The Boston Celtics (19-7) will welcome a familiar face back to TD Garden when they host the Charlotte Hornets (13-19) on Sunday night.
Terry Rozier returns for his first regular-season game in Boston since leaving the C's for the Hornets in free agency over the summer. The ex-Celtics guard is having a solid season a starter with Charlotte, entering Sunday averaging 17.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game.
The Celtics once again will be without Marcus Smart, Gordon Hayward, Robert Williams, and Vincent Poirier as they look to extend their win streak to three games. They blew out the Detroit Pistons in their last game on Friday, 114-93.
As for the Hornets, they fell to the Utah Jazz on Saturday, 114-107. Rozier contributed 29 points in the loss.
Be sure to tune into NBC Sports Boston for Celtics Pregame Live at 5:30 p.m. ET, followed by the game at 6 p.m. ET or stream it via the MyTeams app.
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BEFORE THE GAME: At 5:30 p.m., Celtics Pregame Live presented by TD Bank gets you ready for the game with reports from Kyle Draper, Mike Gorman, Tommy Heinsohn, Brian Scalabrine, A. Sherrod Blakely, Chris Forsberg, and Abby Chin. Watch on NBC Sports Boston or click here for the live stream.
AT HALFTIME: Tune in to watch a breakdown of the first two quarters on Halftime Live presented by Ace Ticket. Watch on NBC Sports Boston or click here for the live stream.
AFTER THE GAME: As soon as the game ends, tune to Celtics Postgame Live presented by New England Ford for analysis, commentary and player reaction. Watch on NBC Sports Boston or click here for the live stream.
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