The game between the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets will take place at TD Garden on Friday, March 3 at 7:30 PM ET.
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The Boston Celtics will welcome the Brooklyn Nets to TD Garden for an NBA game on Friday. The Boston Celtics won 117-113 in their last game over the Cavaliers. Jayson Tatum is two days shy of his 25th birthday and has already accomplished more than many of his peers will in their entire careers. Yet he isn’t where he wants to be. Not yet. Having more nights like Wednesday was a nice preamble to blowing out his birthday candles.
Tatum scored 18 points in a pivotal third quarter and finished with 41 points as the Boston Celtics held on to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-113. “I guess I never really take time to think about where I’m at or the things I’ve accomplished,” Tatum said. “Time does fly. My sixth season. About to be 25. So I’m just trying to enjoy the moment and stay present.”
Tatum added 11 rebounds and eight assists as Boston earned its first victory in three games versus Cleveland this season. With his 20th career 40-point game, the 24-year-old surpassed Giannis Antetokounmpo for seventh place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list for players under 25. It helped Tatum outduel fellow All-Star Donovan Mitchell, who scored 44 points and sidestepped an injury following a fall in the third quarter. Al Horford added 23 points and 11 rebounds for Boston. Jaylen Brown finished with 16 points.
The Brooklyn Nets on the other hand lost 142-118 against the Knicks in their last game. It did for Brunson, who scored 16 points in the first quarter and went 6 for 6 en route to 14 more in the second. He scored 40 in a 124-106 victory over the Nets on Feb. 13, but took only four shots in the second half of this one, finishing 15 for 18. The Knicks made 10 of their first 13 shots, going 6 for 7 behind the arc, and led by double digits before the first quarter was halfway over.
It was 47-29 by the end of the period, with the Knicks shooting 18 for 23 (78.3%) and 9 for 11 (81.8%) on 3s. Brunson, who was briefly limping early in the game after banging knees with Mikal Bridges while defending a drive, had his perfect second quarter as the Knicks extended it to 81-54. Cam Johnson scored a season-high 33 points for the Nets, who have lost four straight.
Boston Celtics: Jayson Tatum, Al Horford, Robert Williams III, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart
Brooklyn Nets: Cameron Johnson, Dorian Finney-Smith, Nic Claxton, Mikal Bridges, Spencer Dinwiddie
Boston Celtics: Danilo Gallinari
Brooklyn Nets: Yuta Watanabe, Edmond Sumner, Ben Simmons
The game between the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets will take place at TD Garden on Friday, March 3 at 7:30 PM ET.
The match between the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets will be telecast live on YES Network, ESPN, NBC Sports Boston.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | YES Network, ESPN, NBC Sports Boston. | March 3 (7:30 PM ET) |
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