Kristaps Porzingis became the story of the night when he put up 18 first-half points in the Boston Celtics’ 107-89 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the Finals tonight.
It was Porzingis’ first game back from injury since late April, and he finished with 20 points, six rebounds and three blocks.
Here’s how the NBA world is reacting to Porzingis and the Celtics seizing the moment in Game 1:
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— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) June 7, 2024
Porzinga being back is the game changer
— Dwight Howard (@DwightHoward) June 7, 2024
Luka waiting on Kyrie at the Mavs locker room pic.twitter.com/Gvfpq4HDyC
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) June 7, 2024
“Who you cooking on the Mavs?”
Porzingis: pic.twitter.com/Ecf8J6Rni6
— Gilbert Arenas (@GilsArenaShow) June 7, 2024
Porzingis after not playing basketball since April 29th pic.twitter.com/JskC2w0HNg
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) June 7, 2024
Porzingis 1Q summary pic.twitter.com/WngQgNFxRr
— Niko (@nikotaughtyou) June 7, 2024
Kristaps Porzingis returning from injury during the NBA Finals; pic.twitter.com/1wKHOKzcT7
— Sopranos World (@SopranosWorld) June 7, 2024
Luka & the Mavs talking about Porzingis at halftime ???? pic.twitter.com/DWs2HsmxMW
— ????????????????????ˣᵒ (@domerxo) June 7, 2024
Porzingis for the last month pic.twitter.com/psVFvoYfC6
— KENNY BEECHAM (@KOT4Q) June 7, 2024
Kristaps Porzingis to his former team pic.twitter.com/0ufRlAqbOo
— Russ’ TD ⚡ (@RussFcb) June 7, 2024
