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Al Horford is in for Kristaps Porzingis. Boston head coach Joe Mazulla said Porzingis won’t have any minute restrictions in Game 1, but the team is playing it safe with his conditioning and he will come off the bench for only the second time in 474 career games including the postseason.
The last time Porzingis came off the bench was on 19 January 2017.