The Boston Celtics have been fighting through some of the most devastating injuries imaginable to start the season. Gordon Hayward is the most brutal blow this year, and both Kyrie Irving and Al Horford have had their issues too. It doesn’t stop with the top three players, because everyone else has been taking turns fighting some sort of injury.
Obviously the Dallas Mavericks are not the most challenging opponent, but they once again were shorthanded with Marcus Morris being held out because of his knee, and Jaylen Brown sidelined because of his eye.