Celtics center Robert Williams will be available for the deciding Game 7 in the team’s second-round series against the Bucks today, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link).
Left knee soreness kept Williams sidelined for the past three games. He incurred a bone bruise after colliding with Bucks All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo in Game 3.
Grant Williams, who has replaced Robert Williams in the Boston starting lineup since Game 4, will continue to start at center for the Celtics, according to Steve Bulpett of Heavy.com (via Twitter).
Boston head coach Ime Udoka indicates that Robert Williams’ knee has no current structural limitations, Bulpett adds. Further comments by Udoka seem to suggest that Williams may not see the floor much.
“We’re not relying on him to come in and save the day,” Udoka said of Williams, tweets Jared Weiss of The Athletic. Weiss notes that Udoka has suggested the Celtics will bring in the recuperated Williams if the game dictates a need for his services.
Along with 2022 Defensive Player of the Year award winner Marcus Smart, Williams proved to be one of the key anchors for one of the NBA’s top defenses during his best professional season to date. The 2021/22 campaign was Williams’s first year as a full-time starter. The 24-year-old out of Texas A&M averaged 10.0 PPG on 73.6% field goal shooting, plus 9.6 RPG, 2.2 BPG, 2.0 APG and 0.9 SPG, across 61 contests, all starts.
What a warrior!!!!
Bucks should of been going to Lopez down low. This shooting threes is an epidemic. You go where you have the advantage. It’s called going with the odds. Oldest move in sports.
Gm 7 better show up to win, not play.
Maaaannn …. what did I say about going to Brook. The guy was a 20 point scorer on Nets. He can dominate the post. Let’s go
3pt shooting dominated this game. That is how you win in today’s NBA. The Celtics dominated in this area at both ends.
Dominate my A. Bucks didn’t shoot well by trying to keep up. Gotta give Celts D credit. It’s a fantasy to think shooting is something new. Bucks shot 4-33 from 3PT. They should of went for twos and played D on Celts. You don’t let a team shoot 40% from 3.
Bucks were 7th in 3PT shooting 36.4 %
Celtics were 12th in 3PT shooting 35.7%. During season. Please
The game is about winning not shooting.
link to teamrankings.com
Celtics have turned up the D. Better wake up Bucks
End of third.
Hey Bud & Bucks, make some ADJUSTMENTS! Like putting Allen where he belongs … sitting on his a*s!
The definition of insanity!
Another typical officiated playoff game in Boston. Been going on for 40-plus years. Why should it change now? After all, Disney/ESPN has to have a northeast market team for their advertisers.
LOL Disney has a movie coming out about Giannis, you think they preferred a C’s win. 30 point domination wasn’t the result of officiating.
Obviously, that type of loss wasn’t strictly the result of officiating. I never said it was.
I’m also not foolish enough to believe some outcomes are not affected or helped along by certain media companies, the league itself, and so on. $$$ drives sports. Let’s not kid ourselves.
Oh well. It will be great to watch teams like GSW & PHX that play TEAM basketball!
You gonna watch Phoenix do what bro?
I was wrong again. Certainly not the first and won’t be the last.
Celts D was difference. For all the talk about shooting. Most of you don’t even get it’s a 2WAY SPORT. Celts D swept the Nets. Celts D won this series. And Middleton being out. Champions are made by teams who know they have to make stops. Shooters are the easiest to D up. You gotta play team D.
Bucks shot 12.1% from Three. 36.7% FG.
That’s how you win playoff gms. By playing DEFENSE ……..