NEW YORK (AP) — The Boston Celtics are sticking with Al Horford as their starting center for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference ...

To start Game 2, that meant moving him to the bench in favor of the veteran Al Horford. After returning from foot surgery at the beginning of the year, Porzingis’ return has had mixed results.

"Congrats to @Al_Horford of the @celtics for moving into ... Horford started in place of Kristaps Porzingis, who has been dealing with a non-COVID-related illness. After competing against ...

Al Horford has seemingly been over-extended in Porzingis’ absence, playing all 12 minutes in the fourth quarter Wednesday and scoring two points on 1-for-6 shooting. Horford, 38, added just five ...

Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis for their vital contributions in Sunday’s Game 4 win over the Magic. The head coach’s highest compliment, however, was reserved for 38-year-old Al Horford.

Ultimately, he headed to the back again and did not play in the second half with Al Horford starting his place. Porzingis missed eight straight games with a viral illness back in March that sapped ...

But Porzingis will not start Game 2. Instead, Boston will go with Al Horford at center, alongside Jrue Holiday, Derrick White, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown Porzingis was 0 for 4 in 13 minutes of ...