The Celtics are currently 25-7 on the road with a point differential of 9, while the Nets have a 5-5 record in their last ten games at home. Boston won both meetings by 4 and 25 points this season. This is the third of four meetings this year.

The Brooklyn Nets (22-44) had a opportunity to make up ground in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament race against the Chicago Bulls before losing to them in another disappointing way. Brooklyn still has an outside shot of getting close to the 10th seed in the East,

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