Next Game: Celtics - 10/30 vs. Mia | Nets - 11/01 vs. NY

That beautiful new Brooklyn arena and those slick black uniforms are getting the Nets plenty of attention. The Boston Celtics sure noticed, and they delivered a reminder Thursday night that the road to the Atlantic Division title doesn't run through Atlantic Avenue just yet. Paul Pierce scored 18 points despite briefly leaving with an ankle injury, and the Celtics spoiled the Nets' return to national TV with a 115-85 exhibition victory...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Thu 11/15	Bkn	Bkn 102-97
Wed 11/28	Bos	Bkn 95-83
Tue 12/25	Bkn	Bos 93-76
Wed 4/10	Bos	Bkn 101-93

Game Stats

Celtics (1-3) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts P. Pierce, F 22 5 0 4 18 C. Lee, G 33 4 2 1 18 K. Garnett, C 22 4 4 3 14 R. Rondo, G 34 3 9 1 14 J. Sullinger, F 28 6 1 5 12 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Terry 22 2 2 2 15 K. Joseph 12 5 1 1 11 J. Green 32 6 2 2 7 B. Bass 14 2 4 3 2 J. Collins 9 2 0 2 2 M. Downs 4 2 0 0 2 R. Kurz 4 1 0 0 0 F. Melo 4 1 1 0 0 D. Milicic 0 0 0 0 0 A. Bradley 0 0 0 0 0 C. Wilcox 0 0 0 0 0

Nets (3-1) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts B. Lopez, C 24 7 0 0 14 J. Johnson, G 34 4 2 1 11 G. Wallace, F 24 6 2 3 10 K. Humphries, F 15 4 0 0 10 D. Williams, G 31 2 6 2 10 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts T. Taylor 22 0 2 1 8 A. Blatche 18 9 1 5 8 M. Brooks 15 2 1 1 7 M. Teletovic 19 0 0 1 5 C. Scott 4 0 0 0 2 T. Shengelia 10 0 2 0 0 R. Evans 7 3 0 1 0 S. Dennis 6 0 0 0 0 J. Mays 6 3 0 1 0 J. Childress 5 0 0 0 0 K. Bogans 0 0 0 0 0 J. Stackhouse 0 0 0 0 0 C. Watson 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Celtics Date Player Injury 2/1 J. Sullinger, PF Back surgery 1/27 R. Rondo, PG Torn right ACL

Nets No injuries to report.

Player News

Celtics Jason Terry (BOS - Guard) News: Terry's knee was a concern the entire 2012-13 season, as it limited him and forced cautious play, the Boston Herald reports.  (RotoWire - Sat. June 15, 2013) D.J. White (BOS - Power Forward) News: White averaged just 7.2 minutes per contest in 12 games with the Celtics and did not make an appearance during the playoffs.  (RotoWire - Thu. June 13, 2013) Chris Wilcox (BOS - Forward-Center) News: Wilcox appeared in 61 games during the 2012-13 season and averaged 4.2 points (on 71 percent shooting), 3.0 rebounds, and 0.5 blocks in 14 minutes.  (RotoWire - Thu. June 13, 2013)

Nets Gerald Wallace (BKN - Forward) News: New head coach Jason Kidd wants to use Wallace as a point-forward, the New York Post reports.  (RotoWire - Thu. June 13, 2013) C.J. Watson (BKN - Point Guard) News: Watson intends to opt out of the final year ($1.04 million) of his contract with the Nets in order to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason, the New York Post reports.  (RotoWire - June 9, 2013)