Nets vs Celtics

The Boston Celtics have clinched their spot in the Eastern Conference semifinals after their 116-112 win over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 4 of their ...

Smart fouls Durant in the back court, but remember, Boston is up 3. But Boston fought back for the win and did so as a team. In the grand scheme of things, Boston surviving the final 2:38 without Jayson Tatum doesn't change the magnitude of their victory. The Nets found Griffin too late, and they paid the price for it in this series. They may not sweep every round and they may not even reach the Finals. But what they did to a Nets team that was far better than it had any right to be considering its injuries was one of the more impressive feats we'll see this postseason. That's what happens when someone who's outside of your rotation becomes a key piece in the middle of a playoff series. They won the remainder of the series by seven. The Boston Celtics have clinched their spot in the Eastern Conference semifinals after their 116-112 win over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 4 of their best-of-seven series. None of this is meant to undermine the Celtics. If anything, sweeping this specific Nets team in four close games is perhaps even more impressive than doing it in four blowouts. But before you fire off your jokes about the Nets getting swept, just keep in mind how close this series really was. There will be plenty of questions facing the Nets this offseason and it seems safe to say that they will have to deal with those questions much sooner than anyone had expected. Marcus Smart is the DPOY, but the man can ball on offense too.

Here's all you need to know ahead of the Nets' win-or-go-home Game 4 against the Boston Celtics.

Despite a week of reports that Simmons planned to make his Nets debut in Game 4, Brooklyn listed Simmons as out in the official injury report. The Nets will not be getting any help from Ben Simmons in the most important game of the season, either. The Brooklyn Nets‘ season is on the line in Game 4 on Monday night, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.

You wouldn't know it from what we've seen in this series, but the Nets were preseason favorites to win the NBA title. As it turns out, championships aren't ...

To put it bluntly, the Nets are done. Throughout this series, the Nets are scoring just 1.08 points per possession. You wouldn’t know it from what we’ve seen in this series, but the Nets were preseason favorites to win the NBA title.