After winning two games in a week against their crosstown-rival New York Knicks, the Brooklyn Nets were looking to win back-to-back games for the first time this season in the tail-end of their back-to-back set against the Boston Celtics. Meanwhile, the Celtics came into Barclays on a two-game winning streak after overcoming the Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves in earlier matchups this week.
The game opened up with a set of three-pointers, with Marcus Smart, Randy Foye, and Brook Lopez each knocking down one. A pair of dimes from Jeremy Lin to Lopez and a Rondae Hollis-Jefferson slam dunk brought the Nets to a 12-7 lead.