BOSTON — Details on Kristaps Porziu0146u0123is’ injury remained scarce on Wednesday afternoon as the Celtics prepared to begin life without him starting with Game 5. All Joe Mazzulla and his players knew is that he’ll miss at least the next week with a calf strain, but avoided a far more devastating Achilles tear when he stumbled while setting a screen in the second quarter on Monday.
“Obviously, he’s a real dynamic player and provides a lot of mismatches and probably some nightmares for the other team,” Sam Hauser said at shootaround. “Those are tough shoes to fill, but I think collectively, we can fill them in a different way.