Links & Quotes: Al Horford is back to full strength

Al Horford is no longer on a minutes restriction and he’s starting to look and feel like his old self (rather than his OLD looking self). via the Globe

“I’ve been feeling much better over the past couple weeks,” Horford said. “Therefore, my minutes are also up and it just feels good to have no restrictions on the court. Longer minutes help me. I feel like it helps our team.”

This is peak Al Horford here. He’s like a 5 tool baseball player. He plays defense, runs the break, and makes a great pass for a transition bucket.

This is only possible now because the Celtics took the cautious approach with him earlier in the season. As Jay King details here:

The Celtics know they need Horford at or near…