"We're going to be us. We're not going to let anybody punk us," Porzingis said. "We expect teams to be doing this kind of stuff. To get in our heads, to try and provoke us."

A disastrous third quarter and a plethora of turnovers doomed the Boston Celtics in Game 3 on Friday night, as they fell 95-93 to the Orlando Magic. And while there’s plenty of blame to go around, Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis was ready to accept the brunt of it.

The Boston Celtics took a commanding 2-0 series lead over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night at TD Garden, overcoming the absence of Jayson Tatum to secure a 109-100 win in Game 2. The All-Star forward was ruled out due to a wrist injury sustained in Game 1.