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.

One night after coach Joe Mazzulla said his team lost the physicality battle during a surprising loss to the Hawks, the Celtics shook off another sluggish start and fought back, rolling to a 139-114 win in Brooklyn. After falling behind by 13 points late in the first quarter, the Celtics outscored the Nets by 38 the rest of the way.

After dropping a winnable contest in their first game of the 2024-25 NBA Cup to a banged-up Atlanta Hawks roster, the Boston Celtics needed to get back in the win column, and boy did they. Blowing out the Brooklyn Nets on the road to the tune of 139-114,