It was everything the Garden envisioned — but in green and white.
A decade after being selected as the future of the Knicks, Kristaps Porzingis saved one of the best performances of his career to serve his former team with its most painful loss of the season, scoring 34 points (8-for-13 3-pointers) — including the game-winning shot with 41.2 seconds left in overtime — in the Celtics’ 119-117 win Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
“Playing here, it’s always really fun,” Porzingis said. “The fans are super into the game. They love the Knicks. I enjoyed playing here as a home player and now also on the road.”
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