Los Boston Celtics They emerged alive from the important challenge posed by the Indiana Pacers, which at times made them miss the presence of Kristaps Porzingis, the main reference of his interior game throughout the season. The good news, in addition to the victory, is that within the Massachusetts franchise there is optimism regarding the player’s upcoming return to the court.
Injured and out of the playoffs since the fourth game of the first round against the Miami Heatthe Latvian power forward seems to be recovering satisfactorily from his right calf muscle injury.
The player has already participated with the rest of his teammates in training, progressively increasing his workload with the aim of returning to action as soon as possible.
As reported by Adrian Wojnarowski last night, the date on the calendar for Porzingis’ return is next Monday, for the fourth game of the Eastern Conference Finals of the NBA this 2024. Almost a month will have passed since the Latvian suffered the physical mishap on April 30, although Boston’s position is not to risk more than necessary and delay the return even further if the sensations are not optimal.
“Celtics won’t rush Porzingis’ returnand they want to continue being conservative in his recovery, but sources indicate that he is closer to returning,” Woj points out in his piece on ESPN.
Porzingis, one of the big additions of the season in Boston last summer, has provided a unique impact on both ends of the court and averaged 20 points and 7.2 rebounds per game this regular season. Yesu 44.3% percentage received defending opponents inside the paint is the best percentage in the league for those players who defended more than 500 shots in the zone, according to Second Spectrum.
Before the start of the tie, several teammates in Boston shared good feelings about Porzingis’ recovery. “He is in a good place, working hard every day to recover as quickly as possible. “He is there in everything, we cannot underestimate the great effort he is making to return on time,” he praised. Joe Mazzulla, His trainer. “He is great, very active, present in every training session, making sure to stay involved in group huddles and staying mentally alert, Although on a physical level it is not yet there, on a mental level it is, and that is a great sign,” celebrated Jaylen Brown, hero for the Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Finals.
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2024-05-22 08:00:41
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