The Celtics rolled to a win over the short-handed Nets on Wednesday night.
"It's clear as day that they want to win the championship, and they're not wasting any time in the regular season," Irving said."Tonight I felt like we were just one of those teams in the way, and you know, we just can't be one of those teams in the way. We've got to be one of those teams that stands up to them."
Brooklyn had managed to keep pace with Boston in the standings without Durant and through recent injuries to Ben Simmons and T.J. Warren , who both sat for the third straight game. The Celtics had their entire rotation available except for Marcus Smart, sidelined for the fifth straight game as he recovers from his sprained right ankle. Boston took advantage, racing to a 33-7 advantage as the Nets started just 2 of 14 from the field.
Irving missed four of his first five shots as Boston's crowd booed whenever he touched the basketball, mirroring the treatment he received during his most recent visits to TD Garden. Tatum finished the quarter with 18 points, single-handedly outscoring the Nets as Boston took a 46-16 edge into the second quarter. The 30-point, first-quarter lead marked the first time in franchise history Boston outscored its opponent by 30 in the opening period."This was a night where they hit first, they hit hard and it hurt," Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said.Shot 6 of 21 in the first quarter. ...
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