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Then, midway through the second quarter, Brooklyn found itself staring at a 28-point deficit and seemed well on its way to a fifth straight defeat. The Nets, ...

And so, to me, the area of growth and the opportunity comes in making sure it doesn't happen again if we're in that situation again." Bridges finished with 38 points -- 32 of which came after the first quarter -- on 13-for-22 shooting, including 4-for-6 from 3-point range, to go along with 10 rebounds, 4 assists and a steal. But even as the Celtics took that 37-15 lead after the first quarter, coach Joe Mazzulla was concerned with how the game was going -- in particular that Brooklyn was getting up more 3s than Boston early on. I feel like I can make [shots]." "You can't get comfortable. In the NBA, leads aren't safe. "I was actually worried because we were scoring, but it wasn't because we were making shots," Mazzulla said. "It really does," Johnson said when asked if early leads -- because of the number of 3s taken in Friday's game -- may feel smaller than they once did. "Lost our composure a little bit as a group. [Jayson Tatum](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4065648/jayson-tatum), who had 22 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists while going 10-for-23 from the field and 0-for-8 from 3 (the most 3s he's ever attempted in a game without making one). They came away with a The Nets managed to completely erase that deficit by the early part of the third quarter and never looked back.

The hero of the game for the Nets was Mikal Bridges, who scored an incredible 38 points and was instrumental in the team's comeback.

[hero](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/hero) of the [game](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/game) for the Nets was Mikal Bridges, [who](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/who) scored an incredible 38 points and was instrumental in the team's comeback. The Golden State Warriors also recorded their fifth straight win, while Kevin Durant and Devin Booker combined for 55 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 125-104 victory over the Chicago Bulls. The Brooklyn Nets pulled off a stunning comeback victory against the Boston Celtics, overturning a 28-point deficit in the second quarter to win 115-105.

Joe Mazzulla could see the Brooklyn Nets' fightback coming even as the Boston Celtics led by 28 poin...

But there was a perception at the time that the club brought forward the announcement after that loss to ease fan concern. United had, of course, lost their first two games of the season. Furthermore, the 9-0 aggregate loss was the second worst in their entire league history, with only an 11-0 deficit to Sunderland in 1892-93 – yes, the 1890s, not a typo of the 1990s – being a greater margin. United haven't beaten the Reds at Anfield in the Premier League in over seven years, with their last victory there being a 1-0 win in January 2016. Having already lost 5-0 at home to Liverpool in the 2021-22 season, there was almost a feeling things couldn't get worse for United at Anfield last April. The Premier League is the one, however, and if they are to pull off a remarkable turnaround to win it for the first time in 10 years, slip-ups from this point are unthinkable.

Game 64: Celtics (-11) vs Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m., TD Garden, NBCS Boston/ESPN. Injuries: Boston: OUT- Danilo Gallinari. PROBABLE- Malcolm Brogdon (ankle).

MIKAL Bridges was considered a defensive star and complementary offensive player in Phoenix before abruptly having his five-year run there ended when he was ...

SunStar website welcomes friendly debate, but comments posted on this site do not necessarily reflect the views of the SunStar management and its affiliates. But Finney-Smith answered with a triple of his own on the Nets’ next possession. “I think when I got traded it was kind of at the right time because when everybody was out in Phoenix I had to take up another role offensively and be more aggressive,” Bridges said. During one wild sequence, the Nets secured four offensive rebounds and had five shots on a single possession before the Celtics were finally able to corral the ball, triggering a fast break and layup by Derrick White. SunStar reserves the right to delete, reproduce, or modify comments posted here without notice. 1, went just nine of 30 from beyond the arc on Friday.

1. Friday's loss was a bad look and a missed opportunity to stay connected to the Bucks in the Eastern Conference standings — Milwaukee now leads by two games ...

