Brooklyn Nets vs. Boston Celtics Prediction, Tips & Odds – Apr. 23, 2022

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Brooklyn Nets vs. Boston Celtics Prediction

After two defeats in Boston, Durant and Irving will have to raise their game to another level in order for the Nets to have a chance to turn this series around.

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Brooklyn Nets

Brooklyn Nets teamed up with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving three years ago with the ambition to win the NBA title. James Harden was also signed last year, but that experiment failed, and ” the Beard” was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for Ben Simmons. This season, Irving did not play home games because he refused to get vaccinated. Due to all the problems, the Nets finished the regular season in an extremely low seventh place, which is why they had to fight for a place in the playoffs through a play-in tournament. They succeeded in that, but the first-round series against Boston Celtics did not start well. Nets had a chance to win both games, but they lost both times and they are trailing 2-0.

All the alarms are on, so Simmons is expected to make his debut in game number four. For that to matter at all, the Nets have to win game number three because never in the history of the NBA has someone managed to comeback after 0:3 deficit. Durant and Irving will have to take on even more responsibility because apart from the two of them, there is no third player who can constantly score 15 or more points in the Nets lineup.

This was a DIME from Kyrie 🤧
(via @BrooklynNets) pic.twitter.com/6EgwixwtBA

— Overtime (@overtime) April 17, 2022

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics played two great games against Brooklyn Nets at TD Garden. They won both times and lead 2-0 in this series. Celtics’ defense is definitely the main reason for this season’s success and they have Marcus Smart in the lineup who was recently named the NBA’s best defensive player of the year. Al Horford has fully made up for the absence of Robert Williams. There is no need to say anything about Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown games because both of them grow into real superstars and all fans hope that this year Celtics could go all the way to the NBA Finals.

After two wins in the first two games, the goal is to win at least one game in Brooklyn. If the series returns to Boston with a 3-1 lead, they would be really close to securing a place in the next round. There will be a lot of pressure on the opposing team and it is a chance that the Celtics must use. Head coach Ime Udoka did a great job in his first coaching year, and he showed quality in the second half of the second game when he turned the course of the game with great rotations.

Ime Udoka’s intimate knowledge of the opposition has played a major role in our early success against the Nets.https://t.co/I3IwfAm7eu

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 21, 2022

H2H

Nets and Celtics have played against each other six times this season and H2H is 5:1 for the Celtics. Nets were the 11th best home team in Eastern Conference in the regular season with 20 wins and 21 losses, but Irving’s absence was the main reason for that. The Celtics were the sixth-best road team with 23-18.

Injuries

Ben Simmons and Joe Harris will not play for the Nets. Simmons should return in game number four. For Harris, the season is over. Robert Williams is questionable for the Celtics.