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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. All three made massive contributions to the Celtics getting to .500 on Sunday,
BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn plays Boston looking to end its six-game home slide. The Nets are 2-8 against Eastern Conference opponents. Brooklyn ranks last in the Eastern Conference scoring 41.7 points per game in the paint. The Celtics are 1-3 against opponents in the Atlantic Division. Boston is 4-3 in games decided by at least 10 points.
As the regular season wound down, the Celtics reiterated their focus was on playing their best basketball and doing their best to pace players to stay healthy for the playoffs. And when they chose not to sit their starters in their regular-season finale ...
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Today in Boston Celtics history: White debuts; Sanders fired, Cowens hired; Wesley born
It was also on this date that Celtics legend Tom "Satch" Sanders was fired and replaced by player-coach Dave Cowens in 1978.
The Celtics are back to the .500 mark on the season as they had to fend off James Harden and the Clippers down the stretch Sunday.
The second round of the Eastern Conference Playoff picture is beginning to form. This past Saturday night, before the Philadelphia 76ers and the Washington Wizards met up for Game 4, the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks played in the fourth game of their ...
Michael Porter Jr. scored 34 points and Tyrese Martin scored seven straight points late in the third quarter and finished with 20 as the Brooklyn Nets sent the Washington Wizards to their 11th straight loss,
The Celtics are now 1-1 in NBA Cup play, meaning it'll be difficult to advance to the knockout stages of the tournament.