Will Seasoned Veteran Porzingis Outplay Rookie Lively?

[Smitty]

Just asking, but is there a scenario where Maxi plays the 4 with Gaff or Lively at the 5?

If it's done while Kyrie rests, and Exum subs in, then you could have a really big team on the floor. Just spit ballin' while waiting on the game to start, trying to see if there are ways to force BOS to react to DAL lineups.

Maxi is the backup 4 to PJ, so yes he will play next to Gaff and Lively in this series.
He’ll also play Center next to PJ. He‘ll also play 4 in-between Lively and PJ when they go super big.