Robert Williams is questionable for Game 5

Keith Smith: Robert Williams is once again listed as questionable for NBA Finals Game 5.
Source: Twitter @KeithSmithNBA

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John Karalis @John_Karalis
Standard Celtics injury report: Robert Williams questionable with left knee soreness – 7:45 PM Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
The Celtics once again say Robert Williams is questionable for Game 5 with left knee soreness. – 7:43 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Robert Williams is once again listed as questionable for NBA Finals Game 5. – 7:43 PM Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
Can Robert Williams win Finals MVP?!?
@talkhoops & @Amin Elhassan think he has as good a case as anyone 🏆
#NBAFinals | #AllAbout18 pic.twitter.com/ozundqIsBj – 5:43 PM Chris Forsberg @ChrisForsberg_
Robert Williams isn’t sure if he tweaked his knee jumping or landing late in Game 4 but says he’s feeling better now. He’s relieved to have more of his usual explosion the past couple games and feels more himself. – 4:46 PM Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Ime Udoka says the Celtics are hopeful Rob Williams can play tomorrow, and that they watched the film and never found a clear moment where he hurt his knee.
Looked like it may have happened landing from a contest around the 5 minute mark of the fourth quarter. – 4:22 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Injury updates ahead of Game 5
-Steph Curry said his foot feels “great”
-Robert Williams tweaked his knee and asked to come out of Game 4, but Celtics are “optimistic” he will be available tomorrow night, per Udoka – 4:21 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Ime Udoka said Rob Williams did tweak his knee during Game 4, but he doesn’t know when it happened.
Udoka added that Williams is “feeling better” with the days off and that he anticipates him being “good to go” for Game 5. – 4:21 PM Jay King @ByJayKing
Ime Udoka said Robert Williams “didn’t do a specific thing” that bothered him before he started hobbling the other night. He’s feeling better and Udoka is optimistic he’ll be good to go in Game 5. – 4:20 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
We’ll hear from Ime Udoka momentarily, as the Celtics start media availability prior to NBA Finals Game 5.
Yes, I assume there will be some sort of update (non-update?) on Robert Williams. – 4:16 PM

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“I think the narrative gets shifted to Curry and what he’s doing,” Udoka said. “But in our wins and losses, they are scoring the same points. A lot has been reliant on our offense, to your point, in the fourth quarter. But even throughout the game, we had several opportunities, being up five, six, seven, and poor offense or turnovers let them back in the game. The difference in the game that we stretched the lead was we took advantage of those opportunities. We were solid. And against this team, anytime you run some poor offense, turn the ball over, live ball turnovers, let them get out, we know how quickly they can get back in the game.” -via ESPN / June 12, 2022 “I feel like they’re just disciplined. That’s where that maturity comes in,” Grant Williams said of the Warriors. “They’ve been here many times before, so they try not to beat themselves, even if they do have one or two breakdowns or turnovers that lead to open baskets, they still execute and do what they need to do… “I feel like that maturity side of things in the sense of like discipline and that’s where the difference has been, less so adjustments and everything else.” -via NBC Sports / June 12, 2022 “I feel like we haven’t been the most disciplined team this series between the two teams, but that’s something where we can improve and really make some improvements on,” Grant Williams says. -via NBC Sports / June 12, 2022