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There's growing optimism that Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis could make his return to these Eastern Conference playoffs against the Indiana Pacers as soon as Game 4 on Monday, sources told ESPN.
Porzingis has been making progress from a soleus strain of his right calf, accelerating his on-court ramp up and increasing his fitness to make his conference finals debut possible once the best-of-seven series returns to Indianapolis, sources said.
Porzingis -- out since suffering the injury in Game 4 against the Miami Heat on April 30 -- missed the entirety of a five-game conference semifinals series victory over Cleveland and will miss the opening of these conference finals in Boston on Tuesday night.