Kristaps Porzingis scored 24 points in his return from an eight-game absence with an illness to help the Boston Celtics hold off the Brooklyn Nets 115-113.

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.

Porzingis, who had missed the last eight games due to an undisclosed virus, played the entire fourth quarter and finished with 24 points on 9-for-16 shooting.