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The wins have come few and far between for the Brooklyn Nets thus far, so last night's 113-105 victory over the Boston Celtics was one to remember for the seaso
Brooklyn Nets rookie guard Egor Demin felt "really good" about hitting a big shot down the stretch on Friday's NBA Cup win at the Boston Celtics.
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3 Nets takeaways from 113-105 NBA Cup win over the Celtics
The Nets beat the Celtics 113-105 in Friday's NBA Cup game and while the first three quarters look eerily similar to Tuesday, Brooklyn made sure that the end of the game was a different story. Forward Michael Porter Jr.
Two of the Brooklyn Nets' first-round picks have continued to light it up in Long Island, most recently on Saturday night.
The Celtics promised they would play hard all season, but that wasn't the case in a listless loss Friday to the Nets.
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The Boston Celtics may not rely on the 3 as much, but it still cost them vs. the Nets
Coaches Joe Mazzulla and Jordi Fernandez spoke about limiting Boston's shots from 3 in their loss to Brooklyn on Friday night.
The Nets and Raptors tip off at 5 p.m. CT from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON. This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/nets/onsi as What to Watch for in Nets vs. Raptors. On Sunday evening, the Brooklyn Nets will take on the white-hot Toronto Raptors, hoping to grab their third win in four tries.
The Celtics had won three straight games to move to above .500 for the first time before this defeat dropped them back to 8-8. They allowed Brooklyn’s Michael Porter Jr. to score 33 points on 13-for-21 shooting, while Nic Claxton recorded a triple-double with 18 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds.
In Orlando, Michael Porter Jr. shot 1-of-6 in the fourth quarter as the Nets blew a 16-point lead. In Tuesday’s loss to Boston at home, he was 1-of-3. By the time Friday’s game at TD Garden rolled around, the 27-year-old forward had had enough.
Bleacher Report's Andrew Peters recently listed potential trade suitors for Ball, and the Brooklyn Nets appeared as the first team on the list. While the Nets are in a rebuild of their own, they have the assets to go after the 6-foot-7 point guard and speed the timeline up a bit.