17.3 points, 3.9 assists), Gillespie (13.4 points, 4.7 assists), and Green (13.3 points, 2.4 assists), all of whom are key contributors.
How the Celtics and Suns stack up entering the match-up
The Celtics have won 8 of their last 9 games and currently have the Eastern Conference’s second-best record at 37-19. They have the NBA’s fourth-best record, fourth-best net rating, and third-best offense.
The Suns, meanwhile, have dropped 6 of their last 10 games as they deal with a myriad of injuries. At 33-25, they currently have the 7th-best record in the Western Conference.
The Suns have had the NBA’s 9th-best defensive rating at 112.5 (the Celtics have the 8th-best defensive rating at 112.2). Another notable aspect is the Suns’ ability to crash the offensive glass; they have the 6th-best offensive rebound percentage at 33.2%.
Celtics-Suns tips off at 9pm ET.
