Jrue Holiday is off the injury report for Game 1 of the Celtics’ second-round series against the Knicks, Brian Robb of Masslive.com reports.
The Celtics issued a clean injury report on Sunday, signaling they’ll be at full strength when they take the court for Monday’s home contest..
Holiday missed the final three games of Boston’s first-round series against Orlando due to a strained hamstring injury.
Holiday will likely be matched up defensively against the Knicks’ top offensive threat, Jalen Brunson. Brunson averaged 26.3 points and 5.8 assists against the Celtics this season but Boston swept the four-game season series.
Holiday, who won the NBA’s annual Sportsmanship Award, averaged 11.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.1 steals during the regular season while starting 62 games. The point average was his lowest since his rookie season but he’s a steadying force. Holiday was instrumental in Boston’s title run last season, averaging 13.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists while committing just 1.5 turnovers per contest.