Nets vs Celtics prediction NBA · Friday, November 21
At a glance
The Boston Celtics (8-7) host the Brooklyn Nets (2-12) on Friday, November 21 at 7:30 PM ET at TD Garden in NBA action. Final score: Nets 113 – Celtics 105. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Celtics a 90% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Celtics are 4-3 at home and the Nets are 2-5 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 6-4 for the Celtics and 2-8 for the Nets (current streaks: Celtics W3, Nets L1).
The analysis Model
On paper, the Celtics dominate this matchup. The model projects Celtics 120 – 104 Nets, a margin of about 16.3 points in favor of the Celtics and a total around 224 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (+5.9 vs -8.1 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Nets need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Celtics' offense (114.9 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Celtics' defense allows clearly fewer points (107.9 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
BKNBOS
Top performers
Nets
Michael Porter Jr.F · #1733pts / game
Nic ClaxtonC · #912assistsNic ClaxtonC · #911reboundsCeltics
Jaylen BrownG · #726pts / gameJaylen BrownG · #74assists
Neemias QuetaC · #8812reboundsRecent form
BKNBOSHead-to-head
BOS lead 3-1 this season.
BOS
Team comparison
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 2-12 | Record | 8-7 |
| 107.6 | Points scored / game | 114.9 |
| 117.1 | Points allowed / game | 107.9 |
| -8.1 | Adjusted margin / game | +5.9 |
| L1 | Current streak | W3 |
| 2-8 | Last 10 games | 6-4 |
| 2-5 road | Home / road record | 4-3 home |
| 26-56 (-7.1) | Last season | 61-21 (+9.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Nets
Injury report Celtics
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.