The Boston Celtics make the trip to Tennessee’s FedEx Forum to play a banged-up Memphis Grizzlies ball club with former Boston floor general Marcus Smart out with a sprained ankle as they hope to push their current win streak — currently tied at 5 games with the Sacramento Kings — to an NBA-leading 6 victories.
If you happen to be looking for a way to watch the on-court action live on cable television or a local or national online streaming service that carries the game, keep reading while we get you up to speed on everything else you need to know about the game. Along with player injuries and likely starters for both teams, we of course will have how to watch it listed below.
Let’s begin with the players available to play.
Celtics Lab 227: On Boston's early trends 10 games into the 2023-24 season with Drew Carter https://t.co/UpHbBi8EkA pic.twitter.com/MIcUrzfcWD
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) November 15, 2023
Injuries of note
For Boston, only Jaylen Brown (adductor) is questionable.
For Memphis, no new report had been released at the time of writing, but recently, Steven Adams (knee), Brandon Clarke (Achilles), and Marcus Smart (ankle) were out, with Jake LaRavia (eye), Xavier Tillman, Sr. (knee), and Luke Kennard (knee) were day-to-day.
Al Horford is doing 'whatever I can to help our group' as a starter, or off the bench https://t.co/jfXKlHaXoX pic.twitter.com/Erm22SAFBs
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) November 16, 2023
Likely starting lineups
Boston Celtics
- Jrue Holiday
- Derrick White
- Jaylen Brown
- Jayson Tatum
- Kristaps Porzingis
Memphis Grizzlies
- Jacon Gilyard
- Desmond Bane
- John Konchar
- Jaren Jackson, Jr.
- Bismack Biyombo
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— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) November 16, 2023
How to watch or stream
Here’s when you should tune in to see the game:
- Date: 11/17/23
- Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
- TV Channel: NBC Sports Boston
Ex-Celtic Marcus Smart on adapting to Grizzlies life, watching his former team excel https://t.co/weiRzHM2XR pic.twitter.com/C4dww9mDfP
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) November 16, 2023
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