Celtics Injury Report vs. Nets: Jayson Tatum update, Al Horford, more

The Boston Celtics lost their first NBA Cup game of the season to the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night. The loss moved them to 9-3 on the year and 0-1 in the NBA Cup, and it was an ugly one. Atlanta out-played them in every aspect of the game. Joe Mazzulla admitted as much after the contest.

As for the Brooklyn Nets, they just barely scraped by in their last game on Monday, earning a win against the New Orleans Pelicans. Brooklyn and Boston squared off just a couple of games ago, and despite the nets jumping out to an early 16-2 lead, the Celtics managed to climb all the way back and earn a victory.

Here are the injury reports for the Celtics game against the Nets on Wednesday, November 13.

Celtics injury report vs. Nets on Wednesday, November 13

• Al Horford OUT (toe)
• Jaden Springer OUT (knee)
• Kristaps Porzingis OUT (posterior tibialis tendon surgery)

Nets injury report vs. Celtics on Wednesday, November 13

• Dorian Finney-Smith OUT (ankle)
• Bojan Bogdanovic OUT (foot)
• Day’Ron Sharpe OUT (hamstring)
• Trendon Watford OUT (hamstring)

Kristaps Porzingis is still out and likely won’t return until around December as he continues to recover from offseason surgery.

Last game, Jayson Tatum was questionable to play due to an ankle sprain, but he ended up being good to go. Fast forward to now, he’s not even on the injury report for Boston’s game against the Nets.

He revealed after the loss to Atlanta that he would be playing in Brooklyn.

Al Horford is out against the Nets on Wednesday night. While the injury report states that he’s dealing with a toe sprain, he’s likely just sitting out because it’s the second night of a back-to-back.

As for Jaden Springer, he’s set to miss his third straight game against the Nets due to a knee issue.

Brooklyn is dealing with a few injuries of their own. Most notably, Dorian Finney-Smith has been added to the injury report. He’s listed as questionable due to an ankle injury.

In addition, Bojan Bogdanovic, Day’Ron Sharpe, and Trendon Watford are all out for the game against the Celtics. None of the three have played in a game yet this year.

Bogdanovic is dealing with a foot ailment, while both Sharpe and Watford have some foot problems.

Projected starting lineups for Celtics vs. Nets

This is likely what the Celtics will roll with:

• Jrue Holiday
• Derrick White
• Jaylen Brown
• Jayson Tatum
• Al Horford

Here is what the Nets’ first five could look like:

• Dennis Schroder
• Cam Thomas
• Cameron Johnson
• Dorian Finney-Smith (or Ziaire Williams)
• Nicolas Claxton