The Celtics remained the only undefeated team in the NBA on Saturday, holding off a scrappy Nets team in a 124-114 victory.
Here are the takeaways.
1. After back-to-back blow-out victories in which the starters sat the entire fourth quarter, the Celtics won on an odd evening in which the Nets never led after a Jayson Tatum 3-pointer with 8:13 remaining in the fourth quarter. Still, Brooklyn kept a stranglehold on the Celtics’ rear bumper throughout the evening and refused to go away despite numerous opportunities to do so which was doubly impressive since the Nets were on the second night of a back-to-back and returned to Brooklyn overnight after narrowly defeating the Bulls on Friday.