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Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday will be out for his third straight game on Tuesday night after picking up a hamstring injury earlier in the Celtics' series vs. the Orlando Magic. But asked whether the ailment is of long-term concern, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla gave an unsurprisingly boilerplate answer—that didn't really reveal much at all.
Mazzulla confirmed again that Holiday is day-to-day, but otherwise all we can be sure of is that Holiday is doing what he can to return. "Jrue's doing everything he can to come back, day-to-day, and he's doing everything he can to put himself in a position to be a little bit better the next day," Mazzulla told reporters ahead of the contest, before moving on to the next question. That's the answer you'd expect, but still nice to hear .
.. if not as definitive as we'd like.
Watch that below: The Celtics have been doing just fine in the series, which they currently lead 3-1, but they are also aware of their weak spots when Holiday doesn't take the court. "The intangibles are endless," Mazzulla said of Holiday's value add after a Game 3 without him. "The mentality that he plays with, the selflessness that he plays with, the physicality, and the toughness, and defensive versatility.
" While it would be nice to know whether the guard will make an appearance should the Celtics make a deep run, we'll just have to accept Mazzulla's extremely vague but at least un-alarming response for now. Tip-off for Game 5 is slated for 8:30 p.m at TD Garden.
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