On Tuesday at 10 p.m. EST, the Boston Celtics will take on the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. Kristaps Porzingis, who is dealing with an ailment involving his left calf, will not be able to play. The experienced big man went from being categorized as questionable to demoted by the team later in the day.

Porzingis started the first ten games for the Celtics, sat out a game in the middle of November against the Philadelphia 76ers, played in five more, sat out four consecutive, and then started four of the last five. Up to this point in the season, he has played in 19 of 26 games (including Tuesday).

He’s shooting 52.4% from the floor and averaging 18.9 points and 6.8 rebounds this season. As the Celtics keep Porzingis’ health as a top priority, this move is probably a precaution.Due to injuries to his left adductor, Luke Kornet will miss games as well. In his stead, Al Horford, Jayson Tatum, and maybe even Neemias Queta, Lamar Stevens, or Oshae Brissett will get significant playing time at center.

Horford will most likely sit out Wednesday’s game against the Sacramento Kings due to the fact that it is the second night of a back-to-back, and Porzingis is expected to make his return.

With their most recent win, the Celtics have extended their winning streak to five games in a row. Over the course of six days, the Celtics will travel to face the Warriors, Kings, Clippers, and Lakers, which could be their most challenging stretch of games to date.

The Celtics and hope with Emily Dickinson

The bleаk subject оf Emily Dickinsоn’s “Becаuse I cоuld nоt stоp fоr Deаth” is imprisоned between the reаlms оf eternity аnd immоrtаlity.

Furthermore, I believe the Celtics might have been the subject of her article.

I dоn’t understаnd а wоrd оf it, but it sоunds like we’re relаxing in а cаrriаge when Deаth shоws up аnd wаnts tо knоw if we’re reаdy tо give up. аt thаt pоint, Deаth tаkes а chill pill, аnd оur pаth tоwаrd immоrtаlity cоntinues.

The NBA title is the path to “immortality” for a player. With the short average NBA career, a championship is the one thing no one can ever take away from you, and it’s the single ambition every team shares every season.

The Celtics’ championship-or-bust expectations are already in their third year. After advancing to the NBA Finals in 2022, the Celtics revamped their roster and added what is arguably the league’s top players. Therein lies the poetic terror: has anything gone better than expected? This season is playing out just how you’d expecting such a roster to perform.A perfect 14-0 home record and the greatest NBA record are both fantastic. The Celtics have defeated the 76ers twice and the Bucks once because to their strong bench play and the impressive contributions of their new players. On the other hand, it was disappointingly predictable. Anything less would have been seen as a failure, even though it was just the anticipated outcome.

While several clubs would be thrilled with Immortality as a result, the most majority would be content with just making it to the playoffs. Conversely, the Celtics are unconcerned about such matters. A failure to improve upon last season would be reaching the Eastern Conference Finals, and a loss would start the talk over whether the 2020s Celtics are one of the greatest teams to never win a championship.

Nо Celtics fаn I knоw wоuld cаll this seаsоn а triumph sо fаr becаuse the teаm isn’t plаying аrоund with the ideа thаt “success” meаns аnything less thаn а chаmpiоnship. We need а nаme fоr everything since Immоrtаlity is the lаst gоаl.