Jaylen Brown Injury Report: Will the Celtics' star guard play tonight against the Knicks in Playoff Game 6?

The Boston Celtics will take on the New York Knicks tonight in Game 6 of the Round 2 playoff series. The Knicks will enter the iconic Madison Square Garden with a 3-2 lead. They will get the opportunity to close out the series once again tonight. While the Celtics were able to summon their best in Game 5 to push the tie to Game 6, it will be intriguing to see whether they will be able to ride on the momentum and draw level with New York. The defending champions played Game 5 without their premier forward, Jayson Tatum. They still managed to win handsomely. In the absence of Tatum, Jaylen Brown emerged as a standout player. He scored 26 points and was a leading contributor after Derrick White. He will be expected to repeat the heroics tonight. However, to have any sort of impact, he will have to be fit and remain available to play. To know his status for the game, one would have to check the Boston Celtics injury report.

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Jaylen Brown Injury Report

Jaylen Brown is not listed in the injury report released by the Celtics ahead of Game 6 against the Knicks. Therefore, Brown will certainly be in the starting lineup.

Jaylen Brown has been one of the driving forces behind the Celtics' continued success. He has been averaging 22.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game this season. While these numbers are decent, he can notch a much bigger figure.

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Boston Celtics Injury Report

Jayson Tatum will remain out due to the Achilles injury. Aside from Tatum, no other member of the Boston Celtics squad is listed on the injury list. As for the Knicks, Precious Achiuwa is marked as "questionable" for the game due to an ankle injury.

The battle between the heavyweights has lived up to the expectations till now, and there is no reason to believe that it will not produce a cracker of a contest in Game 6. With all to look forward to, let's see who comes out on top tonight in the Knicks vs Celtics game 6 showdown.