By the time I got traded, I was just in this great rhythm, and I was confident. He believes the 3-point rate is “the most important stat in the game of basketball, because of the shot selection, and because of the ability to go on runs.” To Mazzulla’s point, the difference in the second half — when the Celtics’ lead dwindled and turned into a deficit — was 23-12. [twice](https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/how-many-times-has-mikal-bridges-scored-30-points-in-his-career) in his career prior to Friday’s game, but since joining the Nets, he has scored 45, 31, and now 38. The Nets dealt the entire structure of their team at the trade deadline, and they have lost seven of their last 10 games. “And so, to me, I’m not really that surprised or worked up about it because a 24-point lead in the first half, in today’s NBA with the way offenses are, means almost nothing.” “We had 19 turnovers — any time you got that many, that’s a reflection of being a little careless with the ball,” Brown said. The reporter offered “anger” and “disbelief” as possibilities. It was a good statement win — a signal that the Celtics recognized how ridiculous it was that they gave up 150 points to a lottery team that didn’t even have its top scorer available. In the locker room after the game, a reporter asked Tatum what the Celtics were feeling. Presumably, the Bucks won’t continue to win every game the rest of the way. The Celtics woke up, but too much momentum had already switched sides, and the Nets pulled away in the second half — leading by as many as 16 in the fourth quarter.

The ball club saw a small but significant bump for one of the three, a massive jump for another -- and one of the trio fell out of the first round of the ...

The Brooklyn Nets spoiled Jayson Tatum's 25th birthday on Friday night by handing the Boston Celtics their worst loss of the season. The C's started the game on ...

That sloppiness gave the Nets the momentum they needed to chip away at the deficit. They shot 15-for-23 from the floor in the frame. It finished off a double-digit victory while becoming the first team this season to rally back from a 28-point deficit. [ruled Williams out with left hamstring tightness](https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/celtics-robert-williams-exits-fridays-game-vs-nets-injury?b&chrcontext=NECN) shortly afterward. Brooklyn pulled ahead in the third quarter and piled it on in the fourth to earn a 115-105 win at TD Garden. It was reminiscent of the last time these two teams met when the Celtics outscored the Nets 46-16 in the first quarter. It's currently unclear how much time the big man will miss, if any, but it's the last thing C's fans want to see in the final stretch of the regular season. It affected the Celtics on the defensive end as they were unable to get stops once Brooklyn gained confidence in the second quarter. With the defeat, the Celtics' win streak against the Nets (regular season and playoffs) comes to an end at 10 games. But above all else, it was the turnovers that cost them. There were many reasons for the Celtics' awful loss. For the first 12 minutes, it looked like the Celtics were headed toward one of their easiest wins in recent memory.

That is the largest blown lead in the NBA this season. By the final few minutes, the Nets had pulled away in what ended as a stunning 38-point turnaround. And ...

- The Celtics played the majority of the game with little to no effort and little to no care-factor. We’ll be back with the normal Takeaways on Monday. If the Celtics don’t need to put in effort and show some level of care, neither does your author here.

Joe Mazzulla could see the Brooklyn Nets' fightback coming even as the Boston Celtics led by 28 poin...

The only thing is that I won't be able to be on the bench." "I suppose I'll be in a box, where the game and the spaces can be seen better," said Xavi. "We will have more time to rest and recover better, that is a certain advantage." "It's a golden opportunity to get 10 points ahead, waiting for what Madrid do," Xavi said. We don't want 36 per cent possession, but this is football and there is a rival. "Barca is the most difficult club in the world.

The beloved Celtics outscored the Nets 37-15 in the first quarter. Jaylen Brown was having a typical big first quarter for him. Shots were falling, stops were ...

Especially if this team wants to get back to the number one seed in the East and keep it, they need to finish blowout type games. But WILL they is the real question? [Al Horford](https://sports.yahoo.com/how-al-horford-turned-his-lost-seasons-into-a-celtics-success-story-152308076.html)? Haven’t we seen the Boston Celtics have big leads and then turn the games into unnecessarily competitive? The beloved Celtics outscored the Nets 37-15 in the first quarter. He averages some of the most minutes per game in the entire NBA.

Boston Celtics will play New York Knicks on Sunday, hoping to avenge their defeat at Madison Square Garden only last week and the outcome on Friday against ...

