One day after the Celtics put up 60 threes in their Game 1 loss, Joe Mazzulla defended that approach in a press conference exchange.

Neither player was able to return to the game, so the empty injury report was short-lived, and the Celtics must wait until Game 3 for it to potentially be empty again. Head coach Joe Mazzulla was able to give an update on the availability of both Hauser and Porzingis the next morning.

The Boston Celtics were defeated by the New York Knicks 108-105 in Game 1 of their playoffs series on Monday. The difficult game for the Celtics saw Kristaps Porzingis exit early due to an illness. After the defeat,