{"id":17123,"date":"2024-12-13T23:37:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T23:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=17123"},"modified":"2024-12-13T23:37:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T23:37:44","slug":"kristaps-porzingis-makes-honest-comment-after-pistons-celtics-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=17123","title":{"rendered":"Kristaps Porzingis Makes Honest Comment After Pistons-Celtics Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_5856,h_3294,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/fastbreak\/01jezdbe90cgx65s2jyf.jpg\" alt=\"Dec 4, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (8) hugs Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley (5) after a game at the TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>Kristaps Porzingis met with the media after the Boston Celtics beat the Pistons.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_mtlal6p1v\">On Thursday evening, the Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons by a score of 123-99.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_vd61ksd0f\">Kristaps Porzingis finished the victory with 19 points, eight rebounds, two assists, one steal and two blocks while shooting 8\/18 from the field and 2\/7 from the three-point range in 30 minutes of playing time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">KP owns the paint \ud83d\ude24 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kuk3q5VtVP\">pic.twitter.com\/kuk3q5VtVP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Boston Celtics (@celtics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/celtics\/status\/1867374179219104029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_e6f3y3okl\">After missing the start of the season, the 2024 NBA Champion has appeared in six of the previous eight games.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_1u4kru0v6\">Following the win over Detroit, Porzingis was asked about his conditioning (h\/t CLNS Media Boston Sports Network).<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_5ikbb424v\"><strong>Porzingis: &#8220;I think a couple more games. A couple more games. Then I&#8217;ll be where I need to be.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_ygtncmz6s\">Even though Porzingis says it will take more time, he is still averaging 20.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.5 blocks per contest while shooting 45.7% from the field and 33.3% from the three-point range in six games.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Mazzulla on how close Kristaps Porzingis looks to being back to himself: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he&#39;s there. His body&#39;s adapting well to the games.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dY6r8N3ILU\">pic.twitter.com\/dY6r8N3ILU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Noa Dalzell \ud83c\udfc0 (@NoaDalzell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoaDalzell\/status\/1867406214566752397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_rmg0sroqy\">The good news for the Celtics is that they have a lot of time for Porzingis to get to 100%.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_i7n78sb51\">They are currently the second seed in the Eastern Conference with a 20-5 record in their first 25 games.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_05hfoni1b\">Right now, the Orlando Magic (third seed) are 4.0 games behind Boston.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_eqy7ab6at\">At home, the Celtics are 11-3 in 14 games.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_eqy7ab6at\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3472,h_5208,x_17,y_257\/c_fill,w_620,ar_2:3,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/fastbreak\/01jeze8f891k909s349n.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_k9ntrgdd1\">\n<p>Dec 12, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (8) dunks against the Detroit Pistons during the first half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images \/ Eric Canha-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_nn0g0fo0k\">Following the Pistons, the Celtics will play their next game on Sunday evening against the Washington Wizards (in Washington, D.C.).<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_v9q4a9bdh\">On the road, they have gone 9-2 in 11 games away from Boston.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Back on track \u2705<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DifferentHere?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DifferentHere<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DDiJbQTUBx\">pic.twitter.com\/DDiJbQTUBx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Boston Celtics (@celtics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/celtics\/status\/1867399114289254597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_wrvljpxvo\">As for the Pistons, they dropped to 10-16 in their first 26 games of the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday evening, the Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons by a score of 123-99.  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