Karl-Anthony Cities’ injured left ring finger doesn’t look like a problem.
Cities wasn’t included on the Knicks harm report on Sunday and practiced absolutely, based on coach Tom Thibodeau.
Cities suffered the harm within the second quarter of the Celtics’ Sport 3 romp, however nonetheless completed the sport.
He wound up with 21 factors and 15 rebounds in 36 minutes.
“He’s fine,” Thibodeau mentioned.
Throughout the recreation, Cities may very well be seen shaking his left hand.
He didn’t supply up a lot element in regards to the harm after the sport.
“I just want to do whatever I can to be out there,” Cities mentioned. “It is what it is. I’m gonna keep finding ways to play, so I ain’t tripping.”
Cities’ 3-point manufacturing has been missing on this collection.
He’s 1-of-7 within the collection after going 12-for-25 towards the Pistons within the opening spherical.
As a group, the Knicks are capturing 33 % from 3-point vary towards the Celtics, and taking 31 3s per recreation.
No group is trying fewer 3s this spherical than them.
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Thibodeau attributed OG Anunoby’s quiet previous two video games to the Celtics paying extra consideration to him and the Knicks not getting out a lot in transition.
Anunoby had simply seven factors in Video games 2 and three on 3-for-15 capturing.
He exploded for 29 factors in Sport 1.
“He’s not getting the same room he had in the first game,” Thibodeau mentioned. “He’ll get some baskets.”
Celtics reserve ahead Sam Hauser (sprained proper ankle) was upgraded to questionable. He has missed the previous two video games of the collection after struggling the harm within the collection opener.
“He’s getting there. He’s getting better,” Boston coach Joe Mazzulla advised reporters. “He’s day to day.”
