Jayson Tatum remains sidelined, but Wednesday’s matchup between the Boston Celtics and Charlotte Hornets still features plenty of juice.
The Celtics and Hornets are two of the league’s hottest teams, with Charlotte boasting an NBA-best 15-3 record since Jan. 22 and Boston going 12-2 over its last 14 games. Wednesday also could be a potential playoff preview; if the Celtics finish as the No. 2 seed and the Hornets (currently the No. 10 seed) win the Eastern Conference play-in tournament, these teams would meet in the first round.
Oh, and did we mention ex-Celtics forward Grant Williams will be back at TD Garden, and that promising C’s rookie Hugo Gonzalez will square off against current Rookie of the Year favorite Kon Knueppel?
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