By Taylor C. Snow | @taylorcsnow
Celtics.com
October 26, 2016
Key Moment
Brooklyn head coach Kenny Atkinson will reference Wednesday’s Opening Night as a “never quit” lesson for his Nets.
In the end, however, Boston overcame Brooklyn’s never-say-die attitude.
The Celtics led by as many as 23 points with 5:41 left in the contest. Brad Stevens had removed all of his starters from the game and fully planned on resting them up ahead of Thursday night’s back-to-back against the Bulls in Chicago.
That plan didn’t exactly pan out, as Boston’s reserves squandered the lead away.