For the second time this season, last night the Brooklyn Nets lost to the Boston Celtics 139-114. In an offensive outpouring from both sides, the Celtics simply had more firepower with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, while the Nets were without Dorian Finney-Smith, Ben Simmons, and Bojan Bogdanovic.

The Nets lost to the Celtics 139-114 despite being down just 65-60 to the defending NBA champions. Ziaire Williams had his best game in a Nets uniform as he dropped 23 points and six rebounds while Cam Thomas had 17 points and three assists.

Jayson Tatum posted an MVP-caliber 36 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds in the Celtics resounding win in Brooklyn Wednesday.

Jayson Tatum had 36 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 24 points and 12 rebounds and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 139-114 on Wednesday night.

But when the Celtics play like they did in the third quarter, when they rang up 38 points and were 7 for 11 behind the arc, nights like those will be rare. Nets: The Nets should like what they're seeing from Williams,

The Celtics rallied to defeat the Nets 139-114 on Wednesday, one night after their disappointing loss to the Hawks.

BROOKLYN — Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez expected a “statement” from the Celtics on Tuesday night after their sloppy one-point loss to Atlanta 24 hours earlier. Did he get one? Not immediately. Boston slogged through yet another sluggish start and trailed for much of the first half at Barclays Center.

Jayson Tatum had 36 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 24 points and 12 rebounds and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 139-114 on Wednesday night.