LIVE Discussion: Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. ET

The rivalry between Brooklyn and Boston was short-lived and there is no question whether the Celtics won the battle – during the era of Paul Pierce and KG (Brooklyn), during the era when Kyrie Irving played on Lucky. They are defending champions and are living up to expectations at the start of the season. On the other hand, Brooklyn exceeds expectations and fights night after night.

This game has the potential to be a trap game that few expected – or one of those where the Nets exit early and decide to give some players a run for their money in the second half with a fight against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday to take a break.

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Game 9 | November 8th | Record: 4-4

• TIME: 7:30 p.m. ET
• OPPOSITION: Boston Celtics (7-2)
• Turn on: JA Network on TV; WFAN on the radio.

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Game preview | Brian Fleurantine

Injuries: Bojan Bogdanovic, Trenton Watford and Day’Ron Sharpe are out for the Nets. Noah Clowney is questionable but traveled with the team. For Boston, Jaylen Brown is out for Boston with a left hip flexor strain. Luke Kornet has doubts about tension in his right thigh muscles. Kristaps Porzingis is out as he continues to recover from offseason surgery.

The game: It’s always valuable to see how you can compete with the best. You can see how far you have come and how far you still have to go to be competitive. And it’s fun! This is the first night of a particularly tough matchup for the Nets. Once that’s done, they’ll be back on the streets to face it Cleveland Cavaliers. Brooklyn was a pleasant surprise at the start of the year and we’ll see what they can do against the reigning champions. Games like these test your character. We’ll see how Jordi Fernandez and the boys do.

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