NBA INJURIES
| NAME | TEAM | INJURY | TIMETABLE TO RETURN | ANALYSIS |
| Kevin Durant | GSW | Calf | No Timetable | Durant escaped a major Achilles injury with a strained Calf and the Warriors will take it week by week in regards to when he'll return. He'll miss the rest of the series versus Houston. Andre Iguodala will get more minutes. |
| DeMarcus Cousins | GSW | Quad | No Timetable | Cousins WANTS to come back for 2019 NBA Playoffs but it's not looking good. He avoided surgery and until (if) he returns, Kevon Looney , Andrew Bogut and Jordan Bell should see more minutes. |
| Jusuf Nurkic | POR | Tibia/Fibula | OUT FOR THE PLAYOFFS | Nurkic is done and Enes Kanter and Zach Collins will pick up the bulk of the minutes left behind for the rest of the way. |
| D.J. Wilson | MIL | Ankle | DAY TO DAY | Wilson is dealing with a sprained Ankle but he'll have a few more days to rest it and if he needs to miss Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Ersan Ilyasova and Nikola Mirotic will see more minutes. |
| Kenneth Faried | HOU | Personal Reasons | DAY TO DAY | Faried was ruled out for game 5 of the second round and if needs to miss more time, Nene ' may pick up a few minutes. P.J. Tucker will be the biggest beneficiary. |
| OG Anunoby | TOR | Appendectomy | No Timetable | It normally takes a little under a month to get back in gear after having an Appendectomy and Norman Powell will see more playing time until he returns to action. |
| Damian Jones | GSW | Shoulder | No Timetable | We're saying there's a chance! Jones will start taking light contact in a few days and he may be able to return if the Warriors make the NBA Finals. Kevon Looney and Jordan Bell will see more minutes until he or Cousins returns. |
| Pau Gasol | MIL | Ankle | No Timetable | Gasol battled major health issues this season and he is still far away from returning to action meaning more playing time for Brook Lopez , D.J. Wilson (If Healthy) and Ersan Ilyasova . |
| Donte DiVincenzo | MIL | Heel | OUT FOR THE PLAYOFFS | DiVincenzo's season is over. Tony Snell will get more minutes and George Hill will also pick up minutes. |
| Chris Boucher | TOR | Back | DAY TO DAY | Boucher continues to get ruled out of games. His Back may not be as injured as we think but regardless, he's still not getting any love in the Raptors rotation. |
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Rob Dillingham (ankle) has been ruled out for Game 2 against the Warriors on Thursday.
Dillingham has been sidelined for the entire postseason so far, and it’s unclear if that will change moving forward. However, even when he is healthy enough to play, it is unlikely that he would enter the rotation.
Sam Hauser (ankle) has been ruled out against the Knicks in Game 2 on Wednesday.
Hauser was listed as doubtful, so his absence isn’t surprising. Head coach Joe Mazzulla will likely lean on his starters more in what could be considered a must-win game after the Celtics dropped Game 1 at home.
Kristaps Porzingis (illness) has been upgraded to available to play in Game 2 against the Knicks on Wednesday.
Porzingis wasn’t available to finish Game 1, but he was initially listed as probable for Game 2, so his availability isn’t surprising. However, Al Horford will get the starting nod, with Porzingis coming off the bench. Porzingis should still play a significant role as the Celtics look to tie this series up before it shifts to New York.
ESPN’s Shams Charania reports that Stephen Curry has been diagnosed with a Grade 1 left hamstring strain and is expected to miss at least a week.
Shams notes that Curry has already been ruled out for Game 2 on Thursday, but the week timeline means he’ll miss Game 3 on Saturday and Game 4 on Monday with a chance to return for Game 5 on Wednesday. This is the first muscle strain of Curry’s career, so how quickly he returns will depend on how he responds to rehab. Fortunately for Golden State, the team came away with a win on the road in Game 1, and two of the next three games will be at home, giving the Warriors a chance to stay alive while their superstar PG is out. Expect Buddy Hield to step into a much larger role on offense while Curry is sidelined. Hield has totaled 57 points across his last two games while stroking a blistering 14-of-18 shots from beyond the arc.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr told reporters Stephen Curry is day-to-day with a hamstring injury and will undergo an MRI on Wednesday.
Kerr relayed that Curry was “crushed” after being forced from the game due to injury. While Kerr described Curry as day-to-day, he also mentioned that the 37-year-old point guard will undergo imaging on Wednesday to determine the severity of the injury. There should be an update on his status at some point prior to Thursday’s Game 2 showdown. With the Warriors taking Game 1 on the road Tuesday, Kerr added that it’s hard to imagine Curry being available for Game 2 on Thursday. With Game 3 Saturday at Golden State, Curry could have more time to rest and recover.
Naz Reid had 19 points (8-of-14 FGs), five rebounds, one assist, one steal, one block and three three-pointers in Game 1 against the Warriors on Tuesday.
Reid briefly left the floor with an apparent leg injury towards the end of the second quarter before returning in the second half. The 25-year-old center played 34 minutes and was the second leading scorer for the Timberwolves in what turned out to be a lackluster game for Minnesota. Reid appeared healthy in the second half and should continue to be counted on for starter-level minutes despite coming off the bench.