Otto Porter Jr., Andre Iguodala and Gary Payton II will all suit up for Game 1 of the NBA Finals tonight, Warriors coach Steve Kerr told ESPN’s Tim Bontemps (Twitter link) and other media members.
Reports had indicated that Payton was on track to return for the Finals but that statuses of Porter and Iguodala were more uncertain.
Payton has been sidelined since May 3 after suffering a fractured left elbow in Game 2 of the Warriors’ second-round series against Memphis.
Iguodala hasn’t played since Game 4 of Golden State’s first-round matchup with Denver on April 24 due to a left cervical disc injury in his neck. Porter has been nursing a sore left foot since Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. All three players were listed as questionable after going through contact at practice on Wednesday.
The Celtics will have starting center Robert Williams in the lineup, Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe tweets. Also listed as questionable, Williams played only 15 minutes in Boston’s Game 7 win over Miami. He missed Game 3 of the series due to soreness in his surgically-repaired knee.
All in
Next year is tougher
Clippers
Grizzlies
Bucks
Nets
Next year?
NEXT YEAR?
This is the finals !! This article is the finals. Get with it.., next year is next year.
No injuries so now excuses is what I want.
Let’s go Celtics …….
Defense wins out. I hope Celtics attack the rim and play down low. Take it to the little guys. They got no rim protector.
So, you are exposed. GSW can shoot from outside.
Al, one of those little guys closed out the best big man in the universe. Not sure if you watched that one-on-one matchup a few weeks ago.
Yes Celtics are gritty, they have their own rim protector, and this will not be easy.
But, Warriors in 6 ish.
A’sfaninLexington, this might be an article where you can put your “warriors in four” post. I don’t know, maybe, not sure if you’ll have time.