{"id":120343,"date":"2024-05-04T21:42:43","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T20:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.celticsblog.com\/2024\/5\/4\/24148619\/boston-celtics-practice-notebook-magic-cavs-kristaps-porzingis-joe-mazzulla-jaylen-brown-playoffs"},"modified":"2024-05-04T21:42:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T20:42:43","slug":"celtics-practice-notebook-prep-for-magic-and-cavs-porzingis-on-injury-timetable-and-browns-stressful-free-throw-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/04\/celtics-practice-notebook-prep-for-magic-and-cavs-porzingis-on-injury-timetable-and-browns-stressful-free-throw-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics practice notebook: prep for Magic and Cavs, Porzingis on injury timetable, and Brown&#8217;s stressful free throw practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<figure>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Boston Celtics v Charlotte Hornets\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/qf1NTpEWBLNNqCi6qynh_nyCsq0=\/0x0:4481x2987\/1310x873\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/73327476\/2123634409.0.jpg\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Kent Smith\/NBAE via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Still awaiting their next round opponent, the Celtics practice again on Saturday, headlined by Kristaps Porzingis speaking to the media for the first time since his injury. <\/p>\n<p id=\"MX0udV\">AUERBACH CENTER \u2014 Given that the Magic forced a Game 7 against the Cavaliers, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celticsblog.com\/\">Celtics<\/a> still don\u2019t know who their next opponent will be. So, for the second consecutive day, the team nonetheless practiced in preparation of an ambiguous second-round opponent. <\/p>\n<p id=\"DqZZh7\">Despite the long wait until Game 1 on Tuesday, it is still the playoffs nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Vl6K7p\">Before media was allowed in, loud crowd noise emulating TD Garden\u2019s \u201cdefense\u201d chants pumped through the Auerbach Center, and a barrage of artificial \u2018boos\u2019 continued as Jaylen Brown practiced free throws at the end of practice.<\/p>\n<p id=\"NPKGZz\"><em>Here\u2019s what you need to know from Saturday\u2019s Celtics practice. <\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"xJEqzk\"><strong>A smiling Kristaps Porzingis made his first post-injury appearance <\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"saIviA\">Kristaps Porzingis walked around practice with a grin and provided his first media update since straining his calf on Monday night in Miami. He acknowledged that the strain was worse than the one he suffered against Orlando earlier in the season, but also said he was in good spirits, and that he understands injuries comes with the territory. <\/p>\n<aside id=\"K9LVA1\">\n<div data-anthem-component=\"readmore\" data-anthem-component-data='{\"stories\":[{\"title\":\"Kristaps Porzingis remains optimistic but \u2018not super close\u2019 to returning from calf injury \",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.celticsblog.com\/2024\/5\/4\/24148924\/boston-celtics-kristaps-porzingis-injury-not-super-close-returning-update-miami-heat-process-media\"}]}'><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"eMMVay\">\u201cIt gets you down for a second, but it is what it is,\u201d Porzingis said. \u201cIt\u2019s part of the sport. These things happen. And the best I can do now is, \u2018Okay, what\u2019s the next thing I have to do to get healthy as soon as possible and follow the plan and make sure I do everything and just getting in that mindset.\u2019 Because I can\u2019t change what happened in the game. And that\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"svsSE0\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kristaps Porzingis said there\u2019s no target date yet: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s still pretty early. It will be clear once I start doing more stuff\u2026 I\u2019m expecting to recover at a historic rate.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/skhFayU0Id\">pic.twitter.com\/skhFayU0Id<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Noa Dalzell   (@NoaDalzellNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoaDalzellNBA\/status\/1786798473171312933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"D8x4gI\">Porzingis still doesn\u2019t have a target return date, but said he intends to travel with the team and has been lifting and is making progress. He also joked he\u2019s expecting to recover from the soleus strain at \u201ca historic rate.\u201d <\/p>\n<p id=\"AdNNIX\"><strong>Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics coaching staff are prepping for both possible opponents \u2014 but see similarities between the two <\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"GTPv0g\">With the Magic extending the series to the max seven games, the Celtics are the only team who doesn\u2019t know who they\u2019ll face in the conference semi-finals. Tomorrow, after Orlando and Cleveland face off in a deciding Game 7, the Celtics will finally know who they\u2019ll hosting on Tuesday night. <\/p>\n<p id=\"CKabqT\">Joe Mazzulla said the team sees similarities between the Cavs and the Magic \u2014 both top defenses in the league \u2014 and that they spent today\u2019s practice preparing in the ways that they are the same. <\/p>\n<p id=\"lsdWYD\">\u201cWhen it does come time knowing your opponent, you can pick two or three things that you really want to [focus on] heading into Game 1,\u201d Mazzulla said. \u201cRight now, we\u2019re really focusing on the themes that both opponents &#8212; the challenges that they present are similar.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"29ven9\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Mazzulla said that he has scouts prepping for Orlando and Cleveland, and once the Celtics know their opponent, they\u2019ll hone in on 2 to 3 things:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, we\u2019re really focusing on the themes that both opponents [have] \u2014 the challenges that they present are similar.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YqwmJbVDqM\">pic.twitter.com\/YqwmJbVDqM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Noa Dalzell   (@NoaDalzellNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoaDalzellNBA\/status\/1786804684226720118?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"hHZszd\">Mazzulla said he previously held scouting responsibilities as an assistant coach in 2021, when the Celtics lost in the first round. He had being preparing for both Milwaukee and Miami as potential match-ups, but the Celtics were eliminated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netsdaily.com\/\">Brooklyn Nets<\/a> in five games \u2014 so he\u2019s familiar with the process of scouting for an opponent that the team won\u2019t ultimately face. <\/p>\n<p id=\"GaoJBV\">\u201cBoth scout coaches are preparing to be ready for Monday morning,\u201d Mazzulla said with a smile. \u201cOne gets the next couple weeks off, the other one doesn\u2019t.\u201d <\/p>\n<p id=\"GUteeO\"><strong>Jaylen Brown practices free throws to a chorus of boos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"3lQRDL\">For weeks now, Jaylen Brown has been spotted practicing free throws nearly every time media gets access to shootaround or practice. He normally also spends time at the line pregame at TD Garden. <\/p>\n<div id=\"yzuQvQ\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jaylen Brown is practicing shooting free throws through \u201cboos\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DHiXm409RF\">pic.twitter.com\/DHiXm409RF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Noa Dalzell   (@NoaDalzellNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoaDalzellNBA\/status\/1786795344824607207?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"nEyTKW\">Brown has struggled with free throw shooting all year. In the first round against Miami, Brown shot just 45% from the line \u2014 hitting just 9 of 20 free throws. That came after a season in which he shot 70.3% from the charity stripe. <\/p>\n<p id=\"SnA3Zi\">His postseason free throw shooting percentages have regressed in each of the last four playoff runs \u2014 in 2020, he shot 84.1% from the line, in 2021, 76.3%, and in 2022, that number fell to to 68.9%.  <\/p>\n<p id=\"UdKcoB\">The coaching staff has gone to great lengths to emulate in-game shooting as much as possible, with assistant coaches lined up to rebound and a game-like inbounds pass taking place after a make. 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