Another sweat. It was guaranteed as soon as Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were ruled out with injuries on Tuesday evening, prior to the Brooklyn Nets’ rematch with the Boston Celtics.
On Saturday, Brooklyn lost to Boston by a possession at Barclays Center, just before beating the Atlanta Hawks the following day. All told, Brooklyn hasn’t seen a double-digit loss in their last seven games. The tank is trudging along, but on perilously thin ice.
Brooklyn didn’t hang with the reigning champs, still fielding a strong roster, the same way they had on Saturday night. In that one, the Nets shot 20-of-46 from three to come back from a 21-point deficit , while Boston feasted on Nic Claxton’s absence by playing huge lineups, scoring 52 points in the paint.