Johnson (foot) returned to the lineup and tallied 12 points (6-7 FG) and eight rebounds over 28 minutes in Saturday's 99-93 victory over the Pistons.

EDGE Analysis

The veteran made a successful return to the court after having missed Boston's last two contests with foot inflammation. His 12 points equaled his best scoring total in December, and the eight boards were his highest figure in that category for the month. Johnson also encouragingly had his best shooting night of the season outside of two games where he sank 100 percent of one and three shot attempts, respectively. While consistency has certainly been a problem for the 28-year-old in his first season in a Celtics uniform, he now has four double-digit scoring games and one double-double in the 10 December contests he's been a part of.