What to Know The Celtics are 1-1 in 2025 NBA Cup Group B play, along with a minus-12 point differential. The Celtics (8-7) are over .500 for the first time all season. The Nets (2-12) have lost five of their last six games.

BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn plays Boston looking to end its six-game home slide. The Nets are 2-8 against Eastern Conference opponents. Brooklyn ranks last in the Eastern Conference scoring 41.7 points per game in the paint. The Celtics are 1-3 against opponents in the Atlantic Division. Boston is 4-3 in games decided by at least 10 points.

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The Celtics turned the ball over 7 more times in the second half, but managed to increase their defensive intensity to recover, limiting the Nets to only 4 points off of those. Thanks to that increase in intensity, Boston also managed to force more Brooklyn turnovers, generating 9 of them while converting them into 11 points.

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