I s star Boston Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis the key to his team repeating as champs this season? If you ask former Boston floor general and current host of the "Club 520" p

T he Boston Celtics have won 11 of their last 19 games. However, Joe Mazzulla's team has struggled for consistency since the start of December, and the issue doesn't appear to be

It’s hard to imagine a team in second place in the Eastern Conference with only 11 losses on the season is experiencing a “slump”, but after Friday night’s loss

But despite that drop in difficulty, the Celtics came away encouraged by Porzingis’ play. Head coach Joe Mazzulla said in his postgame news conference that Porzingis “was big-time … on both ends of the floor” and “the most physical” he’d been since his return from surgery. Teammates agreed.

Kristaps Porzingis scored 15 points in the first quarter as he looked more like the difference-maker he was throughout last season.

The Celtics released their injury report ahead of their matchup against the Timberwolves. This is a game that Boston needs to win in order to get back on track. Porzingis was listed as questionable for the game due to his left ankle sprain. He will be out in the game.

Boston's center, who has been slowed by injuries this year, struggled with his fellow starters Sunday in a loss at Oklahoma City.