The Boston Celtics defense will change with the return of star Boston big man Kristaps Porzingis to the court.

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

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.

Porzingis ended the night with 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. However, his conditioning is clearly still a work in progress. It could take weeks for him to be in actual game shape.

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis is slated make his season debut Monday night against the Los Angeles Clippers following offseason ankle surgery. The 7-foot-2 Latvian center was upgraded from probable to available about an 90 minutes before tipoff,

The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on NBC Sports Boston. Fans looking to watch this NBA game can do so for free by using FuboTV and DirecTV Stream, which both offer a free trial or with SlingTV, which doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available.

The Celtics got Kristaps Porzingis back in the lineup and put together a dominant 126-94 victory over the Clippers on Monday. Here are the takeaways. Kristaps Porzingis looked rusty (but he’s going to help a lot).

This Clippers ball club has been playing better than the team that many had left for dead before the season even began, but they should be a very manageable opponent.

Porzingis, who suffered a significant ankle injury during June’s NBA Finals, missed the Celtics’ first 17 games as he rehabbed the injury.