When speaking to the media following the game, Kristaps Porzingis admitted Boston had made some uncharacteristic errors during the game. He noted how they had been "stupid" with some of their decision-making and that the Thunder's defensive intensity was a genuine factor in Boston's loss.

This was the type of performance Kristaps Porzingis and his team had been waiting for. Waylaid by surgery rehab for the first month of the season and then snakebitten by a series of minor injuries, the Celtics big man delivered his most comprehensive outing yet Tuesday night in a road win over the shorthanded Nuggets.