BOSTON — The Celtics righted the ship on Wednesday night with a dominant win over the undermanned Bulls. After a sluggish offensive first quarter, Boston erupted for 42 points in the second quarter to put the game away early and the offensive explosion largely came via big man Kristaps Porzingis.

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

Kristaps Porzingis scored a season-high 34 points and collected 11 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics breeze to a 122-100 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. Porzingis made 10 of his 18 field goal attempts,

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.

Porzingis has played well for Boston since returning from offseason surgery, including a 34-point effort in a win Wednesday.

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 Kid

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.