He led his club with 30 points, three shy of his career-high, on 10-of-16 shooting (6-10 3-PT). With two thefts and two blocks, he showcased his All-Defensive skills. The TD Garden crowd chanted "MVP" as White took a free shot late in the fourth quarter.
Holiday scored 16 points (7-11 FG) and five assists for his finest offensive effort of the season. He scored 11 first-half points.
In just two minutes, he scored the Celtics' opening eight points with a dunk and two 3-pointers. The 7-foot-3 Latvian scored 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting in the first quarter while warming up.
Porzingis' opening half was nearly flawless. He scored 19 points in the opening two frames on 7-for-8 (3-4 3-PT) shooting.
Jaylen Brown was dismissed for the first time in his career a week after Jayson Tatum's dismissal for disagreeing with referees.
Brown was penalized for a technical foul at 7:19 in the fourth quarter after disputing a reach-in foul on Immanuel Quickley. After five fouls, he was removed with his second tech while on the bench, even though the ref was on the other side of the floor.
Brown approached the referee after being tossed out of the game, but many C's players and staff held him back. Watch the complete scene below