NEW YORK (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 36 factors, 10 assists and eight rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 24 factors and 12 rebounds and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 139-114 on Wednesday evening.
Payton Pritchard had 23 factors, eight assists and 6 rebounds for the Celtics, who rapidly and emphatically bounced again with their highest factors whole of the season after a stunning 117-116 dwelling loss to Atlanta on Tuesday evening.
Boston fell right into a 13-point gap within the first quarter of this one earlier than the NBA champions snapped themselves again into high type and turned the sport right into a rout with a 74-point second half.
Ziaire Williams scored a season-high 23 factors for the Nets.
Takeaways
Celtics: The house loss to an Atlanta workforce that performed with out star guard Trae Younger was puzzling. However when the Celtics play like they did within the third quarter, once they rang up 38 factors and have been 7 for 11 behind the arc, nights like these will probably be uncommon.
Nets: The Nets ought to like what they’re seeing from Williams, who made his second straight begin with Ben Simmons (left calf tightness) and Dorian Finney-Smith (sprained left ankle) sidelined. They added the No. 10 decide within the 2021 draft after he spent his first three seasons in Memphis.
Key second
Derrick White, who scored a season-high 31 factors Tuesday, was in foul hassle and scoreless within the first half Wednesday. He lastly received on the board with a 3-pointer early within the third quarter, rapidly sparking the Celtics to a 13-2 spurt that pushed a four-point result in 85-70.
Key stat
The Celtics have received 12 of the final 13 conferences general in opposition to the Nets and 7 straight in Brooklyn, the place they haven’t misplaced for the reason that 2020-21 season.
Up subsequent
The Celtics are off till internet hosting Toronto on Saturday evening. The Nets head throughout city to go to the Knicks on Friday and Sunday evening.
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