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By Justin Grasso
Contributing Sports Writer
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The Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat are set to battle it out on Wednesday, April 1.
Heading into the game, the Celtics' injury report revealed some good news on the Jayson Tatum front.
After Tatum missed the team's recent action against the Atlanta Hawks, he has been removed from the injury report. Barring any unexpected changes, Tatum is on pace to return to the court again.
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Prior to the Atlanta game, which resulted in a 113-102 Celtics loss, Tatum had been on an absence since making his season debut on March 6.
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Coming off an Achilles tear, Tatum's return to action has been highly impressive.
In 11 games, Tatum has averaged 31.0 minutes per game. The veteran forward is producing 20.9 points per game, along with 9.1 rebounds per game and 4.2 assists per game. Although Tatum has been struggling with his shot lately, hitting on 39.9% of his shots, the veteran forward has remained productive as the Celtics thrive down the stretch of the year.
Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat Full Injury Report
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Both teams have quite a few names on the report.
The Celtics have Ron Harper Jr., Max Shulga, John Tonje, and Amari Williams all questionable. Nikola Vucevic is the only player who is certainly ruled out.
On the Heat's side, Terry Rozier and Norman Powell are already ruled out. Powell is dealing with an illness. Andrew Wiggins is questionable, as he deals with a toe injury.
Meanwhile, Pelle Larsson, Nikola Jovic, and Jaime Jaquez are all listed, but they are considered available.
The Celtics and the Heat are slated for a 7:30 PM ET tip.
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