The Boston Celtics host the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday night in what has the potential to be an NBA Finals preview. Boston is the defending champion, and OKC has -- far and away -- been the best team in the Western Conference this season.

Oklahoma City’s 53-12 record is the best in the NBA, and it has an 11-game lead for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. This is the final game on the Celtics’ seven-game homestand, including other marquee matchups with the Cavaliers (loss) and Lakers (win).

Wednesday night's Celtics-Thunder showdown will bring a postseason feel to TD Garden, as the much-anticipated tilt could be a preview of this summer's NBA Finals.

Kristaps Porzingis missed the Celtics' matchup with the Thunder on Thursday night. Porzingis has missed seven of the last eight games with a non-COVID illness.

The Latvian center has missed a lot of time lately while dealing with what he recently revealed to be an unnamed viral infection, causing fans of the team to worry about whether this is simply a bad bug KP needs a little more time to recover from -- or something more serious that could jeopardize his health longer-term.

Boston Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis missed his sixth straight game on Monday night, and provided an update on his health during halftime.