After getting the veteran rest treatment for the first four exhibitions, Horford makes his preseason debut. With Kristaps Porzingis (foot) sidelined to start the campaign, Horford's availability and impact will be a key storyline early on.

As the Celtics continued their way through the preseason, every member of the regular roster made an appearance except for one big exception. Al Horford hadn’t played in the first four preseason games as the team kept him out of game action.

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. Horford returned to the starting lineup as Boston closed out its exhibition schedule in Toronto.