Kristaps Porzingis' great return against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday (March 14) night is an amazing sign for the Boston Celtics. The Latvian center led the Celtics in scoring with 24 points while having an efficient scoring night all around for Boston,

Kristaps Porzingis scored 24 points in his return from an eight-game absence with an illness to help the Boston Celtics hold off the Brooklyn Nets 115-113.

The Celtics are currently 25-7 on the road with a point differential of 9, while the Nets have a 5-5 record in their last ten games at home. Boston won both meetings by 4 and 25 points this season. This is the third of four meetings this year.

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The Nets come into this game following a 115-113 loss to the Boston Celtics on Saturday in which Brooklyn managed to come back from a 21-point deficit, but they ran out of time in the end. Cam Johnson led the way with 23 points,