Al Horford (back) sitting Monday for Celtics
Boston Celtics forward/center Al Horford (back) is out Monday against the Charlotte Hornets.
What It Means:
Horford will once again sit out the second leg of a back-to-back. After a scoreless effort on November 21, Horford scored between 13-14 points the last three games on 16-of-21 field goals and 9-of-10 3-pointers. Luke Kornet, Noah Vonleh, Blake Griffin, and Grant Williams could see additional minutes on Monday with Horford sidelined.
Horford is averaging 31.2 minutes per game this season with a 12.5% usage rate. Per numberFire's NBA Heat Map, the Celtics' implied total (118.0) is No. 5 out of 20 active teams today.
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