Celtics' Kristaps Porzingis on track to be ready for NBA Finals against Mavericks

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The NBA Finals are set after the Dallas Mavericks took down the Minnesota Timberwolves last week in five games. 

Meanwhile, the Boston Celtics swept the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals and then watched closely as they awaited their opponent.

Both teams have made it to the final best-of-seven series, and while they both possess star power, every player is needed to capture the Larry O’Brien Trophy at the end of it all.

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Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis seems to be on track to return to action when the NBA Finals start. (Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images/File)

For Boston, a key player in helping them earn the top seed in the Eastern Conference this year is currently on track to return just in time for the finals.

Kristaps Porzingis, the 7-foot big man whose game knows no restrictions when healthy, has been dealing with a strained left calf that he suffered in Game 4 of Boston’s first-round series with the Miami Heat on April 29. He hasn’t seen the floor since as his team mowed down their competition.

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Porzingis last spoke on May 4, when he said the injury was "something, it’s not nothing" and that he needed time to recover. His teammates picked up the slack, though, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games in the second round before dominating the Pacers. 

Porzingis got Celtics fans in a frenzy last Wednesday when he posted on social media that he’ll "be back in the lineup very soon. See you in the finals."

While it isn’t certain he’s going to be available for the Celtics