{"id":20130,"date":"2024-12-24T08:39:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T08:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=20130"},"modified":"2024-12-24T08:39:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T08:39:42","slug":"breaking-kristaps-porzingis-defends-scuffle-in-celtics-physical-loss-to-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=20130","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Kristaps Porzingis Defends Scuffle In Celtics\u2019 Physical Loss To Magic"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-1986400\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-hero__copy-upper\">\n<div class=\"article-hero__default-inner\">\n<h3 class=\"article-hero__subheading h6\">Orlando scratched back to win<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-hero__copy-lower\">\n<div class=\"article-hero__default-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.necn.com\/2024\/12\/Porzingis_Kristaps_Mac_GettyImages-2191250722-e1735010525153.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;resize=1200%2C675\" alt=\"WATCH: Porzingis gets into it with Suggs, Bitadze in C's-Magic\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kristaps Porzingis had an interesting night in Orlando as the Celtics surrendered a 15-point halftime lead in a loss to the Magic.<\/p>\n<p>Porzingis attempted 14 free throws and shot just 2-of-10 from the field. The Celtics big man saw his most attention-filled moment of the night with Boston chasing down a second-half deficit.<\/p>\n<p>Porzingis ended up in a verbal scuffle with Orlando\u2019s Jalen Suggs before Goga Bitadze interjected with a swipe for the center\u2019s neck, leading to double technical fouls and an ejection for the Orlando participant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust competing, started talking a little bit,\u201d Porzingis told reporters, per NBC Sports Boston\u2019s postgame coverage. \u201cWe went face-to-face and just kept on talking. Bitadze came in from the side. He kind of shoved me. Of course, I reacted to that. Just normal, some NBA action a little bit. Nothing serious, just competing. Good that nobody got thrown out from our side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s game, a physical battle between two solid teams in the Eastern Conference, offered a quality reminder of how the NBA competition can pressure the Celtics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c100%,\u201d Porzingis said. \u201cI think we could\u2019ve adjusted a little bit earlier knowing that there wasn\u2019t a lot of stuff being called. We can also use that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey turned up the physicality,\u201d Porzingis added. \u201cWe didn\u2019t execute. We knew they were going to come out and make a run. Honestly, they played well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Celtics return to action for a Christmas Day clash in the Eastern Conference with the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis reflected on his scuffle in a loss to the Orlando Magic in Monday&#8217;s contest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20132,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Kristaps Porzingis Defends Scuffle In Celtics\u2019 Physical Loss To Magic - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=20130\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Kristaps Porzingis Defends Scuffle In Celtics\u2019 Physical Loss To Magic - 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