After jumping out to a huge early lead in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Boston Celtics, the Washington Wizards were dealt a huge blow when forward Markieff Morris suffered an ugly-looking ankle injury.

Following a made jumper midway through the second quarter, Morris landed awkwardly on Celtics forward Al Horford's foot and went down in obvious pain.

Morris made the ensuing free throw before exiting the game and wasn't able to return, hurting the Wizards' ability to hold off the surging Celtics in the 123-111 loss.

However, after the game, Morris updated his status, defiantly telling ESPN.com that he fully expects to be ready to play in Tuesday's Game 2:

"For sure," said Morris. "Hell yeah. It ain't broke. It's what I do."

Morris scored five points and grabbed three rebounds in 11 minutes of action before his injury and was a force defensively.

Wizards star point guard John Wall acknowledged that the team has a different attitude and more options when Morris is on the court:

"We lose a lot of aggression, a guy who can space the floor for us, the way they switch a lot, he can post up, score in the post for us, and take the pressure off me and Brad [Beal] at times," said Wall. "Like we say, when somebody goes down, it's the next man up. We just couldn't make shots. We had a lot of opportunities and we just fell short."

Though Wall finished with 20 points and a whopping 16 assists, he also committed a game-high eight turnovers to hamper the Wizards' comeback efforts in the second half. Bradley Beal led Washington with 27 points.

With Morris out, the Wizards simply couldn't stop the Celtics' balanced offensive effort, watching as star point guard Isaiah Thomas scored a game-high 33 points while dishing out nine assists.

However, Morris's absence was most keenly felt against Horford, who finished with 21 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds in a near-triple-double.

Though Morris expects to be ready to play on Tuesday, the Wizards will have to wait and see how he's feeling on Monday. If Morris did indeed sprain his ankle on the second-quarter play, oftentimes sprained ankles are much more painful the day after the injury occurs.

Plus, coach Scott Brooks will have a decision to make on the talented forward if he's not able to play at 100 percent. Would a limited Morris be a better option than Kelly Oubre Jr. or one of the Wizards' other bench players?

That answer may not be known until Tuesday's Game 2 tips off in Boston.