Nets vs Celtics Game Breakdown

Get ready to light up the scoreboard tonight as the Brooklyn Nets zip into TD Garden, ready to challenge the Boston Celtics in what promises to be a pivotal first-round NBA Playoff clash! With the Celtics holding a strong lead in the Eastern conference and the Nets hustling to close the gap, the air is thick with anticipation. It’s 08:30 PM EST and all eyes are glued to what could be a redemption game for both teams after their recent stumbles. The stakes are sky-high, the crowd is buzzing, and the over/under hints at a high-flying affair. Will the Nets weave through the Celtics’ defense, or will Boston plant their flag deep into this playoff series? Tonight, it’s all about whether Brooklyn can bridge the gap or if the Celtics will continue to ‘net’ victories!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 08, 2024 08:30PM EST

Location: TD Garden, Boston

Vegas Odds

	BRO ML	BOS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+575	-900	227.0	13.5/-13.5
Recent	+250	-360	222.5	13.0/-13.0
Difference	-325	+540	-4.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

13W-29L

28.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

37W-5L

71.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
02/14/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	15	17	23	31	86	Under
02/14/24	Boston Celtics BOS	30	38	33	35	136	Under
02/13/24	Boston Celtics BOS	36	36	26	20	118	Over
02/13/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	30	27	25	28	110	Over
11/10/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	33	21	30	23	107	Over
11/10/23	Boston Celtics BOS	38	28	27	28	121	Over
11/04/23	Boston Celtics BOS	34	36	21	33	124	Over
11/04/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	34	24	30	26	114	Over
03/03/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	15	40	34	26	115	Under
03/03/23	Boston Celtics BOS	37	27	20	21	105	Under
02/01/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	16	29	27	24	96	Over
02/01/23	Boston Celtics BOS	46	33	31	29	139	Over
01/12/23	Boston Celtics BOS	29	31	24	25	109	Under
01/12/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	31	26	25	16	98	Under
12/04/22	Boston Celtics BOS	35	27	13	28	103	Under
12/04/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	27	23	19	23	92	Under
03/06/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	34	26	30	30	120	Over
03/06/22	Boston Celtics BOS	29	29	31	37	126	Over
02/24/22	Boston Celtics BOS	35	32	30	32	129	Over
02/24/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	22	30	22	32	106	Over
02/08/22	Boston Celtics BOS	35	34	28	29	126	Under
02/08/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	16	27	28	20	91	Under
11/24/21	Brooklyn Nets BRO	29	33	35	26	123	Over
11/24/21	Boston Celtics BOS	22	27	27	28	104	Over

Nets Vs Over/Under

Celtics Vs Over/Under

Nets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/03	@ DET	92-106L	27	23	13	71
11/01	@ CHI	120-112W	46	34	10	94
10/30	vs MEM	119-106W	34	27	15	80
10/29	@ DEN	139-144L	41	37	8	96
10/27	@ MIL	115-102W	47	23	12	91
10/25	vs ORL	101-116L	37	22	17	83
10/23	vs ATL	116-120L	43	21	17	91
04/12	vs NYK	107-111L	45	22	12	82
04/10	@ TOR	106-102W	56	25	13	86
04/07	@ SAC	77-107L	46	17	16	86

Celtics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/06	@ GSW	112-118L	47	22	12	90
11/01	vs CHA	124-109W	41	21	10	86
10/30	vs IND	132-135L	51	23	14	109
10/28	@ MIL	119-108W	38	24	12	87
10/26	vs DET	124-118W	37	19	10	90
10/24	vs WAS	122-102W	49	21	14	90
10/22	@ NYK	132-109W	40	33	3	95
04/12	@ CHA	131-98W	53	34	6	104
04/11	@ NYK	109-118L	36	25	12	86
04/09	vs MIL	91-104L	38	27	12	93

Starting Lineups

Brooklyn Nets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Dorian Finney-Smith PF	22.0	22.1	20.2	100%	20.3
Cameron Johnson SF	30.0	33.4	24.7	63%	28.6
Dennis Schroder PG	34.0	41.3	33.4	100%	33.8
Ben Simmons C	28.0	23.6	23.4	77%	25.2
Cam Thomas SG	36.0	33.4	36.6	100%	37.0

