Hauser (hip) has been listed as questionable for Friday's game against the Pelicans, Taylor Snow of the Celtics' official site reports. After missing the last two games for the Celtics, Hauser could miss a third straight game while dealing with a pinched nerve in his right hip.

The Celtics hit the road in the week before the trade deadline but big decisions loom for the front office before Feb. 6. Let’s take a closer look at who could be on the move for Boston, trade candidates to keep an eye on and much more. If you have any questions for a future mailbag, email [email protected].

Backup Boston Celtics forward Sam Hauser is not the only pro player in his family. His brother Joey also plays within the NBA ecosystem for the Atlanta Hawks developmental squad at the G League level,

The Celtics will do so with likely better health than vs. the Bulls, and against a dinged up Pels squad that has lost four games straight. This should be an easy win for Boston --

Hauser will miss consecutive outings Wednesday with a right hip impingement after sitting out Monday's loss to the Rockets, and he'll aim to return to the Celtics' rotation Friday against the Pelicans.

Boston’s options for adding on that front are quite limited with the assumption they don’t want to touch anyone in the existing rotation. Jaden Springer’s $4 million salary caps what the team can send out for a player in a swap since the Celtics can’t aggregate salaries as a second apron.

New Orleans will try to stop its four-game losing streak when the New Orleans Pelicans play Boston. The teams play Friday for the first time this season.

The Chicago Bulls are on the road for the next three games, starting with a game on Wednesday night against the Boston Celtics. Wednesday's game will be the fou

The Celtics are facing a self-made obstacle, one they should be able to remove from their path just as quickly as they erected it.

Ahead of the primetime matchup, the Celtics and Rockets revealed their official injury reports for Monday night's game. Boston star Derrick White will miss the game due to a shin injury. He was added to the injury report on Sunday and will now miss his third game of the regular season.

The Rockets ruled out wing Cam Whitmore (illness) and have been without starting forward Jabari Smith Jr. since Smith fractured his hand earlier this month. Amen Thompson and Tari Eason, who both missed the first Celtics-Rockets game on Jan. 3, both were available for Houston.

They're the reigning NBA champions, but some members of the Boston Celtics could take a lesson or two on local geography. During a first quarter timeout of last night's game against the Chicago Bulls, the video board at TD Garden showed several members of the Celtics attempting to pronounce the word "Worcester."