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Đã gửi: Thứ 3 14/08/18 14:16Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown is doubtful for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Philadelphia 76ers with a strained right hamstring Cheap Joe Namath Jersey , coach Brad Stevens said, while adding that he could return later in the series.
Stevens said Brown still had some soreness on Sunday, a day after the Celtics eliminated the Milwaukee Bucks and a day before the second-round opener. Brown had said he was going to have an MRI, and Stevens said tests were negative.
”It looks like it could be something that allows him to play as the series goes on,” Stevens said.
The No. 3 overall pick in the 2016 draft, Brown averaged 14.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game this season. He left Saturday night’s clincher against the Bucks in the first quarter; the team announced that he was available to return, but Stevens decided to play it safe.
Brown said afterward he was told it was a Grade 1 injury – the least severe kind. He was put on anti-inflammatory medication.
”Whatever it takes, I wouldn’t miss this series for the world,” Brown said Saturday night.
The Celtics are already without stars Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving Dan Bailey Cowboys Jersey , as well as Daniel Theis.
”We don’t think about what’s happened throughout the season,” center Aron Baynes said. ”We have that `next man up’ mentality. We’ll miss Jaylen; he’s definitely hard to make up for. It’s just all being able to collectively do it.”
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There is a swirl of discussion over the availability of a few key players for Game 5 of the first-round playoff series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers.
This much, though, is certain: The Penguins, who hold a 3-1 series lead, can wrap things up and move on to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a win Friday at PPG Paints Arena.
Meanwhile, the Flyers are facing elimination.
“We’re not ready for our season to be over,” Philadelphia captain Claude Giroux said Thursday. “We go to Pittsburgh, tough building to play in. We know we can win there. We know if we play our game we can win.
“So we’re going to go out there Authentic Evander Kane Jersey , play our game and be back (home) for Game 6.”
Giroux, who had 102 points during the regular season, has been held to one assist and is minus-7 in the four games this series.
Philadelphia general manager Ron Hextall exonerated Giroux, saying there are a lot of factors in one players’ numbers being down, and he didn’t have to get technical when breaking down his club’s game plan for extending its season.
“We need to play better,” Hextall said. “They’ve played extremely well, and we need to play better.”
Philadelphia top-line center and Selke Trophy finalist Sean Couturier, who missed Game 4 because of an injury sustained in practice Tuesday, skated but did not practice Thursday and accompanied the team to Pittsburgh. After practice Ty Montgomery Jersey , he indicated there is a chance he could play.
“Feeling better every day, and we’ll see (Friday) how I feel,” Couturier said.
Pittsburgh will be without tenacious winger Patric Hornqvist for the second straight game because of an unspecified injury, although he skated on his own Thursday.
The Penguins apparently dodged a huge setback after goaltender Matt Murray needed attention from a trainer during practice Thursday. Murray remained on the ice and continued in goal until the end of practice.
Afterward, he declined to say what ailed him but proclaimed, “I’m good.”
Murray in Game 4 became the NHL goalie to reach 25 playoff wins the fastest, doing it in 36 games.
With two shutouts this series – along with a 1.27 goals-against average and a .948 save percentage — Murray has been part of a dominating Pittsburgh performance in its three wins, which have been by a combined score of 17-1.
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby — whose goal and assist in Game 4 gave him 173 career playoff points, moving him ahead of Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux for the club record — warned that his team’s three lopsided wins haven’t come as easily as they might have looked.
“It’s playoff hockey Josh Gordon Jersey Elite ,” he said. “They’ve had chances, and we’ve gotten saves and big plays.
“It’s about momentum and different points in games, and we’ve executed well, but that can change quickly if you don’t play the right way.”
Crosby and the Penguins know what facing a team on the precipice is all about after winning the Stanley Cup the past two years. In those two playoff runs, they were 8-5 when they had a chance to eliminate an opponent, 4-3 last year.
