Kevin Garnett presumably is healthy and ready tonight to make his long-awaited return to Target Center that was limited only to a some waves of his hand and a few reverential bows last February because of a stomach injury.

So what line does Al Jefferson have ready for K.G. this year?

Last season, the two yapped at each other at the foul line in a game at Boston. Later, he found out that the conversation got heated after Jefferson reminded the accomplished veteran that they shared something in common: Neither of them had an NBA championship ring.

In retrospect, oops…

When told at Friday’s morning shootaround that he can’t use the same line this year, Jefferson said, “No, I can’t. That ought to teach me to shut up. I’m going to have to guard him tonight, so I better save all my energy for that.”

Jefferson watched the Celtics destroy Allen Iverson and Detroit at home on Thursday night.

“It kind of got boring there after a minute,” Jefferson said. “Their bench blew it open in the second quarter. The guys on their bench really stepped up. After that, it was kind of pointless to watch.”

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