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 Celtics ruled out Kristaps Porzingis and Jaylen Brown for Friday night’s game in Miami, but Porzingis took a notable step toward returning from his viral illness.

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.