The Celtics got Kristaps Porzingis back in the lineup and put together a dominant 126-94 victory over the Clippers on Monday.
Here are the takeaways.
Kristaps Porzingis looked rusty (but he’s going to help a lot).
The Celtics started the game by running absolutely everything through their returning star big man, mostly through the pick-and-pop plays that are essentially unguardable when the Celtics are at their best. Porzingis took the first three shots and turned the ball over once on the first four possessions of the game. He made his second attempt – and TD Garden erupted – but he missed the other three and struggled a bit from deep.