Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction NBA Picks 11/13/24

The Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets collide at the Barclays Center on Wednesday night. Here’s a Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction. This article will include a Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets Pick.

The Boston Celtics have been one of the form teams in the league as they’ve won nine of their first 12 games overall, but they are looking to bounce back in this one after falling painfully short to the Hawks in a 117-116 home loss last night. Jaylen Brown led the team with 37 points on 14 of 22 shooting, Derrick White added 31 points with six rebounds and five assists while Jayson Tatum chipped in with 20 points, six rebounds, and eight assists but no other player scored more than eight points. As a team, the Celtics shot 50 percent from the field and 18 of 45 from the 3-point line as they poured in 65 points in the first half to lead by as many as 15 points early on, only to lose by one point after the Hawks’ Onyeka Okongwu made the go-ahead tip shot with just 6.0 seconds left on the clock. Payton Pritchard has been sensational off the bench this season, but he had a rough game of just six points on two of eight shooting in this one. The Celtics will face the Raptors and Cavaliers following this one.

Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Nets have been in decent shape as they’ve split their last six games and they will be eager to stay hot after sneaking past the Pelicans in a 107-105 road win on Monday. Cam Thomas led the team with 17 points on six of 10 shooting, Cam Johnson and Noah Clowney each scored 15 points, Dennis Schroder scored 14 points while Ben Simmons provided the spark off the bench with six points and 12 assists. As a team, the Nets shot just 42 percent from the field and 19 of 42 from the 3-point line as they used the 3-point shot to stay within striking distance until they closed the final 1:15 on a 6-0 run to escape with the gritty road win.

The Celtics are still shorthanded with Kristaps Porzingis still out, while the Nets will again be missing Bojan Bogdanovic and Dorian Finney-Smith. The Celtics started the season on fire, but they are coming into this meeting fresh off a bad loss to a struggling Hawks team who were missing some of their best players. The Nets have been sneaky good lately as they challenged the Cavaliers and the Celtics before they took down the Pelicans in their last game. I like the Celtics to bounce back and get the win, but they are playing their second game of a back-to-back set, so I am more comfortable taking the Nets with the points in what should be a close one.