Al Horford (back) unavailable for Celtics' second leg Monday
Boston Celtics forward/center Al Horford (low back stiffness) is out Monday versus the Cleveland Cavaliers.
What It Means:
Horford will take a breather after playing 46 minutes in Sunday night's double-overtime loss to the New York Knicks. Robert Williams (hamstring) remains out, so look for Grant Williams to start and play extended minutes. Blake Griffin, Mike Muscala, Sam Hauser, and Luke Kornet also stand to benefit from additional playing time.
Grant is averaging 33.5 minutes and 23.6 FanDuel points over 14 games without Big Al this season, compared to 25.7 minutes and 17.2 FanDuel points when they are both active. He has a $4,500 salary on Monday's six-game slate. Per our NBA Heat Map, the Celtics’ implied total (106.0) and the game total (218.5) are both the lowest of the day.
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