Nets Mount Massive Comeback To Defeat Celtics
The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Boston Celtics, 115-105, at TD Garden on Friday.

The Nets (35-28) delivered the biggest comeback win of the season Friday after erasing a 28-point deficit to stun the Celtics (45-19) in Boston. The win pushed Brooklyn’s road record over the .500 threshold (17-16), while the Celtics have now gone 25-8 when playing at home and remain one of the best home teams in The Association. The Celtics enjoyed a dominant spell in the opening 12 minutes and outscored the Nets by an impressive 37-15 score, but Brooklyn began showing signs of a turnaround following a 40-27 score in the second period. The Nets never looked back the rest of the way, though, also winning the third quarter by a 34-20 score – grabbing the lead in the process and closing the game out for good. Brooklyn also outscored the Celtics in the fourth quarter (26-21) to complete the largest comeback of the 2022-23 NBA season.

Mikal Bridges led the way for the Nets thanks to his 38-point, 10-rebound double-double that also included four assists, while Cameron Johnson had a strong game as well thanks to his 20 points, five boards and three assists. Nic Claxton only had two points, but he pulled down 11 rebounds and also added three blocks. Spencer Dinwiddie and Dorian-Finney Smith each had 17 points, with Dinwiddie also having eight assists, three steals and three rebounds.

Jaylen Brown was the star for the Celtics and finished with 35 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals, while Jayson Tatum delivered a double-double of 22 points and 13 boards that also included five assists and two blocks. Marcus Smart had 13 points as well.
Posted on: 3/3/2023 8:27 PM
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