“I’m not gonna lie, I didn’t really hear of the term mallet finger until people were telling me I had mallet finger,” Holiday said before the Celtics hosted the Denver Nuggets at TD Garden. “They just told me that I broke my finger.”

The Boston Celtics have not been the perfect picture of health since the All-Star break. They were hoping that that weekend would help their guys rest and prevent some future injuries. Instead, they have had guys miss multiple games due to various injuries.