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Celtics at Bucks: Money on the Floor, March 2, 2026
Tatum has seemingly reached the final checkpoint in his recovery from May 12 surgery to repair his right Achilles tendon. At this point, Charania notes that the star forward's main focus will be putting together "a number of practices and scrimmages" to rebuild his conditioning and increase the strength of his calves. Though Tatum has been non-committal about playing this season, all signs point to the 27-year-old suiting up at some point in March once he stacks up more on-court sessions and feels confident in the integrity of his right leg. The 38-20 Celtics have already been able to keep themselves near the top of the Eastern Conference standings amid Tatum's ongoing absence, but the late-season addition of the six-time All-Star would surely boost the club's odds of making a deep playoff run.
Brown ended Sunday's 114-98 victory over Philadelphia with 27 points (9-17 FG, 2-6 3 Pt, 7-7 FT), eight rebounds and eight assists across 38 minutes, but he woke up under the weather and will be held out for the second leg of this back-to-back set. With Brown sitting, the Celtics could rely more on Payton Pritchard, Baylor Scheierman and Hugo Gonzalez.
It's well-deserved night off for Queta, who went off for a career-high 27 points during Sunday's win over the 76ers. Nikola Vucevic figures to draw his first start Monday since joining the Celtics ahead of the trade deadline, and Luka Garza should step into the backup center role in the absence of Queta.
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