Kristaps Porziņģis

"I’m doing everything I can to speed it up," Kristaps Porziņģis said of rehabbing his calf strain.

Making short work of Miami gives coach Joe Mazzulla an opportunity to rethink how he’ll dole out minutes in the Eastern Conference semis.

“I told him we got his back,” said Derrick White.

He averaged 20.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 51.6 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from 3.

The Celtics are closing in on a first-round victory, but they might have to win this series without Kristaps Porziņģis.

Celtics star Kristaps Porziņģis tweaked his right calf during Monday's win over the Heat and left the arena in a walking boot.

"Can we start off every game essentially punching first and not reacting? That’s the test for us," Jayson Tatum said.

Porziņģis said it was a long two days waiting to bounce back from his worst game as a Celtics player. He and Pritchard delivered.

How a key Celtics defensive adjustment let the Heat have record shooting night, plus how Miami took Kristaps Porziņģis out of the offense.

After succumbing to Miami's 23 3-pointers in Game 2, the Celtics need to dispatch the undermanned Heat as neatly and quickly as possible.

The Celtics stuck to their system through an early Miami run to take control, as Jayson Tatum's first playoff triple-double led to a win.

Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porziņģis, Jayson Tatum and the rest of the Celtics show they have no interest in relitigating the past.

The Athletic's polled scouts and coaches on their gameplan for how to attack the Celtics defense.

The Athletic spoke to a panel of coaches and scouts from every level of basketball for their analysis of Boston's attack.

Jay King and Jared Weiss breakdown the most pressing questions for the Celtics as they head into the postseason.

With help from a trusted friend, Kristaps Porziņģis found a way to shift the analytics in his favor by learning everything about them.

Kristaps Porziņģis knows he won't be relaxing in Latvia during the playoffs this year. "I love basketball so much," Boston's center said.

The Celtics need to create their own motivation these days.