Brooklyn Nets (32-32) vs. Boston Celtics (38-27)
March 6, 2022 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: Boston Celtics -3.5; Over/Under: -
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The Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics meet Sunday in NBA action at the TD Garden. The Brooklyn Nets look to snap a three-game losing streak. The Boston Celtics look for a win after winning 13 of their last 15 games.
The Brooklyn Nets are averaging 110.7 points on 46.5 percent shooting and allowing 111.6 points on 45.3 percent shooting. Kevin Durant is averaging 29.3 points and 5.8 assists, while Kyrie Irving is averaging 25.1 points and 4.8 rebounds. Seth Curry is the third double-digit scorer and LaMarcus Aldridge is grabbing 5.7 rebounds. The Brooklyn Nets are shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc and 80.2 percent from the free throw line. The Brooklyn Nets are allowing 33.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.5 rebounds per game.
The Boston Celtics are averaging 109.2 points on 45.5 percent shooting and allowing 103.8 points on 43 percent shooting. Jayson Tatum is averaging 25.9 points and 8.3 rebounds, while Jaylen Brown is averaging 23.2 points and 3.3 assists. Marcus Smart is the third double-digit scorer and Derrick White is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The Boston Celtics are shooting 34.3 percent from beyond the arc and 81.6 percent from the free throw line. The Boston Celtics are allowing 33.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.4 rebounds per game.
The Nets are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games playing on 2 days rest and 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Celtics are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 Sunday games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games playing on 2 days rest. The over is 8-3-1 in Nets last 12 overall. The over is 5-1-1 in Celtics last 7 overall. The Nets are 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
The Brooklyn Nets will be as healthy as they’ve been in a while with Kyrie and Durant for this contest, but I need more points to consider them here. The Boston Celtics remain one of the hotter teams in the league, both SU and ATS, and they’re winning their last five games by an average of 6.6 points. As has been the case these last few weeks, I’m just not in the business of stepping in front of the Celtics right now.
