Tatum fell one rebound shy of his first triple-double of the 2024-25 campaign. He led the Celtics in scoring by hitting 63.2 percent of his tries from the field, a much-needed night after shooting 5-for-16 in Tuesday's loss to Atlanta.

Kristaps Porzingis isn’t yet ready to make his Boston Celtics season debut. But he’s progressing well in his recovery, according to head coach Joe Mazzulla. The rehabbing big man traveled with the team to Brooklyn and went through an active pregame warmup ahead of Wednesday’s matchup with the Nets at Barclays Center.

While the Celtics aren’t at full strength through the opening games of the regular season, injured big man Kristaps Porzingis has been around the team plenty. He’s often dressed in street clothes as his 7-foot-2 frame is hard to miss on the C’s bench.