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Boston Celtics can’t overcome 29-point Brooklyn Nets lead, fall 123-104

The Boston Celtics hosted the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night in a matchup between two teams reversing the fortunes of their season, with the Nets shrugging off a 2-3 start to claim the Eastern Conference lead at 13-5 while the Celtics entered play riding an 8-3 streak of their own. The two teams felt miles apart once play began, however, as the Celtics fell behind early and trailed by as many as 29 points en route to a 123-104 defeat.

The Celtics simply couldn’t find consistent scoring tonight. Marcus Smart led the team with 20 points, but the duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined to shoot just 9-of-31 from the field and the team as a whole connected on just 11 of their 47 three-point attempts.