Celtics center Robert Williams to miss Monday night’s Game 4 against Bucks with sore knee – The Boston Globe


“It’s not unexpected to have this after surgery, but it has hurt sometimes and today I’m a little more irritated than usual,” Udoka said. “So they took a look at it, tried to warm it up. But between other games, he has had some natural pain and today he was a little worse”.

Williams shook off the rust a bit in two games against Brooklyn, but had started to get back in shape during this series. In the first three games he averaged 8.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.7.

grant williams started on Monday, and the center of the third rope Daniel Teis He was expected to play a larger role off the bench. Theis started all nine games Robert Williams missed after surgery and scored 22 points in Boston’s April 7 loss to the Bucks.

“He held it down while [Williams] he was out and specifically he can come back to the Milwaukee game, one of the last games of the year, he played extremely well here,” Udoka said. “So, he’s a guy that we, I wouldn’t say an insurance policy with, but a guy that we feel very comfortable connecting with in situations. He’s obviously different than Rob, but he shouldn’t miss a beat with some of the stuff that he does at both ends.”

Ime Udoka fourth in Coach of the Year voting

Celtics first-year coach Udoka finished fourth in NBA Coach of the Year voting, the league announced Monday.

Udoka received one first-place vote, five second-place votes, and 26 third-place votes, giving him a total of 46 points from the 100-member media panel. He ended up behind the Suns coach Monty Williams (458 points), Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins (270) and Heat coach erik spoelstra (72).

It’s a remarkable accomplishment for Udoka, whose Celtics were working under .500 in January before jumping to the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a surprising turnaround. This is Udoka’s first year as head coach at any level.

Coaches have shared the story

dollar coach mike budenholzer he was an assistant for the Spurs during Udoka’s last two seasons as a player there, and the pair spent one season together as members of by Gregg Popovich staff before Budenholzer was hired to coach the Hawks in 2013-14.

“Just to see him behind the scenes, how meticulous he was about things,” Udoka said. “We all have different personalities as coaches, but Brett Brown I was there too and I went to Philly, so I interned with them my first year with Pop, obviously. I just found out how quirky and different he is and got to know him well. But to see how he works behind the scenes, and some of the discussions with him were classic.”

Udoka said that Popovich liked verbal fights that included Budenholzer and Brown. Since it was his first year as a coach, Udoka was mostly silent.

“[Budenholzer is] a guy who thinks he knows everything,” said Udoka, smiling.

classifying the noise

Udoka usually calls out plays during the course of a game, but a noisy arena like Fiserv Forum can make that a challenge. so save white derrick He said the Celtics sometimes adjust on the fly.

“It’s a bit of both,” White said. “Whether it’s a fast break or after a free kick or whatever, we’re just trying to get into our stuff a little bit quicker, conveying what the coaching staff is saying to everyone. He’s obviously going to be stronger in this arena, so just make sure we’re on the same page.”


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