The young feisty Brooklyn Nets hung around to keep things close, but the Celtics prevailed on the road on Saturday.

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porziņģis said it was "extremely, extremely frustrating" to be unable to diagnose the illness that sidelined him for eight games. "I think it was some sort of upper respiratory thing that turned into something heavier,

Kristaps Porzingis, who returned after a "frustrating" bout with an illness that kept him out for eight games, scored 24 points in 32 minutes Saturday.

ESPN's coverage of Boston vs. Los Angeles on March 8 averaged the most viewers for a regular-season NBA game since 2018 (excluding Christmas).

The Nets come into this game following a 116-110 loss at the Bulls on Thursday in which they came into the game trailing Chicago by five games with the chance to close the gap to four games with a win.

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