It has already been reported that the “Celtics” represented by Porzingis defeated the Los Angeles “Clippers” team 126:94 (27:20, 51:29, 21:29, 27:16) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) game on Monday.
The Latvian basketball player, playing the first game of the season after recovering from a foot injury, scored 16 points, grabbed six rebounds and collected two assists, one steal and two blocked shots in less than 23 minutes spent on the court on Monday.
“I felt great. It was a long rehabilitation period and I wanted to return to the field with the team after winning the championship. It was a good start, a good first game,” the Latvian said at the press conference.
“I started to feel really good about a month ago. During the whole rehabilitation I was ahead of schedule, I wanted to do more. I kept asking the medical staff to do more, but we also went through every stage to get to this point. I told them if they give me the green light light and I can play, then I want to play as fast as possible,” explained Porzingis.
The Latvian basketball player suffered a rare foot injury at the end of last season during the NBA finals. Porzingis was expected to return to the court in December, but the recovery process went more smoothly than expected. At the beginning of the season, the Latvian did not participate in 17 matches.
“It was one of the easiest recovery processes. The only thing is that I had to keep my ankle for four or six weeks after the operation, which was difficult. Having to do everything on one leg, it was difficult from that perspective, but once it was over and I could it felt good to walk,” revealed the basketball player.
The Celtics are second in the Eastern Conference with 15 wins in 18 games. The Bostonians will play their next match on Friday, visiting the Chicago “Bulls”.
Source: www.diena.lv
