Boston Celtics (9-3, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (5-6, sixth in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -9.5; over/under is 218.5
BOTTOM LINE: Boston visits Brooklyn trying to continue its four-game road winning streak.
Brooklyn went 32-50 overall, 5-11 in Atlantic Division play and 20-21 at home last season. The Nets averaged 6.8 steals, 5.2 blocks and 12.3 turnovers per game last season.
Boston went 64-18 overall and 15-2 in Atlantic Division action during the 2023-24 season. The Celtics gave up 109.2 points per game while committing 16.2 fouls last season.
INJURIES: Nets: Bojan Bogdanovic: out (foot), Day'Ron Sharpe: out (hamstring), Trendon Watford: out (hamstring), Dorian Finney-Smith: day to day (ankle).
Celtics: Kristaps Porzingis: out (foot), Jaden Springer: out (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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