What to KnowTune in to NBC Sports Boston at 6:30 p.m. ET for Celtics Pregame Live, and stay with us after the final buzzer for Celtics Postgame Live.Celtics (27-16) are in sole possession of second place in the Eastern Conference standings. A win would give the the Celtics an East-leading 15 road victories.Jaylen Brown is averaging 30.8 points per game in January (10 games).The Nets have the East’s third-worst record at 12-30.
The Boston Celtics are back in action Friday night when they play the Nets at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The C’s have won three of their last four games, and with a 27-16 record they are 1.5 games ahead of the New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors for second place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Boston will be without Derrick White in this game. He was listed on the injury report as out due to rest.
The Nets have lost eight of their last 10 games and sit in 13th place in the East standings, but they did beat the Celtics in Boston on Nov. 21.
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