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“Assuming he’s fine (Tuesday) I don’t expect a huge minutes restriction or anything like that for Boston,” Kerr said after Monday’s game.

Kerr will be in the spotlight himself, coming to Boston for the first time since the 2024 Olympics. Kerr coached Team USA to a gold medal, but did so without much help from Jayson Tatum, who averaged 17.1 minutes per game. match in France and did not appear in two competitions.

Kerr will also speak to the media for the first time after the candidate he supported, Democrat Kamala Harris, lost the election to Donald Trump.

Golden State’s aging core includes 34-year-old Draymond Green, who played his best game of the season against Washington on Monday, finishing with a season-high 18 points to go along with eight rebounds and five assists.

Green is still a defensive monster in his 13th season, leading the Warriors to the second-best defensive rating in the league (102.1). Golden State is fourth in team blocks per game (6.4) and steals per match (9.7) from Tuesday.

Jaylen Brown will be out with a hip flexor, an injury that has kept him out of Boston’s last two games (both wins).

The Warriors announced that second-year guard Brandin Podziemski will sit out with an illness. The Celtics drafted first-round pick Baylor Scheierman from Maine before the game.

Here is your preview.

When: Wednesday, 7.30 p.m

Where: TD Garden, Boston

TV, radio: ESPN, NBCSB, WBZ-FM 98.5

Line: Boston -7. O/O: 229.5.

WARRIORS

Season record: 6-1. vs. spread: 6-1. Above/below: 4-3

Last 10 games: 7-3. vs. spread: 6-4. Above/below: 5-5

CELTIC

Season record: 7-1. vs. spread: 5-3. Above/below: 3-4, 1 press

Last 10 games: 8-2. vs. spread: 6-4. Above/below: 3-6, 1 press

Today’s stats: The Celtics lead the NBA in 3-pointers with 152, and the Warriors are tied for third with 115.

Notes: Brown is averaging 25.7 points and 7.2 rebounds per game this season. He has missed 14 games since the start of the 2023-24 season, and Boston won all 14. … Tatum carried the Boston offense against the Hawks on Monday by scoring 28 points, 26 of which came in the first half. Tatum has been the leading scorer in six of Boston’s eight games. “He found advantages because he created space,” Mazzulla said. “He got a couple in transition. He drove. He had a good balance of shooting threes and driving in the first half and then they started hitting and then he just made plays.” … “I know this is a Finals game from a couple of years ago,” Tatum said before the game. “From the standpoint of getting to play those guys, we’ve had a lot of games over the last couple year. So of course it will be fun.”

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