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Celtics forward Grant Williams required stitches after Game 3
Celtics forward Grant Williams required stitches after Game 3,Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams required a few stitches after he had an accidental on-court run-in with MVP Joel Embiid during Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series.

Celtics forward Grant Williams required stitches after Game 3

While his Boston Celtics teammates were celebrating their Game 3 victory on Friday night, forward Grant Williams was in a dentist’s chair, writes Brian Robb of MassLive. Williams required treatment from the Sixers’ team dentist after Joel Embiid accidentally stepped on the back of his head while chasing a loose ball in the fourth quarter (video link).

“A swollen nose,” Williams said when describing the damage. “That’s about it and stitches in the mouth. I think it was three or four.”

Williams added that he did not need to be checked for a concussion and expects to be ready for action when the series resumes on Sunday. The only change is that he will have some extra protection.

“I thought it would be a smart decision to throw a mouthpiece in there,” he said at Saturday’s practice. “My parents have been getting on me for the past three years for not wearing a mouthpiece. Let’s just say last night didn’t help.”

There’s more on the Celtics:

  • Robert Williams also had an injury scare Friday night, hurting his right arm while saving a loose ball in the fourth quarter, per Souichi Terada of MassLive. Doctors examined his arm after he was taken out of the game and he was subsequently diagnosed with a right forearm contusion. Williams wore a sleeve on the arm on Saturday, but said he was feeling fine. He expects his team to face an even tougher test in Game 4. “We know what we’re coming into,” he said. “The crowd was crazy, we could barely hear each other last night. But the same fight, man. We expect to leave out the game with more scars than yesterday.”
  • Marcus Smart has been listed as questionable for Game 4 with a sprained left ankle, Terada adds in another MassLive story. He was earlier questionable for Game 2 of the series with a chest contusion, but managed to avoid the injury report for Game 3. Blake Griffin, who was a late scratch for Friday’s game because of low back pain, is also questionable for Sunday. The veteran big man hasn’t played yet in the Sixers’ series and made just one brief appearance during the first round.
  • Jaylen Brown‘s defense on James Harden has played a huge role in turning the series around, observes Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports Boston. After Harden’s 45-point outburst in Game 1, the Celtics began using Brown as the primary defender on him. Harden has been limited to 12 and 16 points the last two games, respectively, and shot a combined 5-of-28 from the field in that space.