There isn\u2019t much good news to report after a 54-point loss to the Knicks, but we\u2019ll offer one: the Nets have an opportunity to make up for it against the Celtics. Best part about an 82-game season as most players and coaches will tell you.<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfc0 Celtics (27-16) @ Nets (12-30)<\/p>\n
\u23f0 WHEN<\/strong>: 7:30 PM ET<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n \ud83d\udccd WHERE<\/strong>: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcfa WATCH<\/strong>: YES Network \/ WFAN on radio<\/p>\n \u2618\ufe0f PREVIEW<\/p>\n Back when KD asked out of Brooklyn in 2022, one of the biggest names connected to the Nets was Jaylen Brown. Shams reported<\/a> the Celtics offered Brown, Derrick White, and a first-rounder. Of course, the Nets moved KD to Phoenix in a masterclass that subsequently led to even more picks in the Mikal Bridges trade. Does that outweigh having a Finals MVP and leading MVP candidate tho? Does it matter? Tonight it does. This is what the Nets are dealing with, in Jordan Greene\u2019s words<\/a>:<\/p>\n \u201cThrough the season, Brown is averaging 29.8 points on 48.8 % from the field. In the last three games, Brown is averaging 34.3 and nine. Not to mention his leadership. After long being looked at as a second option, Brown is proving that he has the skillset and mindset to lead a team of his own. Other members of the Celtics have been making big leaps as well. Derrick White is still one of the best two-way players in the game, Payton Pritchard has emerged as a starting point guard, and Luka Garza, the former Iowa superstar, is contributing well as a stretch five. He\u2019s currently shooting 47.1 % from the 3-point line. If he had enough shot attempts, he\u2019d qualify as the NBA\u2019s second best from beyond the arc. Who knew? Apparently Brad Stevens.\u201d<\/p>\n \u26a0\ufe0f INJURY REPORT<\/p>\n Haywood Highsmith<\/strong> \u2014 OUT (Right Knee Surgery, Injury Recovery)<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Tyson Etienne<\/strong> \u2014 OUT (G League Two-Way Assignment)<\/p>\n Chaney Johnson<\/strong> \u2014 OUT (G League Two-Way Assignment)<\/p>\n E.J. Liddell<\/strong> \u2014 OUT (G League Two-Way Assignment)<\/p>\n Ben Saraf<\/strong> \u2014 OUT (G League Assignment)<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcac Discussion<\/p>\n Share thoughts and react, but please be respectful. NetsDaily prides itself on being a safe space for Nets and basketball fans alike to have healthy conversation. Reach out to Anthony Puccio or Net Income with any issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There isn\u2019t much good news to report after a 54-point loss to the Knicks, but we\u2019ll offer one:…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":538383,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[49222,68029,1121,18165,14561,21888,89397,14562,107467,7195,1260,15297,5228,77889,62,64177,204085,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-538382","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-barclays-center","9":"tag-ben-saraf","10":"tag-brooklyn","11":"tag-celtics","12":"tag-derrick-white","13":"tag-e-j-liddell","14":"tag-haywood-highsmith","15":"tag-jaylen-brown","16":"tag-luka-garza","17":"tag-mikal-bridges","18":"tag-nba","19":"tag-nets","20":"tag-ny","21":"tag-payton-pritchard","22":"tag-sports","23":"tag-the-nets","24":"tag-tyson-etienne","25":"tag-united-states","26":"tag-unitedstates","27":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115947606152597388","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=538382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/538383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=538382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=538382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=538382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}