Porzingis was able to play in all 11 of the Celtics’ playoff games, but his minutes were severely restricted, and he looked like a shell of his usual highly impactful self when he was on the court. He averaged just 15.5 minutes per game in the second-round series against the Knicks, coming off the bench in four of the six contests.

Boston Celtics star big man Kristaps Porzingis played limited minutes throughout the team's second-round series with the New York Knicks. He only exceeded 20 minutes once in six games before the Knicks eliminated the Celtics Friday in a dominant 119-81 win.

Kristaps Porzingis had high praise for New York Knicks fans after his former team eliminated the Boston Celtics with a dominant 119-81 win in Game 6.