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Kristaps Porzingis dealt with the 'Post-Viral syndrome during the NBA playoffs, “said Celtics President Brad Stevens

Kristaps Porzingis dealt with the 'Post-Viral syndrome during the NBA playoffs, “said Celtics President Brad Stevens

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The attempt by the Boston Celtics to repeat themselves as a NBA champions was partly of Kristapap's Porziņģis' inability to stay on the ground and to make a meaningful contribution in this post -season.

The Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens spoke on Monday with reporters to Porzingis' illness and about what this could mean for the low season and the next season.

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“I don't think someone was more frustrated than him,” said Stevens. “And I felt it for him because it was only described a post viral syndrome, which only affects a long illness.”

The Celtics described Porzingis' state as an upper respiratory disease and not out of a ball disease during the semi -finals of the Eastern Conference with the New York Knicks. The veteran center played in game for 5 13 minutes in game for 1 and 12 minutes, with coach Joe Mazzulla afterwards said that Porzingis did not play in the second half because “he couldn't breathe”.

At the playoff defeat of six games against the Knicks, Porzingis scored an average of 4.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.8 blocks, while playing for 15.5 minutes per game. He was able to contribute more into the first round in Boston than the Orlando Magic by achieving an average of 12 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 27.4 minutes.

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These numbers were far below the 19.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks of porzingis, which were averaged during the regular season, with 41% being shot to 250 3 points. However, he performed in just 42 games when he recovered from ankle surgery and then struggled with his illness, which exposed him to eight games at the end of February to early March.

Stevens said he thought Porzingis “turned a corner” in his recovery and quoted his 34-point performance against the Knicks in the second last game of the regular season. The demanding playoff time plan probably prevented him from resting and recovering, which was also true for Jaylen Brown and the torn meniscus he played.

The striker of Denver Nuggets, Aaron Gordon, would probably agree with this point and express the same problem against the Oklahoma City Thunder after game 7 on Sunday.

“A day of travel and a day of recovery, only two days, I think that the product of the game would be much better,” said Gordon. “Just to give all of these professional athletes just another day of rest, and they would see a higher level of basketball. Probably fewer blowouts.”

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However, the Celtics do not seem to be concerned that Porzingis makes a complete recovery in the off -season. During his press, Stevens said that the 7-foot tournament for Latvia is planned in the Fiba Eurobasket tournament from August 27 to September 14th.

Porzingis is under contract for another season with $ 30.7 million and ended the two-year extension of $ 60 million, which he had signed after the Celtics acquired him before the 2023-24 season.

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