Brooklyn Nets @ Boston Celtics
Celtics beat Nets 111-105
BOSTON -- Rookie Terry Rozier scored 16 points and had six assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 111-105 preseason victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.
Amir Johnson added 15 points and Kelly Olynyk 14 for Boston (4-1).
Bojan Bogdanovic led the Nets (2-4) with 18 points. Thomas Robinson had 15 with nine rebounds.
NETS: They had a reserve-filled starting lineup, sitting forwards Joe Johnson and Thaddeus Young, center Brook Lopez, and guards Wayne Ellington and Shane Larkin, all of them started against Boston last week.
CELTICS: F/C David Lee (strep throat), G Isaiah Thomas (bruised leg) and F Jae Crowder (thumb) were out.
TIMELY 3S: Celtics F James Young hit consecutive 3-pointers during an 8-0 fourth-quarter run.
BIRTHDAY WISHES: Nets coach Lionel Hollins turned 62-years-old Monday.
NICE STAT SHEET: Boston's Evan Turner had 10 points, seven boards and six assists in 27 minutes.
MONSTER SLAM: Celtics 6-foot-4 guard Marcus Smart had a second-quarter, putback dunk that brought the sparse crowd to its feet.
UP NEXT: Brooklyn hosts Chicago on Wednesday. Boston is at home against the New York Knicks Thursday.
Matchups
Game Information
Boston, MA

Referee:Josh Tiven
Referee:Mark Lindsay
Referee:Justin Van Duyne

2025-26 Standings
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 56 | 26 | .683 | - | W2 |
| New York | 53 | 29 | .646 | 3 | L1 |
| Toronto | 46 | 36 | .561 | 10 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | W2 |
| Brooklyn | 20 | 62 | .244 | 36 | L3 |
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