In another night where the Brooklyn Nets failed to eclipse 100 points, Day'Ron Sharpe played one of his best games of the season in just 18 minutes off the benc

The Boston Celtics made the trip to Barclays Center to take on the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday (Nov. 18) night, and fans of the team expected Boston to tear into their Atlantic Division opponent given the Nets were playing like one of the worst teams in the league to start the 2025-26 NBA regular season.

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Brooklyn Nets coach Jordi Fernandez didn't want to dwell on the negatives after their loss to the Boston Celtics on Tuesday.

It hasn’t been the seamless start to the season for the Boston Celtics, and the Boston faithful might have scripted in their minds. An 0-3 stumble out of the gate, followed by a recovery, then another dip—it’s been a season of fits and starts.

The Nets’ issues closing out games continued in a 113-99 loss, as even the undermanned Celtics proved to be too much at Barclays Center.

Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez is pleased with his team's progress during recent games following a historically bad start to the season.

One might think that the Sacramento Kings coaching staff did not think much of starting Boston Celtics big man Neemias Queta given the team cut him in favor of older centers who were on their way out of the NBA.