As the Celtics jockey to get their first lead in the Eastern Conference Finals, they’ll have to do it without one of their starters.
Center Robert Williams is expected to miss Saturday’s Game 3 due to left knee soreness, an injury that kept him out of the final four games of the conference semifinal series against the Bucks, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported. Williams initially suffered a bone bruise on his left knee in Game 3 of the series when Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo collided with him, according to Celtics coach Ime Udoka.
Williams has played in the Celtics’ first two games in their series against the Heat after he was made available for Sunday’s Game 7 against the Bucks, which he didn’t play in due to a coach’s decision.