Celtics' Stevens says Crowder will miss 'a couple of weeks' with ankle sprain

The Boston Celtics will be without Jae Crowder for approximately two weeks, according to head coach Brad Stevens. Crowder suffered a high ankle sprain in Friday's loss to the Houston Rockets.

Losing the scrappy forward for any prolonged period is a significant blow to the Celtics, who are hanging on to third place in the East by a small margin over the Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets.

Crowder had played in 164 straight contests dating back to 2013-14. The combo forward, who has found his groove since arriving in Boston in last season's Rajon Rondo trade, is having a career year in scoring (14.4 points per game), rebounding (5.1), and 3-point shooting (34.8 percent).