The Boston Celtics announced Thursday that neither Paul Pierce nor Kevin Garnett will play in Friday's visit to the Miami Heat.

As expected, both players traveled with the team for a brief two-game road trip, but neither will dress for the first night of a back-to-back because of sore ankles. Garnett sat out eight games because of left ankle inflammation before playing the past two contests for Boston; Pierce has missed two games recently because of sore ankles.