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Kristaps Porzingis traveled with the Celtics to Miami and was healthy enough to participate in shooting drills.<\/span>Danielle Parhizkaran\/Globe Staff<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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MIAMI \u2014 Celtics center\u00a0Kristaps Porzingis<\/b>\u00a0took part in a lengthy shooting workout at the team\u2019s morning shootaround prior to Friday night\u2019s game against the Heat. But a few hours later he was once again ruled out, his eighth consecutive absence because of\u00a0an undisclosed illness.<\/span><\/p>\n

When coach\u00a0Joe Mazzulla\u00a0<\/b>was asked if he had any update about Porzingis\u2019s progress following his workout, he responded with just one word: no.<\/span><\/p>\n

Forward\u00a0Jaylen Brown<\/b>, who has said he is battling various bumps and bruises, sat out against Miami with a sore right knee.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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The Celtics, who are all but locked into the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference standings, will look for opportunities to rest players down the stretch of the regular season. But forward Jayson Tatum<\/b> said this week that he was looking forward to Porzingis\u2019s return so the team could once again develop some cohesion with its top rotation players. On Friday, guard Derrick White<\/b> reiterated that sentiment.<\/p>\n

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\u201cObviously it\u2019s a dynamic that we miss and something you can\u2019t really duplicate,\u201d White said. \u201cSo it\u2019ll be nice once he gets back and healthy to get him back into the flow of things and get him back into game shape and everything. So it\u2019s all a process and it\u2019ll be nice to have him back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mazzulla said the Celtics are trying to achieve several goals over the next month. They want to do what gives them the best chance to win each game, and they want to do what\u2019s best for the players. But he made it clear that even though this Celtics core has developed plenty of chemistry over the last two seasons, it will be important to refresh it soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s important to continue to get as many reps as we possibly can with our entire team,\u201d Mazzulla said.<\/p>\n

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It was hard to believe Derrick White finally fouled out for the first time in his eight-year NBA career.Danielle Parhizkaran\/Globe Staff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

White runs afoul of streak<\/h2>\n

White has been selected to an NBA All-Defensive Team for each of the last two seasons, and he has developed an ability to pester opponents without giving referees a reason to stop him. In the Celtics\u2019 home loss Wednesday to the Thunder, the eighth-year guard fouled out for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n

\u201cPretty crazy,\u201d White said, smiling. \u201cPretty crazy I hadn\u2019t fouled out until then, so I was pretty disappointed to break my streak.\u201d<\/p>\n

White said he was aware of the streak, and even pointed it out to assistant coach Matt Reynolds<\/b> earlier this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe didn\u2019t believe me, and of course I fouled out,\u201d White said. \u201cSo I should have just kept my mouth closed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mazzulla said White\u2019s ability to defend without fouling is a valuable skill.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s smart about how he has the ability to go for steals, how he times his blocks, his verticality,\u201d Mazzulla said. \u201cBut I didn\u2019t know that [he\u2019d never fouled out]. That\u2019s an interesting stat. But he has an innate ability to time all those things to where he can go for the ball, where he has verticality there. So he\u2019s just got to continue to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brissett\u2019s name resurfaces<\/h2>\n

The 76ers are reportedly signing former Celtics wing Oshae Brissett<\/b> to a 10-day contract. Brissett, a backup on last season\u2019s championship team, declined his player option with the Celtics last summer because he wanted to pursue a larger role with another team. But he remained unsigned, and in January signed with\u00a0the Brooklyn\u2019s G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An undisclosed illness has sideline Porzingis, and Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla had no update on the the big man’s recovery progress. 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