Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon is available for Game 7 against the Heat, a source tells JaredWeissNBA. The NBA Sixth Man of the Year missed Game 6 with a right forearm strain.
The NBA Sixth Man of the Year missed Game 6 with a right forearm strain.
Brogdon scored just two points on 13 shots in Games 3-5 before missing Game 6. He has been playing through a partial tear in his right elbow that leads into his forearm since Game 1, team sources toldThe guard averaged 14.9 points and 3.7 assists per game in 26 minutes per game this year, his first season with Boston.before Game 6 that after going through his pregame warmup, he was too sore to be able to play Saturday.
The Celtics pulled off a miracle winning Game 6 despite having their worst deep shooting game of the season, but they can’t count on that to happen again. So expect Brogdon’s minutes to be closely tied to whether he is healthy enough to bring more on offense. — Despite the hobbled play of one of their most important players, the Celtics clawed back from a 3-0 series deficit to force Game 7.
Prior to the injury, Brogdon scored 19 points and hit two 3-pointers in Game 1. He averaged 16.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in Boston’s semifinal series victory over
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