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Nets visit Celtics Friday in NBA Cup group stage
By The Associated Press
Brooklyn Nets (2-12, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (8-7,
ninth in the Eastern Conference)
Boston; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Celtics face the Brooklyn Nets in an NBA Cup in-season
tournament group play matchup.
The Celtics are 2-3 against division opponents. Boston is fourth in the Eastern
Conference with 13.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Neemias Queta averaging
3.1.
The Nets are 0-4 against division opponents. Brooklyn ranks ninth in the league
averaging 13.9 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 33.4% from deep. Michael
Porter Jr. leads the team averaging 3.2 makes while shooting 36.0% from 3-point
range.
The Celtics average 15.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 more made
shots on average than the 14.0 per game the Nets give up. The Nets are shooting
43.7% from the field, 0.3% higher than the 43.4% the Celtics' opponents have
shot this season.
The teams meet for the second time this season. In the last meeting on Nov. 19
the Celtics won 113-99 led by 29 points from Jaylen Brown, while Porter scored
25 points for the Nets.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brown is averaging 27.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists
for the Celtics. Payton Pritchard is averaging 22.0 points over the last 10
games.
Terance Mann is scoring 9.4 points per game and averaging 3.1 rebounds for the
Nets. Porter is averaging 25.0 points and 6.0 rebounds over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Celtics: 6-4, averaging 113.5 points, 45.1 rebounds, 25.8
assists, 8.0 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 109.2 points per game.
Nets: 2-8, averaging 107.8 points, 39.7 rebounds, 24.6 assists, 7.4 steals and
4.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 117.6 points.
INJURIES: Celtics: Jayson Tatum: out (achilles).
Nets: Haywood Highsmith: out (knee), Cam Thomas: out (hamstring), Ben Saraf:
day to day (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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