What It Means:

With Bradley out for another four games, Jaylen Brown will continue to have to step up for Boston. Bradley has been experiencing some soreness during workouts, so that may have prompted them to rule him out of this trip. The Celtics have been playing it cautious with their starting shooting guard for a while, but with Boston continuing to win, there isn't much point in bringing him back until he is fully healthy.

Bradley is averaging 17.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.3 steals over 34.9 minutes per game. He owns a career-best .545 effective field goal percentage and a -0.5 nERD, which ranks 257th in the NBA.