Even on the second night of a back-to-back, one would think that the Boston Celtics shouldn’t have too much trouble defeating the Brooklyn Nets at home. This is especially the case when they were able to rest most of their key players the previous night after blowing out the Chicago Bulls, 134-99. But in the end, the Celtics didn’t just need […] The post Bill Simmons congratulates Celtics on surviving the ‘Dumb Crunch-Time Olympics’ vs. Nets appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Mikel Brown Jr. has had a bit of a challenging start to his NBA career. The Brooklyn Nets are handling the sixth overall pick of the 2026 NBA Draft with kid gloves due to ankle troubles, and as a result, Brown is coming off the bench and with minutes restrictions to boot. But on Tuesday night against the Boston Celtics., it looked as though he was […] The post Nets’ Mikel Brown Jr. giveth and taketh away in tough OT loss to Celtics appeared first on ClutchPoints.

It took only four games for the Nets to give us another soul-crushing loss

The Nets followed their worst outing of the season with their best Tuesday night. But even if the effort was better, the outcome was the same. Defeat.

Jayson Tatum buried a 17-foot jumper at the overtime buzzer to cap a 40-point night, and the Boston Celtics beat the Nets 125-124 on Tuesday night. Brooklyn is now 0-4 on the season.

The Brooklyn Nets erased an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter and forced overtime behind a clutch performance from Mikel Brown Jr., but a costly mistake in the final seconds proved decisive as Boston escaped with a heartbreaking win.

The Nets needed eight games to find their first win last season. For a few fleeting seconds Tuesday night, it looked as though two young guards would spare them another prolonged wait. Head coach Jordi Fernández started Nolan Traoré for the first time this season, and Brooklyn’s offense immediately looked different. Later, with his backcourt depleted and Mikel Brown Jr. unable to buy a basket, ...

Mikel Brown Jr. drills the trey, 10/27/2026

JT for the win!