Griffin (back) is available to play in Sunday's Game 4 against the 76ers.
Griffin was originally questionable due to low back pain, but he'll be available to come off the bench in this one. The veteran power forward has played just six minutes off the bench in the current playoff run, so he's unlikely to have a significant role here.
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Celtics' Blake Griffin: Status uncertain for Game 4
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Griffin (back) is questionable for Sunday's Game 4 versus the 76ers, Keith Smith of Spotrac.com reports.
Griffin is questionable Sunday after missing the previous game with low back pain. However, he is unlikely to receive significant minutes even if he's upgraded to available.
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Celtics' Blake Griffin: Ruled out Friday
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Griffin won't play in Friday's Game 3 versus the 76ers due to low back pain.
It is unclear when Griffin picked up his injury, but his absence shouldn't affect Boston's rotation. The veteran big man has played just six total minutes in the playoffs and hasn't seen any action across the first two contests against Philadelphia. Griffin's next chance to suit up will be Sunday's Game 4.
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Celtics' Blake Griffin: Back to bench
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Griffin will return to a reserve role for Saturday's Game 1 matchup with the Hawks, Sean Grande of NBC Sports Boston reports.
Griffin got the start in the Celtics' regular-season finale, as the team opted to rest its starters. He will now return to a reserve role and look to contribute when called upon.
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Celtics' Blake Griffin: Gets start Sunday
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Griffin will start Sunday's matchup against the Hawks, Jared Weiss of The Athletic reports.
The Celtics locked up the No. 2 seed and are resting a majority of their regulars, so Griffin draws the start at center and will be joined by Derrick White, Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser and Mike Muscala. Across his previous 15 starts, Griffin has averaged 8.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 21.4 minutes per game.
Griffin will come off the bench for Tuesday's game against the 76ers.
Griffin will return to the second unit with Al Horford (back) healthy after posting six points, 12 rebounds and five assists over 24 minutes in his spot start Friday. Griffin has played more than 15 minutes just once in 22 appearances with the reserves.
Griffiin tallied six points (1-5 FG, 0-2 3PT, 4-4 FG), 12 rebounds, five assists and one steal across 25 minutes in Friday's 122-114 victory over the Celtics.
Griffin was active on the boards during this spot start, and while he struggled in limited shots from the field, he showed some playmaking skills with his five dimes. The veteran big man ultimately played in 10 of a possible 16 games during March. He averaged 3.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 0.5 steals across 14.3 minutes.
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Celtics' Blake Griffin: Starting with Horford, Williams out
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Griffin will start Friday's game against the Jazz, Jay King of The Athletic reports.
With Al Horford (back) and Robert Williams (rest) shelved, Griffin will get the nod at center. In his 14 prior starts, the veteran has averaged 8.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 21.2 minutes.
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Celtics' Blake Griffin: Back to bench
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Griffin will return to the bench for Tuesday's game against the Kings, according to Bobby Manning of the Boston Sports Journal.
Al Horford (back) is returning from a one-game absence, and the Celtics will be getting Robert Williams (hamstring) back too. Griffin is not guaranteed a spot in the rotation Tuesday night.
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Celtics' Blake Griffin: Starting against Utah
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Griffin is in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Jazz, Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe reports.
Griffin moves into the starting lineup with Al Horford (back) sidelined. The former has made 13 starts this season and is averaging 8.8 points with 5.1 rebounds across 21.4 minutes per game in those contests.
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Celtics' Blake Griffin: Rejoins reserves
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Griffin will come off the bench for Wednesday's matchup with the Trail Blazers.
Griffin saw a spot start Monday with Robert Williams (hamstring) and Al Horford (back) sidelined but will return to the second unit with Horford active. Griffin logged four points and four rebounds Monday across 18 minutes.
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Celtics' Blake Griffin: Gets spot start Monday
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Griffin will start Monday's matchup against Cleveland, Sean Grande of NBC Sports Boston reports.
With Robert Williams (hamstring) and Al Horford (back) sidelined, Griffin and Mike Muscala will draw starts in Boston's frontcourt. Across 12 starts this season, Griffin has averaged 9.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 21.7 minutes per game.
Griffin isn't starting Thursday's matchup against the Pacers.
Griffin started back-to-back games heading into the All-Star break, but with Robert Williams and Al Horford both available, he'll retreat to a bench role. Across 14 appearances as a reserve, the veteran big man is averaging 1.2 points and 1.9 rebounds in 8.3 minutes.
Griffin logged 15 points (6-9 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 0-1 FT), six rebounds, six assists, one block and one steal in 24 minutes during Tuesday's 131-125 overtime loss to the Bucks.
Boston was without four of its regular starters and had Robert Williams operate off the bench to monitor his minutes, which allowed Griffin to draw his 11th start of the season. The veteran big man showed off an improved three-point shot, did his usual work on the boards and dished out a season-high six assists during the overtime loss. He also recorded at least one tally in each of the defensive categories for just the second time this season. Despite quality performances from unsuspecting players like Griffin, Mike Muscala and Sam Hauser, the Celtics still couldn't get a win as Milwaukee narrowly avoided an embarrassing loss to pull within a half game of first place.
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Celtics' Blake Griffin: Starting at center
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Griffin is starting at center Tuesday against the Bucks, according to Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe.
Griffin will be joined by Derrick White, Sam Hauser, Grant Williams and Mike Muscala. Robert Williams (ankle) was cleared to play, but he'll surprisingly come off the bench and is suddenly a bit risky in daily leagues.
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Celtics' Blake Griffin: Coming off bench
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Griffin will return to a reserve role for Friday's game against the Hornets, Keith Smith of Spotrac.com reports.
Griffin got a spot start in the Celtics' previous game, but he will return the bench Friday in favor of Robert Williams. Griffin has averaged just 0.9 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists across 7.9 minutes in 13 games as a reserve this season, as he usually falls out of the rotation when he does not get the spot start.
