Celtics veteran big man Al Horford heaped praise on backup bigs Luke Kornet, Xavier Tillman, and Neemias Queta for the imrpovements they made in preseason.

After watching the Celtics’ first four preseason games from the bench, Al Horford finally played his first minutes since the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.

Boston Celtics Last season: 64-18, won NBA championship. COACH: Joe Mazzulla (third season, 121-43) SEASON OPENER: Oct. 22 vs ...

‘Our job is to hold it down’: Celtics big men Luke Kornet and Xavier Tillman continue to impress in preseason Stan Van Gundy ...

Right now, the Celtics have two proven bigs ready to play, Kornet and Tillman. Horford is available too, but has not played ...

Horford missed the majority of the preseason due to rest purposes, though he will replace Neemias Queta in the starting five on Tuesday. Luke Kornet has been a mainstay in the preseason starting ...

Seconds later, Tatum stole an errant Toronto pass and took off for another dunk in transition, prompting a Raptors timeout. His back-to-back slams gave the Celtics a much-needed momentum boost, and ...

The top three seeds in the West resided in the Northwest Division last season. The Thunder, Nuggets and Timberwolves were all ...

While Walker has looked good enough for the Celtics to give him a roster spot, they are so well and above the luxury tax that converting his Exhibit 10 contract to a standard one will cost a lot of ...

To begin the season, Boston has four players available at the center position. Those being Horford, Neemias Queta, Luke Kornet and Xavier Tillman. Tillman primarily played power forward since being ...

However, even if that's not what happens, cutting Walker really isn't the end of the world, and that doesn't have anything to ...

That means Luke Kornet, Xavier Tillman and Neemias Queta will have an added role throughout the regular season. Fortunately for the C’s, the backup bigs appear ready to absorb any extra minutes they ...