After rolling to a 134-99 win over the Bulls Monday night, the Celtics will be right back at it when they host the Nets in the second night of a back to back.
The Celtics could have a dramatically different starting lineup. Jayson Tatum (on the floor for 27:41), Paul George (25:08), and Mitchell Robinson (16:07) all suited up on Monday. All three could have rest days because of injury history.
“I think it’s twofold,” said Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla. “We trust the sports science team that we have. We trust the competition of those guys. At the same time, I think our locker room has been built on one through 15, 16 or 17 being able to impact winning. So it’s just a combination of all those things.
“At the end of the day, we have to do what gives us the best chance to win, and at the same time keep those guys healthy and validate the whole locker room by putting guys in situations where they’ve got to win games for us.”
The Nets are coming off a 136-109 beating at the hand of the Pacers on Sunday that dropped them to 0-3.
Here is a preview.
When: Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
Where: TD Garden, Boston
TV: NBCSB. Radio: WROR-FM (105.7).
Line: Boston -11.5. O/U: 221.5.
NETS
Season record: 0-3. vs. spread: 1-2. Over/under: 2-1
Last 10 games: 2-8. vs. spread: 3-7. Over/under: 6-4
CELTICS
Season record: 2-1. vs. spread: 2-1. Over/under: 1-1, 1 push
Last 10 games: 5-5. vs. spread: 4-6. Over/under: 3-6, 1 push
TEAM STATISTICS
Points per game: Brooklyn 111.0, Boston 118.0
Points allowed per game: Brooklyn 123.7, Boston 107.7
Field goal percentage: Brooklyn .417, Boston .470
Opponent field goal percentage: Brooklyn .506, Boston .432
3-point percentage: Brooklyn .378, Boston .424
Opponent 3-point percentage: Brooklyn .403, Boston .347
Stat of the day: The Celtics went 8-5 in the second leg of back-to-back games last season.
Notes: The Celtics have beaten the Nets in 11 of the last 12 meetings. … Payton Pritchard had a team-high 28 points in Monday’s win. … Hugo González scored a season-high 13 points in 24 minutes with five rebounds … Tatum is averaging a team-high 24 points. … The Nets led Sunday’s game, 51-49 with 2:45 left in the first half, but Pacers closed the half on a 16-5 run and scored 37 points in the third quarter. … The Celtics will be off on Wednesday and Thursday before welcoming the Bulls back to the Garden on Friday.
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