The Celtics and Nets meet for the 2nd time in as many days. The Celtics won the game 118-110 on Tuesday in Brooklyn. This is the 4th and final meeting between these two teams this season. The Celtics won the first game 124-114 in Brooklyn on 11/4 and they won the second game 121-107 in Boston on 11/10.
Last season, the Celtics won the series 3-1. They won 1 game in Boston and two games in Brooklyn but lost the final game of the series in Boston. The Celtics are 139-74 overall all time against the Nets. They are 74-34 in games that were played in Boston. Both teams are playing on the second night of back to back games. Brooklyn is 2-5 on the second night of back to back games and Boston is 7-2 on the 2nd night of back to back games. They are 4-0 when the second game is at home.
The Celtics are first in the East, 6 games ahead of 2nd place Cleveland, 7.5 games ahead of 3rd place Milwaukee, 9 games ahead of 4th place New York, 9.5 games ahead of 5th place Philadelphia, and 12.5 games ahead of 6th place Indiana. They are 25-3 at home and 8-2 in their last 10 games. They are 29-6 against Eastern Conference teams and 12-1 against Atlantic Division teams. They have won their last 5 games.
The Nets are 11th in the East, just outside of play-in contention. They are 20.5 games behind first place Boston. They are 8 games behind 6th place Indiana and the final guaranteed playoff spot. They are 2.5 games behind 10th place Atlanta, and the final play-in spot. They are 2.5 games ahead of 12th place Toronto. They are 8-15 on the road and 4-6 in their last 10 games. They are 14-16 against Eastern Conference teams and 2-6 against Atlantic Division rivals. They are coming off a loss in their last game.
This is the final game for the Celtics before the All Star break. After the break, they will play at Chicago and then at New York before hosting Philadelphia, Dallas, and Golden State. Following the 3 home games, they will head out on a 5 game road trip that will take them through Cleveland, Denver, Phoenix, Portland and Utah. This is also the Nets final game before the All Star break. After the break they will complete their road trip at Toronto, Minnesota, Memphis and Orlando.
Xavier Tillman remains out for the Celtics with knee soreness. Jaden Springer remains out with a right ankle impingement. I would imagine they will make their debut for the Celtics after the All Star break since there is no reason to rush them back. Kristaps Porzingis should be back for…
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