On New Year's Eve, six-time All-Defensive Teamer Jrue Holiday rejoined the Boston Celtics after a four-game absence. The two-time All-Star had been dealing with a right shoulder impingement. Boston responded with one of its best defensive efforts this season,

Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday are both on the Celtics' injury report ahead of their final game of 2024 against the Raptors.

Mazzulla said before the game that Holiday and Porzingis are getting better every day, but wouldn’t provide specific details on their timetable or the seriousness of their shoulder and ankle