ORLANDO, Fla. — The Celtics will officially be shorthanded in Game 3 against the Magic at the Kia Center. That was expected considering they had three starters on the injury report, but the extent of who they would be without was still up in the air. However, it’s mostly good news as their two All-Stars are ready to go.

Brown was drafted in the first round by the Celtics in 2016 as the third overall pick. The 6-foot-6 shooting guard was named Finals MVP last season when the Celtics defeated the Mavericks in five games. During the 2023-24 postseason, Brown played in 19 games and averaged 23.9 points per game.

Playing without superstar Jayson Tatum in Game 2 against the Orlando Magic, the Boston Celtics answered the physicality of Orlando, with a tough, fought out victory. Although Boston never got their lead to a wide gap,