Kornet posted two points (1-4 FG), nine rebounds, five assists and two blocks across 17 minutes during Saturday's 122-107 win over Dallas. Kornet grabbed a team-high nine rebounds, continuing to serve as an above-average backup center.

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Instead of Al Horford being in the starting lineup, the C’s made a last-minute change to go with big man Luke Kornet instead ... Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis all getting the nod.

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Kristaps Porzingis looked all the way back as the Celtics blew out the shorthanded Bulls 122-100 at TD Garden.

Boston nearly pulled off a great win, but fell for the seventh time this season after leading by at least 10 points.

James Harden (24), Norman Powell (23) and Ivica Zubac (25) all scored 20+ points in the loss, snapping LA’s two-game win streak. Kawhi Leonard played a season-high 28 minutes and finished with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and a block.

The Celtics shot better and held the Mavericks to low efficiency in a performance more indicative of the team we're used to watching.

In a rematch of the 2024 NBA finals, the defending champion Boston Celtics visited the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

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A previous report stated that the veteran big man would enter the starting lineup Monday, though Luke Kornet will end up receiving the starting nod alongside Kristaps Porzingis in the frontcourt.

BOSTON — Minutes after Amen Thompson sank a game-winning floater, sending thousands of dumbfounded Boston Celtics fans heading for the exits, the Houston Rockets second-year forward made a tiny but loud gesture at his locker.