The Boston Celtics visit the Air Canada Centre for the third of four meetings with the Toronto Raptors. Boston is grappling with an ankle injury to swingman Jae Crowder (he’s like DeMarre Carroll’s doppelganger) and hasn’t found the answer yet. They have lost their last three games and have fallen into a tie with…seemingly everyone. Four Eastern Conference teams have 29 losses, including Boston.
The Celtics will be starting a super-small lineup tonight. They don’t even bother to name a centre. Their forwards are both 6’9″, beefy rebounder Jared Sullinger and much-beloved former Raptor Amir Johnson.