Concerning. The Celtics have put themselves in a strong position to close out the Finals. Boston is plus-25 in the 44 minutes Porzingis has played in this series, and is even in the 52 minutes he has not. It was already going to be a challenge to control this series on the road the way Boston did in the first two games at TD Garden, but the difficulty level just went up with Porzingis' uncertain status.
Perplexing. Maybe that's because the Celtics' announcement used a bunch of big words that I didn't learn during my eight-year college tenure to describe the injury. I was also a bit confused by Mazzulla calling it a "serious injury" but Porzingis being listed as day-to-day. It's also unfortunately ironic, considering how injuries were a big factor in Porzingis' disappointing Dallas tenure -- and that he hasn't played a game at American Airlines Center since being traded at the 2022 deadline.
A reminder. As bleak as things might have seemed after falling down 2-0 in Boston, the Mavericks played the Celtics tight down the stretch of Game 2 and had a chance for a late lead if not for missed free throws and a late turnover.
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