This much is certain: The Celtics are going to need Holiday at his best come the postseason and that journey through June. Anyone who saw Donovan Mitchell drop 41 points on the Celtics’ heads last Friday — including 26 in the second half — knows that the well-rounded Cavaliers are as legitimate as their 50-10 record suggests.

There's a chance the Boston Celtics could be back at full strength when the Portland Trail Blazers come to town Wednesday night.

Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday gave an update on his injured hand Sunday afternoon. Prior to the team's tilt against the Denver Nuggets, Holiday shared he was just as surprised by the diagnosis as anyone else.

“I’m not gonna lie, I didn’t really hear of the term mallet finger until people were telling me I had mallet finger,” Holiday said before the Celtics hosted the Denver Nuggetts at TD Garden. “They just told me that I broke my finger.”

The Boston Celtics will be facing off against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday and they will be missing a few players. Boston has ruled out both star point guard Jrue Holiday and center Kristaps Porzingis for this game against Denver.

Should veteran Boston Celtics combo guard Jrue Holiday be ranked in the NBA's top 30 players? If you are among the fans of the team who believe that the UCLA alum ought to be, the folks behind a recent top 100 NBA players for the 2024-25 regular season at CBS Sports came pretty close to agreeing with you.

Jrue Holiday has missed seven of the Boston Celtics‘ last ten games. The veteran guard is dealing with a mallet finger and has also struggled with a shoulder impingement in recent weeks.However, according to CLNS Media’s Bobby Manning,

Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu (11) shoots the ball while Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (8) and guard Jrue Holiday (4) look on during the first half at TD Garden.