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Celtics' Kristaps Porzingis (calf) to play off bench in Game 1 Thursday; Al Horford to start at center

The Boston Celtics will not start Kristaps Porzingis (calf) in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, Shams Charania reports.

What It Means

Porzingis may not have a minutes restriction in his return to the court, but the Celtics will still have him play off of the bench for Game 1 of the Finals. Al Horford will get the start in his stead, as he has done since the end of April.

Horford is projected for 21.3 FanDuel points in tonight's tilt, with 7.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 2.5 assists. Porzingis was initially projected for 34.6 FanDuel points over 29.2 minutes of action, but could see less work than expected if he's playing off the bench.

Written by Aidan McGrath on

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