Thursday, 1/20 at 5:30pm MST on ESPN in Boston
The Boston Celtics (45-18, 2nd in the East) have been in the top two seeds in the Eastern Conference seemingly all season long and they have earned their placement among the true contenders in the NBA. That is why this will be such a tough challenge for the Brooklyn Nets (34-28, 6th in the East) to overcome with their new-look team after trading away Kevin Durant.
The Brooklyn Nets will take on one of the Eastern Conference's best teams in the Celtics and they will have to do so without Ben Simmons, who is still nursing a sore left knee.