nba Game Recap
Brooklyn Falls 115-113 to Celtics - Recap
The Celtics got 24 points from Kristaps Porzingis as Boston ran past Brooklyn 115-113 on Saturday at Barclays Center.
Bettors who backed the Celtics were disappointed, as they failed to cover the closing number of -11.0. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 215.0.
Payton Pritchard had 22 points for Boston and Jayson Tatum chipped in with 20 points. Jrue Holiday had 12 assists for the Celtics, while Jayson Tatum was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.
Brooklyn got 23 points from Cameron Johnson in a losing cause and another 21 points from Keon Johnson. D'Angelo Russell contributed 8 assists for the Nets, while Day'Ron Sharpe had 16 rebounds.
The Celtics hit the break winning 63-51 before taking care of business in the second half.
Brooklyn won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 45-38.
Next game, Boston takes its act home to face Brooklyn looking for another win. For Brooklyn, they head home to face Atlanta.