Kristaps Porzingis set a franchise record with 30 points in his Celtics debut and took over down the stretch to lead his new team past his old one Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.
Porzingis finished with 30 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocked shots -- including scoring nine straight points to put Boston ahead for good late in the fourth quarter -- to lead the
He showed off his versatility, too. He paced Boston in both 3s, hitting 5 of the 12 Celtics triples on the night, while also leading the team with a 9-for-10 showing from the free throw line. At the other end, he blocked four shots, while altering several more, which all added up to him being a game-high plus-13 in 38 minutes.
Instead, Boston was able to go on a 13-3 run to flip the game around, thanks to Porzingis, who hit six three throws sandwiched around a massive 3-pointer on the right wing that put the Celtics ahead for good with 89 seconds to go.
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