The Nets had come into TD Backyard losers of 6 in a row on Friday evening, they left losers of seven in a row. The Celtics beat the Nets in blowout trend, 148-111 behind a giant 28 level recreation from Jaylen Brown.
Solely Jayson Tatum missed this one for the Celtics. They began the group that has grow to be the usuals; Derrick White, Baylor Scheierman, Sam Hauser, Jaylen Brown and Neemias Queta. Brooklyn, in the meantime, had nobody lacking on the damage report. They began Egor Demin, Nolan Traore, Michael Porter Jr., Noah Clowney and Nic Claxton.
The Nets have overwhelmed the Celtics as soon as already and the final time these two groups performed, it went to 2OT. Brooklyn had given Boston issues this yr so it was vital that the Celtics introduced the vitality for 48 minutes. Particularly because it was the primary dwelling recreation again off of a west coast journey.
Spoiler alert: they didn’t give the Celtics any issues on Friday.
The Celtics have been sizzling from there early, making their first 5 makes and going 8/10 from the sector. Nevertheless, Brooklyn was in a position to cling round as a result of Boston couldn’t get a cease because the Nets began the sport 7/11 themselves.
Former Celtic Josh Minott checked into the sport for the Nets within the first quarter. He had 4 factors and an enormous poster dunk on Hugo Gonzalez within the interval.
The Celtics led 35-32 on the finish of the primary quarter. They went 6/7 from three level vary with the one miss being a Gonzalez heave on the finish of the quarter. Nikola Vucevic led the best way with 10 factors and 5 rebounds off of the bench.
Boston’s protection was missing within the first half. Coming into Friday’s recreation, the Celtics had the most effective protection within the league over the previous 1o video games.
Nevertheless, Brooklyn was getting no matter they needed all through the half. Ending with 32 factors within the paint for the half.
The Celtics nonetheless led 66-57 after the half. Jaylen Brown led the crew with 14 factors to go together with 5 rebounds and 4 assists whereas Nikola Vucevic had 12 factors and seven rebounds.
Neither crew might get a cease for lots of the third quarter as properly. The Celtic stayed sizzling from three as they have been 16/26 from three for the sport in the course of the third quarter as they took their largest lead of the evening.
A 27-7 run gave the Celtics a 109-83 cushion on the finish of the third quarter. Jaylen Brown led the crew with 28 factors whereas Nikola Vucevic had 24 and 10 off of the bench and was a +25 within the recreation.
The lead ballooned to 34 factors within the 4th quarter as Payton Pritchard put in a pleasant layup resulting in a Brooklyn timeout.
Jaylen Brown completed the sport with 28 factors, 9 assists and seven rebounds. He was dominant all through the sport taking pictures 9/12 from the sector and 4/4 from three. In the meantime, Nikola Vucevic completed with 25 factors and 11 rebounds and Payton Pritchard scored 22 factors and was a +40 for the sport.
The Celtics shot an astronomical 67% from the sector and 65% from three whereas Brooklyn shot 49% from the sector and 41% from three. Boston’s subsequent recreation is Sunday evening at 8 EST in opposition to the 76ers from TD Backyard.
