The Nets get another shot at the reigning champions.
In an attempt to get back to .500, the Brooklyn Nets may be without key pieces tonight against an already-shorthanded Boston Celtics squad. The two teams met less than a week ago, but both rosters could look significantly different from their first matchup.
Brooklyn's "out" designations haven't changed since its first game of the season, but Simmons and Finney-Smith carrying "questionable" titles is discouraging. The Nets have impressed through 11 games without the likes of Bogdanovic, Sharpe and Watford, but being forced to play without Simmons and Finney-Smith is a massive blow.
Boston gets Jaylen Brown back after he missed the previous matchup with the Nets but loses Al Horford in the process. The veteran big man posted 13 points and 10 boards in the Friday night victory, creating a vulnerable interior in his absence. Brooklyn's paint defense has been well short of spectacular to start the season, but Horford being listed as out takes some pressure off the Nets' frontcourt.
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