It was everything the Garden envisioned — but in green and white.

The slog of rehabilitating his dinged-up ankle and getting back into shape while his teammates were struggling without him was no easy journey.

The Celtics entered the night looking to complete a season sweep of the Knicks—and they did so in dramatic fashion. Boston shot 46% from the field (40-of-87) and knocked down 19 three-pointers en route to the narrow victory. More significantly, the win saw the Celtics hit a franchise record 33 road wins in a single season.