Game 81: Celtics at Raptors

Avery Bradley and the Celtics finish off the
regular season tonight.

With heavy hearts, the Celtics (41-39) will carry on and conclude their 81-game regular season north of the border with the Toronto Raptors (32-48).

Doc Rivers told reporters on Sunday that the majority of his regulars would play in Tuesday's game and "some" of them would play Wednesday. After Tuesday's cancellation, I would imagine that Rivers would want his regulars to go a week between games.

Here's a preview:

Projected lineups:

Raptors:
Kyle Lowry
DeMar DeRozan
Rudy Gay
Amir Johnson
Aaron Gray

Celtics:
Avery Bradley
Paul Pierce
Jeff Green
Brandon Bass
Kevin Garnett

Keys to the game:

1. Keeping fishing for bass: Brandon Bass, that is. Bass has been on a roll of late, averaging 15.3 points and 6.2 rebounds while shooting 64% over his last six games. Bass needs to keep on keeping on and continue his solid play going into the playoffs. His success will be crucial to the Celtics' success in the playoffs. Brandon, whatever you're doing now, keep doing it.

2. Iron Man: Jeff Green told reporters at Sunday's practice that playing all 82 games -- this was before the cancellation of Monday's game -- and every playoff game is a goal of his and would be a tremendous accomplishment a year after heart surgery. If Green does play the rest of the way, that would be a phenomenal feat. Here's to Jeff Green.