The Boston Celtics received some surprise reinforcements on Monday night against the Los Angeles Clippers when Kristaps Porzingis made his season debut notably earlier than had been previously anticipated. Porzingis’ return was a triumphant one, as he acquitted himself well in his first game action since the NBA Finals and the Celtics smothered the Clippers 126-94, but one small footnote still evaded this team — Al Horford sat out the second end of a back-to-back, depriving us of the opportunity to see the team at full strength for the first time this season.
We had to wait four days to get our wish.