Last Updated on March 2, 2025 12:18 pm by Keston Paul | Published: March 2, 2025

Injury Report

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Note that teams have until 1 p.m. local time on the day of a game to submit their report for the second leg of a back-to-back, so look out for updates throughout the day as appropriate.

Teams that have a Saturday-Sunday B2B:
Spurs

Denver Nuggets @ Boston Celtics

Game Time: 01:00 pm ET

BetMGM Lines

DEN +4.5 (+155), BOS -4.5 (-190)
Game Total 233.5

Key Storylines

Even less options now: Adding up to the absence of Peyton Watson (knee), Aaron Gordon and Zeke Nnaji are both listed as questionable for the Celtics match due to ankle issues, which leaves a short-handed second unit in Denver’s rotation, even more limited. For streamers, this is straight up bad news, as Michael Malone doesn’t give big minutes to a variety of players. You can look at Julian Strawther as your only worthy alternative in this roster if Gordon and Nnaji don’t suit up on Sunday.

You should know who is in by the time you are reading this.

Short-handed Boston: The statuses of Jrue Holiday (finger) and Kristaps Porzingis (illness) are not encouraging, as they’re listed as doubtful for Sunday’s match against the Nuggets, with Jaylen Brown (knee) also appearing as questionable. Payton Pritchard, Al Horford and Sam Hauser are in line to receive extra playing time if the Celtics face those three absences in the early matchup of the game day. This makes Horford and Hauser the best options for a stream, however, it’s been a while since someone got an useful stream out of Boston, as their second unit has been disappointing so far in the second half of the season.

UPDATE: Jaylen Brown will play, both Porzingis and Holiday are out.

Stream of the Game

Al Horford is the man in a dreadful match to look for production.

Alternatives: Sam Hauser

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Portland Trail Blazers @ Cleveland Cavaliers

Game Time: 03:30 pm ET

BetMGM Lines

POR +11.5 (+425), CLE -11.5 (-600)
Game Total 235.5

Key Storylines

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