Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis scored 24 points in 32 minutes Saturday in a 115-113 win over the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center, ending an eight-game absence because of an illness. "It was extremely,

Kristaps Porzingis returned to the Boston Celtics’ starting lineup Saturday against Brooklyn after missing the last eight games with an illness.

Big man Kristaps Porzingis has missed each of the Boston Celtics ' last seven games due to an illness. In those games, the Celtics are 5-2. However, it is clear that they would much rather have the Latvian native healthy and available to play.