Since the big man returned to the lineup, Boston has been inconsistent. Porziņģis's performance against Denver on Tuesday was encouraging.
The Boston Celtics earned a tremendous road win on Tuesday night, defeating the Denver Nuggets 118-106. More Celtics: Former Celtics Star Shaquille O'Neal Goes After Longtime Rival Dwight Howard Yet Again The Celtics,
Kristaps Porzingis scored 25 points with 11 rebounds and looked unstoppable against the Nuggets after similar spurts in a brutal loss at the Thunder.
Celtics Top Performers Jayson Tatum – 29 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists Kristaps Porziņģis – 25 points, 11 rebounds (season-high) Nuggets Top Performers Russell Westbrook – 26 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists Jamal Murray – 19 points,
Following a big win against the Celtics, SGA and the Thunder are now 30-5 this season. They've won a franchise-record 15 consecutive games.
Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis wanted to make sure Boston bounced back against the Nuggets on Tuesday night.
The short-handed Houston Rockets drop a game against the Boston Celtics 109-86 despite a hot shooting night from Jalen Green.
Utah scored on five straight possessions and took a 114-113 lead on back-to-back dunks from Walker Kessler. Young hit a step-back 3 to put Atlanta back in front and fed De’Andre Hunter for another go-ahead 3 with 1:57 left. Utah has won just twice in 15 home games.
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But despite that drop in difficulty, the Celtics came away encouraged by Porzingis’ play. Head coach Joe Mazzulla said in his postgame news conference that Porzingis “was big-time … on both ends of the floor” and “the most physical” he’d been since his return from surgery. Teammates agreed.
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