The Long Island Nets won their second-straight game Thursday against the Maine Celtics, , 97-95. The overtime victory marked the first road win for Long Island as they improved to 4-7 on the year, while the Celtics fall to 9-2 and had their seven-game winning streak snapped.
Thursday night’s matchup was the first of two Nets-Celtics meetings to end the workweek; the two teams will face off again in Portland, Maine on Friday evening. From there, the Nets will travel to Las Vegas for the annual NBA G League Showcase.
Long Island was without their usual cast as David Duke, Kessler Edwards, and Day’Ron Sharpe were all back in Brooklyn with the Nets playing against the Philadelphia 76ers.