First and foremost, the Celtics outscored the Clippers 51-29 in the second quarter. They pushed a seven-point lead all the way up to 29 as the Clippers had no answers. The 51 points the Celtics scored were the third-highest in team history, per the team.

The Celtics blew out the Clippers 126-94 on Monday night in Kristaps Porzingis’ much-anticipated season debut.

Porzingis injured his ankle in Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks and missed the next two games. He returned for Game 5, contributing five points and one rebound in 16 minutes as the Celtics beat Dallas 106-88 to clinch their record 18th title.