Brooklyn Nets vs Boston Celtics Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 07/02/2022, 19:51  by Joseph King | Modified on 08/02/2022 at 01:51 in NBA Predictions

An Eastern Conference showdown sees the Brooklyn Nets host the Boston Celtics in a game that features two teams headed in the complete opposite directions. The Brooklyn Nets are in complete freefall and there doesn’t appear to be an end in sight. They have now lost eight straight and now occupy the seventh seed in the conference with a record of 29-24 - this is a team that not long ago was the top seed in the East. The visiting Celtics will come into this game high on confidence and are enjoying their most successful stretch of the season. Boston are right on Brookyln’s tail in the eighth seed with a record of 30-25 and have now won five consecutive games. Boston’s last game was a convincing 116-83 blowout win away to Orlando while the Nets are coming off a 124-104 loss away to Denver. 

The Nets capped off their five game road trip with the loss in Denver and come back to the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn to take on a familiar foe. However, given the vaccine mandates in the state of New York, star point guard Kyrie Irving will have to sit this one out as he continues to only be permitted to play in away games this season. Already without superstars Kevin Durant and James Harden, the Nets will be completely without their “big three” and it will be up to the role players to take on a streaking Celtics team. The Nets are in full blown crisis mode. With rumblings of trade rumors involving the potentially disgruntled Harden, the atmosphere around the team seems to be degrading quickly. Brooklyn is meeting this Celtics team at the worst possible time as Boston finally seems to be playing consistent ball. Everybody knew the talent was there with this Boston team, they just had to put together a solid run of good basketball.