Boston.com · Jun 17, 2024
Celtics’ Kristaps Porzingis is ‘available’ for Game 5, expected to play
Kristaps Porzingis is expected to play in Game 5 on Monday. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)For the second straight game, Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis has been deemed “available” to play in a potential clinching game for Boston.
But it remains to be seen just how much of a workload the 7-foot-2 center can handle on Monday night at TD Garden.
Speaking ahead of Boston’s latest matchup against the Dallas Mavericks, Joe Mazzulla acknowledged that Porzingis is expected to log at least some minutes on the parquet floor.
“He’s available. Expecting to see him tonight,” Mazzulla said of Porzingis, adding that the talented center is not expected to be on a minutes restriction for Game 5.