Celtics' Avery Bradley (Achilles) taking a seat against Knicks

Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley (Achilles) will not play against the New York Knicks on Wednesday.

What It Means:

The Celtics are likely just taking it easy with Bradley as he comes back from an Achilles injury. Marcus Smart is in line to make his 15th start of the year.

Smart is averaging 11.4 points, 4.5 assists, 3.9 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.4 3-pointers in 33.8 minutes per game as a starter this season.