Jaylen Brown, Celtics beat Nets 113-99
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Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez explained why rookie Egor Demin didn't play as much in Tuesday's 113-99 loss to the Boston Celtics.
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3 Nets takeaways from 113-99 home loss to Celtics
The Brooklyn Nets (2-12) have been having a tough time this season trying to string together wins as they look to incorporate some of the rookies within playing against real NBA t
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“It feels good”: Celtics explain how fourth-quarter surge vs. Nets pushed them over .500
Boston’s defense smothered Brooklyn in the fourth quarter, holding the Nets to an abysmal 4-of-15 (26.7%) shooting, including just 1-of-9 from three. That offensive freeze allowed the Celtics to stretch a narrow 92-90 lead with 7:38 remaining into a commanding 14-point cushion, 109-95, by 1:43 left in regulation.
It wasn’t pretty, but the mistake-prone Celtics held off the lowly Nets to climb above .500 for the first time this season.
Fresh off their second win of the season on Sunday night, the Nets returned home looking for their first win at the Barclays Center in 224 days. Standing in th
Boston took a minor but notable step Tuesday night, when it defeated the Nets to secure a winning record for the first time this year, at 8-7.
Nets searching for first home victory as Celtics come calling Jaylen Brown is enjoying a fast start to the season and is starting to get some help from Payton Pritchard and Derrick White.
In another night where the Brooklyn Nets failed to eclipse 100 points, Day'Ron Sharpe played one of his best games of the season in just 18 minutes off the benc