The defending NBA champion Boston Celtics have been inconsistent recently, but their veteran center has been on a roll. Kristaps Porzingis will aim to continue his strong play when Boston opens a three-game road trip with a visit to the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.

Kristaps Porzingis scored 26 of his season-high 34 points in the first half, and the Boston Celtics coasted to a 122-100 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.

Kristaps Porzingis looked all the way back as the Celtics blew out the shorthanded Bulls 122-100 at TD Garden.

The Boston Celtics have been one of the better teams this season but over the past few weeks, they have seemed to lack some focus. Like many teams before them w

The Celtics have nine games remaining before the All-Star break, beginning with Monday night’s home matchup against the Houston Rockets at TD Garden. Included in that span are road games against Boston’s top two Eastern Conference challengers: at Cleveland on Feb. 4 and at the New York Knicks on Feb. 8.

After the game, Porzingis discussed his return to Dallas and his thoughts on the team's current push to return to the NBA Finals at the first time of asking. He also discussed Kidd's current roster and how Luka Doncic's recent injury has put them in a tough position.

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis admitted that the team wanted to maintain the same winning spirit from last season but acknowledged that sustaining that level in the NBA is inherently very difficult.

The Boston Celtics picked up a commanding 122-107 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night, getting themselves back on track after they suffered an embarrassing blowout defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers just two days earlier.