Kristaps Porzingis received a thunderous round of applause as he returned to TD Garden for his first game back after sitting out more than a month with a calf strain.
The 7-foot-2 center said the crowd reaction helped pump him up.
“It was insane. I’m not going to lie,” Porzingis said. “Just walking in the tunnel was like a WWE style walk-in. I didn’t even know it was for me at first walking out, hearing that crowd roar and getting real excitement to start the game and give everything to these fans that came.