The Boston Celtics took care of business on Thursday night, taking down the Kevin Durant-less Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center, 109-98. Boston was also short-handed entering the matchup with both Jaylen Brown and Al Horford, among others, sidelined.

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has provided a timely update on the status of Brown. The first-year shot-caller was unable to provide a timetable for Brown's right adductor injury, but it doesn't sound like Mazzulla is overly concerned with the issue:

“It's sore,” Mazzulla said. “I'm not sure what the timeline is. (I) just know that he tried to give it a go today and wasn't able to do it. So, we'll know more probably in the next couple of days how he responds.”

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According to the Celtics coach, he expects Brown to be out for “a week or so,” which is actually an optimistic timeline. There was some fear that Brown sustained a significant injury here, but it seems that this just isn't the case.

Be that as it may, Boston will need to navigate their next few games without their second-best player in the lineup. Tatum will need to do the heavy lifting yet again for the Celtics with a back-to-back set against the Charlotte Hornets coming up on Saturday and Monday. After that, the Celtics face off against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors in a rematch of last season's Finals. That marquee matchup is slated for next Thursday, so Jaylen Brown still has a shot of being available for that highly-anticipated contest.