Kristaps Porzingis led the Celtics in scoring in his return to action, and Boston survived a surging Nets team in the final minute.

Kristaps Porzingis scored 24 points in his return from an eight-game absence with an illness, getting 14 in the fourth quarter to help the Boston Celtics hold off the Brooklyn Nets 115-113 on Saturday night.

Kristaps Porzingis returned from a viral infection and scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter as the visiting Boston Celtics continued their recent dominance over the Brooklyn Nets by holding on for a 115-113 victory Saturday night in New York.

With the defending champs steamrolling the Atlantic Division and now facing one of the worst teams in the East, Rohit Ponnaiya has no trouble laying the points with the Celtics.

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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 p