Kristaps Porzingis Leads Celtics in Narrow Win Over Nets
Returning from an eight-game absence, Porzingis scored 24 points to help Boston secure a 115-113 victory against Brooklyn.
- Kristaps Porzingis returned to the Boston Celtics lineup after missing eight games due to illness, contributing 24 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter.
- Payton Pritchard set an NBA record for most three-pointers in a season by a reserve player and scored 22 points off the bench.
- Jayson Tatum added 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists, while Jaylen Brown left the game in the third quarter with back spasms.
- The Brooklyn Nets, struggling without leading scorer Cam Thomas, who is out for the season, mounted a late comeback but fell short.
- The Celtics improved to 49-19 and solidified their hold on the Eastern Conference's No. 2 seed, while Brooklyn dropped to 22-45.