The Cavaliers will have their whole roster available Friday’s game in Boston.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are expected to have their full roster available to them for their showdown with the Boston Celtics on Friday night. Darius Garland, who missed the last two games with a hip injury, will be available along with the rest of his teammates. The three two-way players are the only ones that will be inactive for the game.
The Celtics might not have the same fortune. Starters and key contributors Jaylon Brown (left thigh contusion) and Jrue Holiday (right hand) are both listed as questionable. Luke Kornet is also questionable for personal reasons.
Brown initially injured his leg in Tuesday’s win over the Toronto Raptors. It forced him to miss the final few minutes of that game along with Wednesday’s loss to the Detroit Pistons.
Holiday missed the game against the Raptors for rest but played in Detroit the following evening.
The Cavaliers will be fully healthy for one of the first times all season. That hasn’t been the case in Cleveland’s three previous matchups with Boston.
Getting good play at the wing is important to beating the Celtics. The Cavaliers haven’t had that in any of their three previous matchups as Isaac Okoro and Max Strus have both missed two of the previous games, and Dean Wade hasn’t played against the Celtics since last postseason. That should change Friday as all three are available as well as newcomer De’Andre Hunter, who was brought in to help with this matchup.
This matchup should serve as a good test for where the Cavs are as we head down the home stretch of the regular season. Tip-off on Friday is at 7:30.