Raptors big man Serge Ibaka, who twisted his left ankle during the team’s Game 5 loss on Monday and was in a walking boot on Tuesday, will be available to play in Game 6 today against the Celtics, head coach Nick Nurse told reporters.
Ibaka, who had previously been listed as questionable, won’t have any minutes restriction, tweets Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca.
Losing Ibaka for Wednesday’s game would have been a major problem for the Raptors as they look to avoid elimination and force a seventh game. The veteran center has been one of the team’s most reliable offensive weapons in the series, as well as its top scorer off the bench.
In five games against Boston in the second round, Ibaka has averaged 11.8 PPG, 6.6 RPG, and 1.4 BPG on .512/.500/1.000 shooting in 23.2 minutes per contest.
If Toronto doesn’t win Game 6, it’s possible it will be Ibaka’s last game as a Raptor. He’ll be an unrestricted free agent this offseason.
Robert Covington is also good to go for game 4 after Kyle Kuzma got away with forcefully pushing him into Anthony Davis’ elbow giving him a bloody nose and knocking him out of the game, leading to a Lakers victory in game 3.
Face it bro. The Rockets are done yet AGAIN! Groundhog day playoff edition. Lol!!
Kuz is known for accuracy.
Cov was in the way.
ha ha
Actually the replay was not cut in far enough back in time, to see the context of it. You could be right IDK.
It happens too often for replays. It’s worse for football. They roll it so slow, yet what is needed is to start the thing sooner in time so I can see the whole thing, even in real time.