Nets Come to Town To Meet Jayson Tatum and Celtics, At TD Garden. The Nets will want to move on from a 113-116 loss to the Miami Heat in which Spencer Dinwiddie managed 25 points (7-of-15 FG) and 12 assists. Jarrett Allen was on point last game, providing 17 points (7-of-8 FG), 4 offensive rebounds and 11 rebounds.
The Celtics will want to move on from a 110-111 loss at home to the Houston Rockets, a game in which Marcus Smart had 26 points (9-of-22 from the field), 7 assists and 5 rebounds.
Will Marcus Smart replicate his 26 point performance in the last game’s loss to the Rockets? In the head-to-head matchup between the teams this season, the Celtics won once out of 2 games. The Nets have won only one of their last 5 games. Both are expected to be mostly healthy.
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We expect to see a better defense game by the Celtics, who have been averaging 8.288 steals per game, as opposed to the Nets 6.576.
The Celtics and the Nets will be well-rested for the game, having 3 and 3 days to prepare respectively. The Celtics will be playing at away vs CLE, home vs UTA, home vs OKC. Get all the Celtics tickets with no fees at TickPick. Top seats to Boston Celtics vs. Brooklyn Nets at TD Garden starting from 35 dollars!
