Celtics and Kristaps Porzingis can push a large souf of relief. Even if Derrick White and Al Horford missed the call tonight, Boston had the pleasure of finding KP in his ranks, and the Latvian interior reassured by delivering a full match with 24 points at 9/16 shooting.
His return was starting to be impatiently awaited while the playoffs will start in a month. But it is above all the nature of its unavailability, a mysterious disease, which questioned. After the victory won on the Brooklyn prosecution, the interested party said that he too was afraid that something serious happens to him.
“I have never been so sick in my life”,, he said “I spent a week staying at home, trying to recover. After each training session, Boom, it was again a big fall. I was really tired. It was not normal (…). It comes from ideas on what it could be, something heavier. I just hoped that it was not that. Fortunately, that was not the case. ”
Master of the last quarter
This night, he dissipated all the doubts by delivering a performance full of energy, despite a little outdoor waste (1/7), even going so far as to play all the last quarter to finish at 32 minutes.
Above all, Boston plays differently when it is there with more options to build his attack. He notably offered himself a great series by scoring 10 points in a row, with in particular a 2+1 then by registering his only 3-point of the match, before finishing in the Dunk for a basket which contributed to the Nets definitively.
“It's great to have it back”was delighted by Joe Mazzulla, who now has a good month to restore the machine on the way. “At the start of the fourth quarter, I found that he put us in great position to win. He did his job perfectly near the circle, on both sides of the prosecution ”.
The relief has been up to the uncertainty that has surrounded its case for two weeks. In euphoria, KP also wanted to greet the fans for their support on social networks.
“I saw on social networks that people wanted to know what was going on, why I was absent for so long”he added. “Obviously, it was frustrating for me, to be sick and repeatedly unavailable. Like: 'This guy is not able to play despite an illness?' But I wanted people to know that I will never refuse to play for a cough. If I am absent due to illness, it must be because I cannot help the team. I received a lot of support in return, it was really nice. I always appreciate the support of Celtics fans and my home ”.
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| Kristaps Porzingis | Percentage | Rebound | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | Lf | Off | Def | Early | PD | Fte | Int | COP | Ct | Pts |
| 2015-1 | Nyk | 72 | 28 | 42.1 | 33.3 | 83.8 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 14.3 |
| 2016-17 | Nyk | 66 | 33 | 45.0 | 35.7 | 78.6 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 18.1 |
| 2017-18 | Nyk | 48 | 32 | 43.9 | 39.5 | 79.3 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 22.7 |
| 2019-20 | Dal | 57 | 32 | 42.7 | 35.2 | 79.9 | 1.8 | 7.7 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 20.4 |
| 2020-21 | Dal | 43 | 31 | 47.6 | 37.6 | 85.5 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 20.1 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 51 | 29 | 45.9 | 31.0 | 86.7 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 20.2 |
| 2021-22 * | Dal | 34 | 30 | 45.1 | 28.3 | 86.5 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 19.2 |
| 2021-22 * | Wast | 17 | 28 | 47.5 | 36.7 | 87.1 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 22.1 |
| 2022-23 | Wast | 65 | 33 | 49.8 | 38.5 | 85.1 | 1.8 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 23.2 |
| 2023-24 | Bos | 57 | 30 | 51.6 | 37.5 | 85.8 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 20.1 |
| 2024-25 | Bos | 33 | 29 | 47.7 | 39.4 | 81.3 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 19.1 |
| Total | 492 | 31 | 46.1 | 36.3 | 83.0 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 19.6 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = minutes; Shots = successful shots / tempted shots; 3pts = 3-point / 3-point attempted; LF = Successful free throws / tempted free throws; Off = offensive rebound; Def = defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; PD = assists; FTE: Personal faults; Int = interceptions; BP = lost bullets; CT: against; Pts = points.
