On Friday, the Boston Celtics (45-18) will play at home against the Brooklyn Nets (34-28) in an Eastern Conference matchup. This season, Boston is 3-0 against Brooklyn, and each win was by 11 points or more.
Latest Injury Updates for Boston Celtics vs. Brooklyn Nets game
Jayson Tatum got out of a shooting slump on Wednesday, which could be bad news for the Brooklyn Nets when they visit the Boston Celtics on Friday night.
Tatum scored 41 points in a 117-113 win over Cleveland. This was his best game since the All-Star break. He also had 11 rebounds and eight assists in the win, which came two days after Boston lost to New York 109-94.
Tatum shot 36.6% from the field and 24% from 3-point range in Boston’s three games since the All-Star break and before Wednesday’s game against the Cavaliers. Against Cleveland, he made 13 of 21 shots from the field and 4 of 6 shots from beyond the 3-point line.
Tatum is averaging 30.3 points per game going into Friday’s game.
“It’s a long season,” Tatum said. “There are 82. Every day of the year, no one has a great day at work. I guess everyone has bad days. But you have to deal with both the good and bad times. I always say that I never get too happy or too sad. No matter what happens, you can’t do anything about it. You have to move on and get ready for the next one.”
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Since trading Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, the Nets have been going in the wrong direction. On Wednesday, Brooklyn lost to New York 142-118. In the first half, they gave up 81 points. That loss made it four games in a row for the team to lose.
Ben Simmons won’t play against the Celtics because his knee hurts, said Brooklyn coach Jacque Vaughn.
Simmons will miss a fourth game in a row because his left knee hurts, and head coach Jacque Vaughn said the big man doesn’t have a clear timetable for coming back.
After their game on Friday, the Nets will host the Hornets on Sunday. If Simmons can’t practice in some way on Saturday, it seems likely that he won’t be able to play in that game either.
Injury Reports Nets:
- Ben Simmons (Knee) – Out
- Edmond Sumner (Personal) – Out
- Yuta Watanabe (Back) – Out
Injury Reports Celtics:
- Danilo Gallinari (Knee) – Out
