With Holiday back, the expectation here is the Celtics still go nine players deep in their rotation in this series, at least to start. The Celtics had great success in the regular season against the Knicks with their double bigs and the Knicks personnel shouldn’t scare Joe Mazzulla away from using one of their best lineups all year.

Holiday has suffered a string of minor injuries this season, including a mallet finger on his shooting hand. However, the Celtics can look on the bright side that none of his ailments have been connected, making them all stand-alone issues.

The Boston Celtics were able to stay alive on Wednesday with a big win at home in Game 5 over the Knicks. It was their first game since Jayson Tatum suffered a torn Achilles. Even without Tatum, the Celtics were able to execute offensively at home.

The Cavaliers are also down 1-0 in their second-round series to the Pacers, but they're also dealing with multiple injury issues.