The Boston Celtics will be without two significant pieces for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat Tuesday.
Guard Marcus Smart (mid-foot sprain) and forward Al Horford (health-and-safety protocols) have both been ruled out, the team announced early Tuesday evening. Smart was listed as questionable heading into Tuesday while there was no news of Horford getting placed in protocols ahead of this latest injury report.
#NEBHInjuryReport update:
Al Horford (Health & Safety Protocols) - OUT
Marcus Smart (right mid-foot sprain) - OUT— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 17, 2022Losing both Smart and Horford is significant — as both are very important cogs to Boston’s rotation.