[Williams](/topic/williams)was later listed as being sidelined with hamstring soreness by the Celtics. Prior to Friday's game, Bridges had only scored 30 points twice in his career, but since joining the Nets, he has already scored 45, 31, and 38. The Celtics must (and can) win some games to maintain themselves in the running for the top seed, which would avert Milwaukee hosting a potential Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Both teams had a field goal percentage of 31 percent, but the Nets produced 18 more points from beyond the arc. [Celtics](/topic/celtics)will play New York Knicks on Sunday, hoping to avenge their defeat at Madison Square Garden only last week and the outcome on Friday against Nets. That was a terrific statement victory, demonstrating the Celtics' understanding of how absurd it was to concede 150 points to a lottery club that didn't even have its greatest scorer available.

Friday's win marked the biggest comeback in an NBA game this season and is tied for the largest comeback victory in Nets history.

[Seth Curry](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/seth-curry-g515ypMRd3oGYaB6/) and [Spencer Dinwiddie](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/spencer-dinwiddie-huzVN9MOnuJR3hwP/) each had three steals, showing some of the team’s lesser defenders can benefit from a unit led by Bridges, Finney-Smith and [Nic Claxton](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/nic-claxton-47D5hSormvUQWaZj/). [Derrick White](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/derrick-white-btl33fruaaNWhIrW/) in the third quarter, the same knee that collided with [Jalen Brunson](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/jalen-brunson-uGz2UuQlVMHyp5KN/) against the [Knicks](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/knicks/) on Wednesday, but said he’s fine. He came into the game struggling since arriving in the [Kyrie Irving](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/kyrie-irving-c9XLlxAFm6NG5ddD/) trade with Dallas, and was shooting just 21 percent from 3. Vaughn wants to get out and run on offense to get easy baskets in transition or pull-up 3s but has a set switchable defense on the other end of the court. [Kevin Durant](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/kevin-durant-ho6h1sijyi2PAURU/) trade, but the Nets don’t win a game like this against the reigning conference champions without a village. They had sequences when the ball was moving and the defense played to its potential. [Nets](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/nets/) coach Jacque Vaughn said. “I played against him in Dallas, and in the playoffs he hit eight 3s. And tonight, to put it together and get a win and get rewarded for it is pretty impressive.” [Mikal Bridges](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/mikal-bridges-dmZgViDJ3He5ZrQp/) led the Nets with 38 points, marking the third time in six games he has scored over 30 after only reaching that mark twice in the the first 367 games of his [NBA](https://theathletic.com/nba/) career. [Robert Williams](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/robert-williams-LEhMNrHYNoFDLqTs/) thought he had a layup. [Caris LeVert’s 51-point performance](https://theathletic.com/1652559/2020/03/04/its-one-of-those-hollywood-movies-inside-caris-leverts-historic-rally/) to silence TD Garden, the Nets came back from 28 points behind to beat the Celtics 115-105 and snap a four-game losing streak. “I knew he was good from watching him and playing against him, but I’m just happy he got a chance to show everybody what’s in his bag.”

In the second half, the Celtics lost all their edge, all their swag, and were relegated to looking like a bunch of chumps.

They had just eked out a win over the Cavaliers, and the Knicks and Cavs were ahead on a back-to-back. They looked defeated and the only way they could revive themselves was with the Celtics’ help, and the Celtics were eager to oblige. A veteran club should not let this happen, and the Celtics are filled with veterans. It was Game 64, and the Celtics are still learning lessons? The Celtics assumed the Nets would lay down because they wanted an easy night. They have the propensity to cheat the game when they have big leads, treating their opponents like the Washington Generals when they feel the game is over. But this had little to do with actual basketball or the number of 3-point shots or Brooklyn’s defensive adjustments. It happens in the NBA. The Celtics lost, 115-105, dropped further behind the Bucks for first place in the Eastern Conference, and tried giving the ol’ “no lead is ever safe in the NBA” explanation. The Celtics led by 28 with seven minutes left in the second quarter. Except, the Nets aren’t the Washington Generals. The only thing missing Friday was the bucket of water and Tatum standing at the free throw line calling signals like Geese Ausbie.

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