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Kornet will start in Saturday's game against the Knicks, Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe reports.

Kristaps Porzingis was a late scratch for Saturday's game due to a non-COVID illness. Kornet will start alongside Al Horford and Jayson Tatum in the frontcourt.

Porzingis has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Knicks due to an illness, John Karalis of BostonSportsJournal.com reports.

Porzingis was set to face off against the team that drafted him with the fourth-overall pick of the 2015 NBA Draft, but he will not be on the floor due to an illness. With Porzingis and Jrue Holiday (shoulder) not playing Saturday, the Celtics will turn to Luke Kornet to start alongside Al Horford, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Derrick White.

Davis (lower body) said after Saturday's 116-105 win over the Rockets that the injury that forced him out of the contest in the third quarter is "nothing serious," Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News reports. "It wouldn't loosen up and let go," Davis said of his injury, which he said was to his groin and quadricep area. "I'm fine."

Making his Mavericks debut after he hadn't played since Jan. 28 due to an abdominal strain before the Lakers traded him to Dallas last weekend, Davis grabbed at his groin area while attending to defend the Rockets' Alperen Sengun with 2:10 remaining in the third quarter. He asked to be taken out of the game following the Mavericks' next offensive possession and was sidelined for the rest of the contest with what the team labeled called a lower-body injury. Fortunately for Davis, he seems to have avoided any sort of major aggravation of the abdominal strain, though it wouldn't be surprising if he was held out of the Mavericks' next game Monday versus the Kings. Prior to Saturday's contest, head coach Jason Kidd said Davis would play around 36-to-38 minutes in his debut. Davis was on track to reach that benchmark before his exit late in the third quarter, finishing the day with 26 points (10-18 FG, 2-2 3Pt, 4-6 FT), 16 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks in 31 minutes.

Adams produced two points (1-9 FG), 12 rebounds and one assist across 22 minutes during Saturday's 116-105 loss to the Mavericks.

Adams missed eight of his nine field-goal attempts in Saturday's loss, but he managed to haul in a team-high 12 rebounds -- including nine offensive boards -- and has logged at least 10 rebounds in three of his last five outings. Adams was in the Rockets' starting lineup for the second half in place of Tari Eason to give Houston more size against Anthony Davis (lower body) and Daniel Gafford. Most of Adams' fantasy value comes from rebounding, though he's seen additional playing time this season when Alperen Sengun has been sidelined due to injury.

Sengun registered 30 points (11-19 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 7-10 FT), eight rebounds, three assists and one block over 38 minutes during Saturday's 116-105 loss to Dallas.

Sengun was limited to just five points in the first half of Saturday's game, but he came alive in the second half with 25 points as the Rockets attempted to make a late comeback. Sengun finished as the game's leading scorer, and it was the first time since Jan. 9 that he had scored 30 points. The Rockets will look to break out of their six-game losing streak Sunday against the Raptors.

Collins (recently traded) has been cleared to play in Saturday's game against the Warriors.

Collins was shipped to the Bulls ahead of the NBA trade deadline earlier this week and will make his debut Saturday for Chicago. In 36 games with the Spurs this season, the veteran big man averaged 4.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, shooting 46.2 percent from the floor.

Robbins (groin) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the 76ers, Eric Nehm of The Athletic reports.

Robbins has been dealing with a right groin strain, which has prevented him from playing in the NBA or G League since Jan. 25. He's averaged just 4.5 minutes per game across 13 outings with the Bucks this season, so his absence shouldn't impact Milwaukee's rotation even with Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) ruled out for Sunday's contest.

Capela is inactive for Saturday's game against the Wizards for an unspecified reason, Brad Rowland of the Locked On Podcast Network reports.

Capela had missed four straight games due to back spasms and then the last two due to a personal matter before he was left off the injury report for Saturday's contest. Though the expectation was that Capela would play, the Hawks ended up making him a late scratch for the contest. Capela's continued absence should pave the way for Larry Nance to serve as starting center Onyeka Okongwu's backup.

Davis (lower body) didn't return to Saturday's 116-105 win over the Rockets after exiting with 1:37 remaining in the third quarter. He finished with 26 points (10-18 FG, 2-2 3Pt, 4-6 FT), 16 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks over 31 minutes.

Davis made his highly anticipated Mavericks debut Saturday and set the tone for Dallas on both ends of the floor. However, Davis left at the 1:37 mark in the third quarter after going down with what was reported as a lower body injury. Davis had been dealing with an abdominal muscle strain before being traded to the Mavericks last weekend, though it's unclear whether Saturday's injury was an aggravation or a separate issue. Look for the Mavericks to provide an update on the extent of Davis' injury later Saturday or Sunday.

Nurkic (trade pending) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game versus the Pistons.

Nurkic was traded from the Suns to the Hornets earlier this week but is still waiting for the deal to be officially finalized before making his Charlotte debut. If Nurkic is unable to suit up against Detroit, Moussa Diabate and Taj Gibson should soak up the majority of the team's center minutes.