If Saturday was a measuring stick — the second night of a back-to-back, down three starters against a top team — there were positives for the Nets.
But if Saturday was a measuring stick — the second night of a back-to-back, minus three starters against the league’s best team — there were positives to be taken.The Nets ran out of gas late in a 124-114 loss to Boston before a sellout crowd of 17,983 at Barclays Center, as usual with a healthy dose of Celtic green on hand.
The absence of Simmons — whom the team insists was merely taking a prearranged night off to manage his well-documented back injury — was felt acutely.USA TODAY Sports via Reuters ConRobert Sabo for the NY Post“I’m excited about seeing if we can continue conceptual basketball, how we want to play without being there,” coach Jacque Vaughn had said. “The other night we shot 45 3s, and a big part of that was Ben’s ability to, after makes and misses, push tempo for us.
The Nets trailed early, down 24-15 after Jrue Holiday found Jaylen Brown for a midrange jumper.The Nets clawed ahead, with forward Dorian Finney-Smith — starting a fifth straight game at center for injured starter Nic Claxton — hitting a 3-pointer off a Spencer Dinwiddie feed.USA TODAY Sports via Reuters ConA 9-0 Celtics blitz over the next two minutes left the Nets in a five-point hole, capped by a floater by Jayson Tatum .
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