MIAMI (AP) -The Boston Celtics were without starters Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen for Tuesday’s game in Miami.
Garnett has a strained abdominal muscle, keeping him sidelined for the second straight game. Allen missed the game because of the flu, coach Doc Rivers said.
“Somebody has to pick it up,” Rivers said. “Nobody’s going to be Kevin Garnett tonight. Nobody’s going to be Ray Allen.”
Garnett, the Celtics’ second-leading scorer (19.2) and leading rebounder (9.9), sat out the 96-93 loss in Orlando on Sunday after straining the muscle two nights earlier in a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
“He always wants to play, which is good,” Rivers said. “But he understands it’s the right thing for the team.”
Rivers said no decision has been made on whether Garnett can play Thursday, when the Celtics host the Dallas Mavericks.
“If he can play Thursday, we’ll play him,” Rivers said. “But again, it’s got to be almost 100 percent. That’s the way I look at those types of injuries.”
Allen’s status for Thursday is also unknown.
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