An undisclosed illness has sideline Porzingis, and Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla had no update on the the big man's recovery progress. Jaylen Brown (knee) also sat out.

The Boston Celtics have had to play multiple games in a row without their starting center, but they might be close to getting him back.

Big man Kristaps Porzingis has missed each of the Boston Celtics ' last seven games due to an illness. In those games, the Celtics are 5-2. However, it is clear that they would much rather have the Latvian native healthy and available to play.