Celtics
Boston
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
1
0
1
null
2543
32
11
34
89
48
54
18
15
83
35
12
47
9
36
13
19
20
122
4
108
42
39
2419
1211
50
59
57
97
68
51
119
22
109
53
45
3331
6060
104
41
39
2224
1411
63
22
12
55
138
15
153
23
107
32
55
3325
6060
10
4
40
24
12
50
5
5
100
6
5
11
2
10
5
4
33
60
8
2
25
19
11
58
9
7
78
8
1
9
2
9
3
5
31
60
10
4
40
22
14
64
2
1
50
13
1
14
2
10
3
5
33
60
4
1
25
24
11
46
2
2
100
8
5
13
3
7
2
5
25
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Avery
Bradley
Avery Bradley
True
34
7
15
47
3
4
75
0
0
0
4
5
9
6
1
0
3
4
17
3
none
Isaiah
Thomas
Isaiah Thomas
True
32
7
14
50
2
7
29
9
9
100
0
6
6
8
2
0
3
3
25
15
none
Jae
Crowder
Jae Crowder
True
29
9
15
60
3
8
38
0
0
0
0
5
5
2
2
1
2
2
21
3
none
Al
Horford
Al Horford
True
27
5
8
62
1
4
25
0
0
0
1
4
5
6
0
4
2
2
11
13
none
Amir
Johnson
Amir Johnson
True
19
4
6
67
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
3
7
2
1
0
4
2
8
5
none
Terry
Rozier
Terry Rozier
False
27
2
5
40
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
5
2
none
Jaylen
Brown
Jaylen Brown
False
19
3
4
75
0
0
0
3
4
75
0
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
9
0
none
Jonas
Jerebko
Jonas Jerebko
False
18
1
8
12
0
5
0
2
2
100
0
1
1
3
4
0
1
1
4
2
none
Tyler
Zeller
Tyler Zeller
False
16
6
7
86
0
0
0
1
2
50
2
2
4
3
0
2
1
2
13
-9
none
Gerald
Green
Gerald Green
False
14
4
7
57
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
4
5
2
0
0
1
1
9
-9
none
Demetrius
Jackson
Demetrius Jackson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jordan
Mickey
Jordan Mickey
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
James
Young
James Young
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
27
October
2016
Thursday
United Center
Chicago
Bulls
Chicago
False
Nets
Brooklyn
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
0
1
1
null
3117
44
15
34
97
43
44
20
16
80
29
15
44
3
22
8
16
19
117
4
812
53
7
2223
129
6
28
26
93
68
34
102
00
74
22
55
3127
6060
1410
43
3
2428
814
34
46
35
76
87
26
113
03
38
22
42
2336
6060
8
5
62
22
12
55
2
2
100
6
3
9
0
7
2
5
31
60
12
3
25
23
9
39
8
6
75
8
4
12
0
4
2
5
27
60
14
4
29
24
8
33
4
3
75
8
2
10
0
3
2
4
23
60
10
3
30
28
14
50
6
5
83
7
6
13
3
8
2
2
36
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jeremy
Lin
Jeremy Lin
True
27
6
14
43
2
5
40
4
5
80
1
2
3
3
0
1
2
1
18
-3
none
Trevor
Booker
Trevor Booker
True
24
4
5
80
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
6
7
5
3
0
1
0
8
5
none
Rondae
Hollis-Jefferson
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
True
23
1
3
33
0
1
0
3
4
75
0
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
5
-9
none
Bojan
Bogdanović
Bojan Bogdanović
True
23
9
17
53
3
8
38
0
0
0
2
3
5
0
1
0
2
2
21
2
none
Brook
Lopez
Brook Lopez
True
21
1
7
14
1
2
50
4
4
100
2
3
5
0
0
0
2
1
7
-10
none
Justin
Hamilton
Justin Hamilton
False
25
7
12
58
3
6
50
2
3
67
6
4
10
2
0
0
1
4
19
0
double
Joe
Harris
Joe Harris
False
25
6
15
40
4
9
44
0
0
0
0
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
16
3
none
Sean
Kilpatrick
Sean Kilpatrick
False
22
5
13
38
1
6
17
2
2
100
1
3
4
2
0
0
2
0
13
-7
none
Luis
Scola
Luis Scola
False
21
3
8
38
1
5
20
1
2
50
0
1
1
3
0
0
2
3
8
-19
none
Greivis
Vásquez
Greivis Vásquez
False
18
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
3
0
-13
none
Isaiah
Whitehead
Isaiah Whitehead
False
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
12
none
Chris
McCullough
Chris McCullough
False
3
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
14
none
Anthony
Bennett
Anthony Bennett
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
28
October
2016
Friday
Barclays Center
Brooklyn
Pacers
Indiana
True
The Boston Celtics held off the Brooklyn Nets for a 122 - 117 win in the season opener for both teams Wednesday at TD Garden . The Celtics ( 10 ) came into this game as a 12 - point favorite , but the Nets ( 0 - 1 ) made them work for a relieving win . A 36 - 25 fourth quarter is how Brooklyn crawled back in the game , but Boston did just enough to hold on . The offense was incredibly efficient for the Celtics , as they shot 54 percent from the field and recorded 36 assists on their 48 made baskets . The 22 combined blocks and steals for Boston doubled up that of Brooklyn , who recorded just 11 in total . Brooklyn was expected to be one of the worst teams in the NBA , but they gave an elite team a run for their money in the opener . The bench was key for the Nets , as Sean Kilpatrick , Joe Harris and Justin Hamilton combined for 48 points and 18 rebounds off the pine . Hamilton actually finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds in the best game of his career . Bojan Bogdanovic led the team in scoring , dropping 21 points on 9 - for - 17 shooting . Jeremy Lin played well in his debut as well , amassing 18 points , three rebounds and three assists . Boston made this one a nail biter , but they ended up getting their much deserved win . Isaiah Thomas scored a game - high 25 points in the victory , also adding six rebounds and nine assists . Jae Crowder was second on the team , with his 21 points and five boards . Avery Bradley fell a rebound shy of a double - double , totaling 17 points , nine rebounds and five assists . Al Hoford stuffed the stat sheet in his debut , accumulating 11 points , five rebounds , six assists and four blocks in the win . Boston will have a quick turnaround , as they travel to Illinois to play the Chicago Bulls on Thursday . Brooklyn 's next game is on Friday , when they host the Indiana Pacers . If it were not for the Nets bench Wednesday , the Celtics might have blown out Brooklyn . The four bench players who played at least 20 minutes for the Nets combined for 56 points and 19 rebounds . In contrast , the five bench players for the Celtics combined for just 40 points and 15 rebounds . Brook Lopez is Brooklyn 's best player , but he tallied just seven points and five rebounds on 1 - for - 7 shooting in the loss . The 36 assists for the Celtics is a trend that is likely to continue , as they finished in the top five in the NBA in team assists last season and record more passes than almost any other team . The 44 three - point attempts for the Nets were a franchise record , topping their previous high of 40 . These teams will square off again Nov. 23 at Brooklyn .
