Nets vs Celtics!

“More of the same,” Celtics coach Ime Udoka said. “We're making it tough.” Jayson Tatum scored 39 points, Jaylen Brown had 23 and Boston took a 3-0 ...

“It’s a little different than playing a game that’s stashed away in the middle of the regular season, so I think that there’s a few factors at play here to evaluate when he’s ready to play.” Boston was still ahead by eight with under 1 1/2 minutes left in the half, but the Nets scored seven straight and it was 53-50 at the break. Boston led most of the way before the Nets cut it to three with just over a minute remaining in the third quarter. ... Director Spike Lee, a longtime Knicks fan, was at the game wearing a Brooklyn Dodgers jersey and hat. Brown kept the Nets at bay from there, repeatedly finding a 1-on-1 matchup and driving to the basket. “We want to keep it that way because we know what he can do.” Nash said Simmons scrimmaged 3-on-3 Saturday morning and had no setbacks. Irving was 6 for 17, missing all seven 3-pointers, and also had 16 points for the Nets, who have to decide if they will give Ben Simmons his debut Monday in an elimination game. But it's been mostly all Celtics since Tatum's basket at the buzzer gave them a victory in Game 1. They’re too good a team for us to do that,” Nets coach Steve Nash said. Throwing a lot of passes that are second thoughts. “We know what it is," Durant said.