Kristaps Porzingis AVAILABLE for Tuesday's Celtics-Pacers Game

Tuesday is the Celtics' first chance to play the Pacers since the latter acquired Pascal Siakam (3-3 since doing so) and a controversial finish between the two in Indiana.

A day after defeating the New Orleans Pelicans, 118-112, the Boston Celtics are receiving a seven-foot-three reinforcement for Tuesday night's tilt against the Indiana Pacers.

After missing his team's last two games due to a left ankle sprain, Kristaps Porzingis, initially listed as questionable for Tuesday night's matchup, will return to the lineup, per Boston's latest injury report.

That's welcome news entering a game where Al Horford (left neck strain) is out for the second half of the Celtics' back-to-back. Luke Kornet, who's dealing with left hamstring tightness, is also inactive, missing his second-straight contest.

The positive developments on the health front also extend to the visitors in Tuesday's matchup. The Pacers welcome back Tyrese Haliburton, who's been sidelined for ten of Indiana's last 11 games due to a grade 1 left hamstring strain suffered when his leg slipped out from under him in a game against Boston earlier this month.

Tuesday is a chance for Haliburton to get comfortable performing in concert with new addition Pascal Siakam. The Pacers, 27-20 overall and sixth in the Eastern Conference, are 3-3 since acquiring the two-time All-Star.

Indiana is without Bennedict Mathurin due to a toe sprain in his right foot and TJ McConnell because of an illness but will have Myles Turner, who's dealing with mid-back spasms in the lineup.

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