Celtics 113, Nets 99

 

The Nets suck. So what the hell were they doing handing around within one point at the half, and back by only four after three quarters?

The Celtics took care of business in the fourth, however, outscoring Brooklyn, 24-14, to secure their third straight win. Mr. Brown finished the night with 29 points and Mr. White with 15.  Mr. Pritchard had 22 points and 10 rebounds. The Celtics out-rebounded the Nets, 49-39, and were 45.2% on three-point shooting. The bench had a higher percentage on threes than the starters, and even with their limited playing time accounted for 8 of the Celt's 19 long shots.

The Celtics are second in the league in three-point shot attempts per game (44.2) but in the bottom half of the league with only 34.7% completed.  Defensively, the team leads the NBA with the least number of opposing goals allowed per game (36.3) and are second in both percentage allowed (43.4) and in points allowed (108.5).

Which is to say that Boston's still only 8-7 and in fourth place in the Eastern's Atlantic Division, although they're only 1½ games back from first-place Toronto. But good news - the next game is against the Nets (2-12) again, on Friday and back in Boston. Four in a row, anyone?