“It’s always hard to end someone’s season. We know they’re going to be desperate and throw everything at us,” Penguins winger Jake Guentzel said.
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Stevens said Brown still had some soreness on Sunday, a day after the Celtics eliminated the Milwaukee Bucks and a day before the second-round opener. Brown had said he was going to have an MRI, and Stevens said tests were negative.
”It looks like it could be something that allows him to play as the series goes on,” Stevens said.
The No. 3 overall pick in the 2016 draft, Brown averaged 14.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game this season. He left Saturday night’s clincher against the Bucks in the first quarter; the team announced that he was available to return, but Stevens decided to play it safe.
Brown said afterward he was told it was a Grade 1 injury – the least severe kind. He was put on anti-inflammatory medication.
”Whatever it takes, I wouldn’t miss this series for the world,” Brown said Saturday night.
The Celtics are already without stars Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving Dan Bailey Cowboys Jersey , as well as Daniel Theis.
”We don’t think about what’s happened throughout the season,” center Aron Baynes said. ”We have that `next man up’ mentality. We’ll miss Jaylen; he’s definitely hard to make up for. It’s just all being able to collectively do it.”
—
There is a swirl of discussion over the availability of a few key players for Game 5 of the first-round playoff series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers.
This much, though, is certain: The Penguins, who hold a 3-1 series lead, can wrap things up and move on to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a win Friday at PPG Paints Arena.
Meanwhile, the Flyers are facing elimination.
“We’re not ready for our season to be over,” Philadelphia captain Claude Giroux said Thursday. “We go to Pittsburgh, tough building to play in. We know we can win there. We know if we play our game we can win.
“So we’re going to go out there Authentic Evander Kane Jersey , play our game and be back (home) for Game 6.”
Giroux, who had 102 points during the regular season, has been held to one assist and is minus-7 in the four games this series.
Philadelphia general manager Ron Hextall exonerated Giroux, saying there are a lot of factors in one players’ numbers being down, and he didn’t have to get technical when breaking down his club’s game plan for extending its season.
“We need to play better,” Hextall said. “They’ve played extremely well, and we need to play better.”
Philadelphia top-line center and Selke Trophy finalist Sean Couturier, who missed Game 4 because of an injury sustained in practice Tuesday, skated but did not practice Thursday and accompanied the team to Pittsburgh. After practice Ty Montgomery Jersey , he indicated there is a chance he could play.
“Feeling better every day, and we’ll see (Friday) how I feel,” Couturier said.
Pittsburgh will be without tenacious winger Patric Hornqvist for the second straight game because of an unspecified injury, although he skated on his own Thursday.
The Penguins apparently dodged a huge setback after goaltender Matt Murray needed attention from a trainer during practice Thursday. Murray remained on the ice and continued in goal until the end of practice.
Afterward, he declined to say what ailed him but proclaimed, “I’m good.”
Murray in Game 4 became the NHL goalie to reach 25 playoff wins the fastest, doing it in 36 games.
With two shutouts this series – along with a 1.27 goals-against average and a .948 save percentage — Murray has been part of a dominating Pittsburgh performance in its three wins, which have been by a combined score of 17-1.
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby — whose goal and assist in Game 4 gave him 173 career playoff points, moving him ahead of Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux for the club record — warned that his team’s three lopsided wins haven’t come as easily as they might have looked.
“It’s playoff hockey Josh Gordon Jersey Elite ,” he said. “They’ve had chances, and we’ve gotten saves and big plays.
“It’s about momentum and different points in games, and we’ve executed well, but that can change quickly if you don’t play the right way.”
Crosby and the Penguins know what facing a team on the precipice is all about after winning the Stanley Cup the past two years. In those two playoff runs, they were 8-5 when they had a chance to eliminate an opponent, 4-3 last year.
“It’s always hard to end someone’s season. We know they’re going to be desperate and throw everything at us,” Penguins winger Jake Guentzel said.
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