Kristaps Porzingis, who didn’t play in the second half of Boston’s Game 1 loss because of an illness, was upgraded from probable to available to play in Wednesday night’s Game 2.
Mike Woodson, who spent the past four years coaching Indiana, has agreed to join Doug Christie’s Kings staff as associate head coach, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Jrue Holiday doesn’t rack up a ton of steals or blocks, but there is no player more important to the Celtics’ stingy defense — or their hopes to beat the New York Knicks and repeat as champions.
Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said his team submitted clips to the league office that showed what he believes was egregious contact made against center Rudy Gobert in Minnesota’s 99-88 Game 1 loss.
Celtics’ guard Jrue Holiday, who won the NBA’s sportsmanship award last week, added another honor Wednesday, picking up the league’s Social Justice Champion award for this season.