The Boston Celtics held off the Brooklyn Nets for a 122 - 117 win in the season opener for both teams Wednesday at TD Garden. The Celtics (10) came into this game as a 12 - point favorite, but the Nets (0 - 1) made them work for a relieving win. A 36 - 25 fourth quarter is how Brooklyn crawled back in the game, but Boston did just enough to hold on. The offense was incredibly efficient for the Celtics, as they shot 54 percent from the field and recorded 36 assists on their 48 made baskets. The 22 combined blocks and steals for Boston doubled up that of Brooklyn, who recorded just 11 in total. Brooklyn was expected to be one of the worst teams in the NBA, but they gave an elite team a run for their money in the opener. The bench was key for the Nets, as Sean Kilpatrick, Joe Harris and Justin Hamilton combined for 48 points and 18 rebounds off the pine. Hamilton actually finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds in the best game of his career. Bojan Bogdanovic led the team in scoring, dropping 21 points on 9 - for - 17 shooting. Jeremy Lin played well in his debut as well, amassing 18 points, three rebounds and three assists. Boston made this one a nail biter, but they ended up getting their much deserved win. Isaiah Thomas scored a game - high 25 points in the victory, also adding six rebounds and nine assists. Jae Crowder was second on the team, with his 21 points and five boards. Avery Bradley fell a rebound shy of a double - double, totaling 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Al Hoford stuffed the stat sheet in his debut, accumulating 11 points, five rebounds, six assists and four blocks in the win. Boston will have a quick turnaround, as they travel to Illinois to play the Chicago Bulls on Thursday. Brooklyn's next game is on Friday, when they host the Indiana Pacers.
The Boston Celtics held off the Brooklyn Nets for a 122 - 117 win in the season opener for both teams Wednesday at TD Garden. The Celtics (10) came into this game as a 12 - point favorite, but the Nets (0 - 1) made them work for a relieving win. A 36 - 25 fourth quarter is how Brooklyn crawled back in the game, but Boston did just enough to hold on. The offense was incredibly efficient for the Celtics, as they shot 54 percent from the field and recorded 36 assists on their 48 made baskets. The 22 combined blocks and steals for Boston doubled up that of Brooklyn, who recorded just 11 in total. Brooklyn was expected to be one of the worst teams in the NBA, but they gave an elite team a run for their money in the opener. The bench was key for the Nets, as Sean Kilpatrick, Joe Harris and Justin Hamilton combined for 48 points and 18 rebounds off the pine. Hamilton actually finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds in the best game of his career. Bojan Bogdanovic led the team in scoring, dropping 21 points on 9 - for - 17 shooting. Jeremy Lin played well in his debut as well, amassing 18 points, three rebounds and three assists. Boston made this one a nail biter, but they ended up getting their much deserved win. Isaiah Thomas scored a game - high 25 points in the victory, also adding six rebounds and nine assists. Jae Crowder was second on the team, with his 21 points and five boards. Avery Bradley fell a rebound shy of a double - double, totaling 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Al Hoford stuffed the stat sheet in his debut, accumulating 11 points, five rebounds, six assists and four blocks in the win. Boston will have a quick turnaround, as they travel to Illinois to play the Chicago Bulls on Thursday. Brooklyn's next game is on Friday, when they host the Indiana Pacers. If it were not for the Nets bench Wednesday, the Celtics might have blown out Brooklyn. The four bench players who played at least 20 minutes for the Nets combined for 56 points and 19 rebounds. In contrast, the five bench players for the Celtics combined for just 40 points and 15 rebounds. Brook Lopez is Brooklyn's best player, but he tallied just seven points and five rebounds on 1 - for - 7 shooting in the loss. The 36 assists for the Celtics is a trend that is likely to continue, as they finished in the top five in the NBA in team assists last season and record more passes than almost any other team. The 44 three - point attempts for the Nets were a franchise record, topping their previous high of 40. These teams will square off again Nov. 23 at Brooklyn.
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<BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joe Harris <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 15 40 <FG3> 4 9 44 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sean Kilpatrick <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luis Scola <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Booker <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 5 80 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 5 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brook Lopez <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 7 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rondae Hollis-Jefferson <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chris McCullough <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Bennett <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Isaiah Whitehead <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Greivis Vásquez <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none