It looks like the starting 5 will be intact. But as of right now Tony Allen, Rasheed Wallace, and Marquis Daniels will be all unavailable. Glen Davis will likely play but you never know. That means Nate Robinson will be seeing much more time at PG, and I guess it means Shelden Williams will get more time at PF? Do we even see an appearance from Scalabrine in this game?
All right so what does it mean? Focusing on the games that Boston won............ Rasheed Wallace and Tony Allen both played close to 20 minutes a game. Besides Rondo, Tony Allen is Boston's only other defensive option against Jameer. And Wallace obviously put in some key buckets and creates some matchup problems for Orlando defensively. Now players like Nate Robinson and Shelden Williams are going to see 20 minutes each. These guys didn't even see the floor when Boston was winning.
Orlando is 100% healthy, with momentum, is there any way the Celtics can win with basically no bench support whatsoever?