The Boston Celtics were outstanding on both ends of the court against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. As a result, the ‘C’s knocked down the net en route to a 136-86 victory. The only thing that didn’t work out for the green team was Kristaps Porzingis’ ankle.Boston’s star center accidentally stepped on the foot of Nets wing Cam Johnson in the first half. The injury wasn’t bad enough to immediately knock Porzingis out of the game. However, he did not play a single minute in the final two quarters.
Porzingis left Boston’s 118-110 win over the Nets on Tuesday with a back injury. According to Cameron Tabatabai of Celtics Wire , Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said sitting Porzingis during the loss in Brooklyn was more of a precaution than anything else.”It’s good,” Mazzulla said of Porzingis’ status. “He told me it was okay.”Kristaps Porzingis only played 16 minutes, but quickly put up 15 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block. Somehow, the Celtics didn’t need him in the second half as they completely dismantled the Nets throughout the game.
Brooklyn scored just 32 points in 24 minutes in the first half, while Celtics guard Payton Pritchard scored 28 points in 31 minutes.Pritchard was led by guard Derrick White, who had an impressive 27 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Boston’s first five touchdowns and a 57-point drive gave Brooklyn little chance to prevent a season.Boston is currently 43-12 heading into the All-Star Game and well positioned for the best record in the NBA. Porzingis and company will need to bounce back from a week off if they want to continue their winning ways. Of course, Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown will be a little busy as they both attend the 2024 All-Star Game in Indianapolis.
