Boston Celtics at Brooklyn Nets

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Boston Celtics

10-3, 7-1 Away

Final
139 - 114

Brooklyn Nets

5-7, 3-3 Home

Tatum scores 36 points, the Celtics pour it on in 2nd half to beat the Nets 139-114

Boston Celtics vs. Brooklyn Nets: Game Highlights

Payton Pritchard had 23 points, eight assists and six rebounds for the Celtics, who quickly and emphatically bounced back with their highest points total of the season after a surprising 117-116 home loss to Atlanta on Tuesday night.

Boston fell into a 13-point hole in the first quarter of this one before the NBA champions snapped themselves back into top form and turned the game into a rout with a 74-point second half.

Ziaire Williams scored a season-high 23 points for the Nets.

Takeaways Celtics: The home loss to an Atlanta team that played without star guard Trae Young was puzzling. But when the Celtics play like they did in the third quarter, when they rang up 38 points and were 7 for 11 behind the arc, nights like those will be rare.

Nets: The Nets should like what they're seeing from Williams, who made his second straight start with Ben Simmons (left calf tightness) and Dorian Finney-Smith (sprained left ankle) sidelined. They added the No. 10 pick in the 2021 draft after he spent his first three seasons in Memphis.

Key moment Derrick White, who scored a season-high 31 points Tuesday, was in foul trouble and scoreless in the first half Wednesday. He finally got on the board with a 3-pointer early in the third quarter, quickly sparking the Celtics to a 13-2 spurt that pushed a four-point lead to 85-70.

Key stat The Celtics have won 12 of the last 13 meetings overall against the Nets and seven straight in Brooklyn, where they haven't lost since the 2020-21 season.

Up next The Celtics are off until hosting Toronto on Saturday night. The Nets head across town to visit the Knicks on Friday and Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	136 - 114
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	136 - 114
4th 0.0	(00:00) [Celtics] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	136 - 114
4th 1.1	shot clock turnover	136 - 114
4th 25.1	Noah Clowney makes dunk (Tyrese Martin assists)	136 - 114

Statistics

BOS		BKN
50-93	FG	40-79
54	Field Goal %	51
22-46	3PT	19-43
48	Three Point %	44
17-24	FT	15-18
71	Free Throw %	83
45	Rebounds	34
12	Offensive Rebounds	3
33	Defensive Rebounds	31
35	Assists	26
7	Steals	4
6	Blocks	3
7	Turnovers	12
1	Team Turnovers	1
8	Total Turnovers	13
1	Technical Fouls	1
1	Total Technical Fouls	1
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
13	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	18
7	Fast Break Points	13
52	Points in Paint	40
17	Fouls	20
30	Largest Lead	13

Brooklyn Nets Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Mikel Brown Jr., G	Day-To-Day	Nov 13
Nolan Traore, G	Day-To-Day	Nov 13

Boston Celtics Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Paul George, F	Day-To-Day	Nov 11

Game Information

Barclays Center

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 18,112 · Capacity:

2026-27 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	10	2	.833	-	W5
Philadelphia	10	3	.769	0.5	W1
New York	6	6	.500	4	L2
Toronto	5	7	.417	5	L3
Brooklyn	3	8	.273	6.5	W1

Full Standings

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