Probable Starters PGSGSFPFCRondo/Allen/Pierce/Garnett/J. O'Neal
Boston Bench Mob Marquis Daniels
Glen Davis
Semih Erden
Luke Harangody
Stephane Lasme
Nate Robinson
Von Wafer
Delonte West
Mario West
Injured Kendrick Perkins (knee) out
Delonte West (back) out
Glen Davis (knee) day to day
Shaquille O'Neal (hip) day to day
Avery Bradley (ankle) probable
Probable StartersPGSGSFPFCCalderon/DeRozan/Kleiza/Evans/Bargnani
Raptors BenchSolomon Alabi
David Anderson
Marcus Banks
Leandro Barbosa
Joey Dorsey
Ronald Dupree
Jarrett Jack
Amir Johnson
Sonny Weems
Julian Wright
Injuries Ed Davis (knee) out
Team ConnectionsMarcus Banks was drafted by the Celtics and played for them from 2003‐06
Reggie Evans and Ray Allen were teammates in Seattle from 2003‐06
Jarrett Jack and Marquis Daniels were teammates in Indiana during the 2008‐09 season
Julian Wright and Paul Piece both attended the University of Kansas
Leandro Barbosa and Shaquille O’Neal were teammates in Phoenix during the2008‐09 season
Von Wafer and Linas Kleiza were teammates in Denver during the 2007‐08 season
Kevin Garnett and Marcus Banks were teammates in Minnesota during the 2006‐07 season
Delonte West and Ronald Dupree were teammates in Seattle
during the 2007‐08 season…
ermaine O’Neal played in Toronto during the 2008‐09 season
Ronald Dupree, Shaquille O’Neal and Glen Davis all attended Louisiana State
Game Notes:The Celtics are playing in their 3rd game in 4 nights. They are also playing in the first of back to back games with the second in front of the home crowd in Hartford, CT. Even though the Celtics game notes list the the regular starters for this game, it is doubtful that Doc will play all the veterans in this one and if he does start them, they will play limited minutes.
Doc still has a very tough decision as to which of the 3 players who are fighting for the 15th roster spot to keep. He also will be looking to get the younger players playing time to evaluate them along with getting the veterans some rest after playing most of them over 30 minutes in their last game. On the other side, the Raptors will be looking to avenge their earlier loss to the Celtics.