Tristan Thompson is ‘super excited’ to play in front of fans at TD Garden – and it shows

The veteran big man took it to another level with a home audience to cheer him on for Game 3.

Boston Celtics veteran big man Tristan Thompson was a force to be reckoned with in the team’s 125 – 119 win over the Brooklyn Nets in Game of their first-round series Friday night, easily having his best game as a Celtic to date, spurred on by the energy of the crowd.

Thompson recorded 19 points, 13 rebounds, and an assist on 8-of-13 shooting including going 3-of-4 from the free-throw line in a high-energy outing that hearkened back to his championship days with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Asked what he thought of the game and the atmosphere with fans in the arena, the Canadian big man was ebulliently anticipatory in his reply.

“It was good, but I can’t [expletive] wait until Sunday,” he exclaimed.