The streak was bound to end sometime. The Brooklyn Nets, riding a six-game win streak entering Monday’s matchup against a Kyrie Irving-less Boston Celtics, were injury-riddled and fatigued.
Without Spencer Dinwiddie and Caris LeVert, little-used players such as Theo Pinson and Mitch Creek were forced to play significant minutes against an experienced Celtics team. The Nets ultimately lost 112-104.
Both Dinwiddie and LeVert will miss almost the entire month of February, if not longer, which begs the question, what can we expect from this team in their absence?