How Far Can the Celtics Go Without Kristaps Porzingis?

[fireford]

Calf strain has Kristaps Porzingis missing several games. How far can Celtics go without him?

Celtics' Kristaps Porzingis to miss time with calf strain

Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis is expected to miss a minimum of several games with a right soleus strain suffered in Game 4, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

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[mauconnfan]

21-4 regular season without him I believe. I mean I think they need him but maybe not.

 

[Husky25]

21-4 regular season without him I believe. I mean I think they need him but maybe not.

One of those wins was a blow out vs. Orlando as well.

Rooting for The Magic tomorrow so their second round won't begin until Tuesday, at the earliest. Game 6 is in Orlando and the home team has won every game in the series. Another mark in Orlando's favor tomorrow is that Jerrett Allen is a GTD and may not play.

Be that as it may, KP might be out for most, if not all, of the entire second round, but the way the Celts framed it last night, he's not done for the season. They should make the Conference Final, no matter if they play Cleveland or Orlando. As an aside, the home team has won every game Boston has played with both Cleveland and Orlando as well. Boston is 2-1 vs. both.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I don't think they can beat Denver without him, but he'll be back by then. The teams in the east are all either also injured or are dysfunctional. This stretch is where it paid to rest Al most of the year.

 

[Waquoit]

I think they can make it to the Finals without him. Don't think they can win. But maybe Tatum can go sick.

 

[Husky25]

These guys understand that Porzingas has played a game and a half in the last 45 days, right?