Boston Celtics	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jrue Holiday SG	28.0	24.2	26.9	100%	27.3
Al Horford C	26.0	21.3	24.2	77%	25.4
Neemias Queta PF	28.0	16.9	11.7	3%	27.5
Jayson Tatum SF	49.0	50.6	49.1	100%	49.4
Derrick White PG	40.0	36.0	33.7	100%	34.1

Nets Notable Injuries

Shake Milton (PG): Avg: 3.8pts, 1.4reb, 1.2ast, 10.9 minutes. Last game: 11/03/24. Impact: 0.6
Dariq Whitehead (SF): Avg: 1.0pts, 1.7reb, 1.0ast, 8.6 minutes. Last game: 10/27/24. Impact: 0.7
Jaylen Martin (SF): Avg: 1.5pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 1.5 minutes. Last game: 10/30/24. Impact: 0.2
Tyrese Martin (SG): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.5reb, 0.0ast, 1.4 minutes. Last game: 11/03/24. Impact: 0.4
Cui Yongxi (SG): Avg: 0.5pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 1.5 minutes. Last game: 10/30/24. Impact: 0.1

Celtics Notable Injuries

Jaylen Brown (SG/SF): Avg: 23.5pts, 5.8reb, 3.4ast, 34.2 minutes. Last game: 11/01/24. Impact: 7.3
Luke Kornet (C): Avg: 4.8pts, 4.1reb, 1.0ast, 15.0 minutes. Last game: 11/06/24. Impact: 2.0
Drew Peterson (SF/PF): Avg: 2.7pts, 0.3reb, 0.0ast, 5.9 minutes. Last game: 10/28/24. Impact: 0.7
JD Davison (PG): Avg: 1.9pts, 0.9reb, 1.1ast, 4.3 minutes. Last game: 11/01/24. Impact: 1.0
Baylor Scheierman (SG/SF): Avg: 2.0pts, 0.5reb, 0.0ast, 4.8 minutes. Last game: 10/28/24. Impact: 0.3

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Sam Hauser	BOS	Pts	8.5	10.5	+2.0	20%	10%	13%	13%	BRO	-3.8	#3
Dennis Schroder	BRO	Pts	14.5	16.1	+1.6	60%	60%	53%	53%	BOS	-1.2	#7
Payton Pritchard	BOS	Reb	3.5	4.1	+0.6	40%	30%	20%	20%	BRO	+0.1	#18
Derrick White	BOS	Reb	4.5	4.9	+0.4	40%	30%	40%	40%	BRO	+0.1	#18
Dorian Finney-Smith	BRO	Ast	1.5	1.7	+0.2	60%	40%	47%	47%	BOS	-0.1	#15

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Nets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#23	#20	#11	#21	4.0%
PF	#20	#16	#19	#18	1.9%
PG	#27	#18	#9	#17	1.4%
SF	#3	#12	#6	#2	-17.4%
SG	#9	#7	#10	#9	-5.0%

Celtics Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#15	#4	#15	#9	-7.5%
PF	#1	#10	#4	#1	-15.6%
PG	#28	#11	#13	#21	3.5%
SF	#5	#1	#15	#3	-11.1%
SG	#7	#11	#5	#2	-8.5%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

106.7

121.1

Rebounds per Game

42.1

44.1

Assists per Game

24.4

27.5

Steals per Game

6.9

7.6

Blocks per Game

4.5

5.8

Shots per Game

86.1

90.4

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.8

17.6

2-Pt Percentage per Game

52.1

57.3

3-Pt Percentage per Game

35.5

40.1

Turnovers per Game

13.2

10.1

Fouls per Game

19.4

15.4

Recent Trends

Jayson Tatum (SF/PF) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 3 consecutive games.
Payton Pritchard (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 31.6% to 32.9, 25.0 min average previous 3 games.
Trendon Watford (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 39.3% to 28.8, 20.7 min average previous 3 games.
Jalen Wilson (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 46.4% to 23.7, 16.2 min average previous 3 games.