Brooklyn Nets (4-4, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (7-2, second in the Eastern Conference)
Boston; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn faces Boston in Eastern Conference action Friday.
Boston went 64-18 overall, 41-11 in Eastern Conference games and 37-4 at home during the 2023-24 season. The Celtics averaged 120.6 points per game last season, 16.3 from the free-throw line and 49.5 from deep.
Brooklyn finished 32-50 overall, 5-11 in Atlantic Division games and 12-29 on the road a season ago. The Nets averaged 110.4 points per game while shooting 45.6% from the field and 36.2% from 3-point range last season.
INJURIES: Celtics: Kristaps Porzingis: out (foot), Jaylen Brown: out (hip).
Nets: Bojan Bogdanovic: day to day (foot), Ben Simmons: day to day (back), Noah Clowney: day to day (hip), Day'Ron Sharpe: out (hamstring), Trendon Watford: day to day (hamstring).
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