The Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics will face each other in the NBA regular season.
Tournament – NBA;
Date – 13.01.2023;
Kick-Off – 00:30 UK;
Venue – Barclays Center (19.000);
City – Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+2) for Celtics – 1.456.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 229 – 1.832.
Durant’s absence will significantly weaken the Nets. Kevin was one of the team’s leaders, so there’s not much faith in the Nets’ eventual success now. His absence is bound to have an impact on Vaughn’s performance. The visitors are likely to win this game.
Without Durant, Brooklyn’s offensive potential will probably be diminished, as they haven’t been very spectacular There’s a good chance that without Kevin, the home team won’t be in a hurry to run offensively.
The Brooklyn Nets are one of the Eastern Conference leaders. The team had a long way to the top of the table and now they are in second place. In 40 games, the team has 27 wins and 13 defeats.
In the last five meetings, the team has had four wins. They lost only to the Chicago Bulls (112:121). In their other encounters, they defeated the Charlotte Hornets (123-106), San Antonio Spurs (139-103), New Orleans Pelicans (108-102) and Miami Heat (102-101).
In the game against the Heat, Kyrie Irving scored 29 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists.
There is an important game ahead against the Celtics, the leader in the East.
Kevin Durant will not be able to help the Brooklyn Nets in the key game.
The Nets are averaging 114.6 points per game (116.3 at home).
The Boston Celtics lead the Eastern Conference. The Celtics have played 42 games: 30 wins and 12 losses. In fact, it’s tied with the Nets.
The Celtics are on a four-game winning streak. They defeated the Dallas Mavs(124-95), San Antonio Spurs (121-116), Chicago Bulls (107-99) and New Orleans Pelicans (125-114).
Jaylen Brown was the best player in the game against the Pelicans. He recorded a double-double: 41 points and 12 rebounds.
The Celtics have allowed 113 or fewer points (59%) in 24 of 41 games without overtime.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Brooklyn Nets: Kyrie Irving – Ben Simmons – T.J. Warren – Royce O’Neale – Nic Claxton.
Boston Celtics: Derrick White – Jaylen Brown – Jayson Tatum – Grant Williams – Robert Williams III.
Kevin Durant (Out) and Nic Claxton (Day-to-day) are injured for the Brooklyn Nets.
Danilo Gallinari (Out), Marcus Smart (Out) and Robert Williams III (Out) are injured for the Boston Celtics.
The fixture will be played at Barclays Center (19.000) in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
This starting whistle will sound on the 13th of December, 2023, at 00:30 UK Time.
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