Outside of Brown, the Celtics have cruised into the postseason riding a promising stretch of health for their other regulars. Boston locking down the No. 2 seed since March has enabled the team to give regulars ample rest down the stretch to go along with a week off between the regular season finale and Sunday’s playoff opener.

Celtics' Joe Mazzulla Makes Final Decision on Jaylen Brown Playing Game 1 Jaylen Brown has been one of those players dealing with an injury. His knee injury has been bothering him almost all season. He got candid about the status of his knee ahead of Game 1.

BOSTON — On the eve of the Boston Celtics’ playoff opener, Jaylen Brown said he expects to have no minutes restriction during his team’s first-round series with the Magic.