Celtics’ Jayson Tatum sidelined against Pistons due to ankle
It’s the fourth time the team’s leading scorer was sidelined this season.
Tatum, who is averaging a team-best 27.1 points and 8.3 rebounds a game, joined Jrue Holiday (right shoulder contusion) as the two starters missing for the Celtics (54-14).
Boston, which has the best record in the league, sat three starters in Sunday night’s 26-point win at Washington. Derrick White (sprained left hand), Kristaps Porzingis (strained right hamstring) and Jaylen Brown (sprained right ankle) all missed that game.
Brown and Porzingis were back in the lineup for Monday’s game against the Pistons, scoring 31 and 20 points, respectively. Porzingis missed the past five games with a strained right hamstring.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.