Brooklyn at Boston

Boston beat Chicago 134-99 on Monday, hitting 21 three-pointers at 47.7%, and tonight it plays the second night of its first back-to-back. Pritchard scored 28 off the bench, and Tatum added 23. That shooting night runs counter to how the Celtics have played. They ran at 95.1 possessions per 48 minutes through their first two games, 29th in the league, and their home opener against New York finished 107-103. Brooklyn is 0-3 after a 20-62 season. Sunday's 136-109 loss to Indiana came as the Pacers hit 21 of 43 threes while the Nets hit 13 of 39. Charlotte and Cleveland beat the Nets in close games, and Brooklyn had Monday off. The Nets play at 103.8 possessions per 48 minutes, seventh in the league, so they have the tempo to drag a slow team into a few extra trips. Devin Carter is out with mononucleosis, which thins Boston's guard rotation on a night with little rest. I'm basing this play off tempo: a Celtics team running 95 possessions has less room to build a lopsided score, and that same limit keeps the combined total down. Take Brooklyn with the points and take the UNDER tonight.