The Boston Celtics kicked off their NBA In-Season Match run by defeating the Brooklyn Nets, 121-107, at TD Backyard on Friday night time.
With the victory, the Celtics improved to 6-2 whereas the Nets dropped to 4-5.
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ONE BIG TAKEAWAY
Jaylen Brown delivered a response efficiency, debuting within the inaugural In-Season Match.
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Coming off a awful and expensive 11-point, four-turnover efficiency in opposition to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night time, Brown was due. So, the problem was in place for Brown to reply to the garnered criticism after having a hand in Boston’s second consecutive loss — and he handed.
Brown completed with a game-high 28 factors, capturing 10-of-19 from the sphere, ending a plus-six earlier than Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla subbed the 27-year-old — and the beginning unit — out of the sport for good.
Nevertheless, Brown wasn’t the one Celtic who performed with a redemption-filled mindset in serving to get Boston again within the win column.
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Payton Pritchard, who’s additionally raised early-season questions after beginning ice-cold off the bench, shot an environment friendly 5-of-10 from the sphere with 13 factors. Pritchard hadn’t shot that effectively because the Celtics scored 155 factors — he shot 6-of-10 — and demolished the Indiana Pacers to start the month of November.
That set the wheels in movement for an efficient bench displaying. Luke Kornet scored seven factors and grabbed 9 rebounds and Sam Hauser supplied a bench-leading 15 factors, getting all of his scoring capturing 5-of-10 from the 3-point line.
A clean and simple trot to the end line, maybe signaling the beginning of Boston getting again on monitor, the Celtics are 1-0 in Group C play.
STARS OF THE GAME
— Brown set the tone, scoring 12 factors within the first quarter to out-perform his earlier subpar output in Philadelphia. The 2-time All-Star grabbed three rebounds and dished out 5 assists to go together with his 28 factors.
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— Jrue Vacation flirted with triple-double territory, scoring 13 factors together with 12 rebounds and 9 assists. Capturing 6-of-14 from the sphere with two steals, Vacation completed a plus-26.
— Brooklyn’s Lonnie Walker IV was the strongest supply of offense the Nets had. Walker provided 20 factors and 7 rebounds off the bench.
WAGER WATCH
FanDuel Sportsbook set the percentages of Vacation amassing 10-plus rebounds at +650. Boston’s strongest defensive power crashed the glass like a 5, grabbing a game-leading 12 rebounds to clear these odds. A $100 wager would’ve netted a good-looking $750 complete payout.
UP NEXT
The Celtics will return to typical common season play Saturday night time, internet hosting the Toronto Raptors. Tip off from TD Backyard is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.
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