Tuesday night’s game is the first of a home-and-home between the two teams, as the Nets will come to Boston on Friday.
Brooklyn is off to a difficult start this season, having won just its second game in beating the Wizards on Sunday. Michael Porter Jr., acquired in an offseason trade, had 34 points in the win.
Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Barclays Center and on NBC Sports Boston. Here’s a preview.
Get Starting Point
When: Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.
TV, radio: NBCSB, WBZ-FM 98.5
Line: Boston -10.5. O/U: 223.5.
CELTICS
Season record: 7-7. vs. spread: 5-9. Over/under: 6-8
Last 10 games: 6-4. vs. spread: 4-6. Over/under: 4-6
NETS
Season record: 2-11. vs. spread: 5-7, 1 push. Over/under: 8-5
Last 10 games: 2-8. vs. spread: 4-5, 1 push. Over/under: 6-4
TEAM STATISTICS
Points per game: Boston 113.8, Brooklyn 110.5
Points allowed per game: Boston 109.2, Brooklyn 121.9
Field goal percentage: Boston .449, Brooklyn .440
Opponent field goal percentage: Boston .436, Brooklyn .509
3-point percentage: Boston .340, Brooklyn .332
Opponent 3-point percentage: Boston .354, Brooklyn .392
Stat of the day: Jaylen Brown already has seven games of 30-plus points, which is just two fewer than he had in 63 games last season.
Notes: Brown got plenty of help from Pritchard and Derrick White in Sunday’s win. Pritchard scored 28 of his season-high 30 through the first three quarters, while White added 22 for his second-highest scoring night of the season. … Pritchard is coming off consecutive 20-point showings for the first time this season and is 13-of-23 from 3-point range in his past two games after shooting 25.6 percent from behind the arc in his first dozen outings. … “It’s inevitable,” coach Joe Mazzulla said about Pritchard and White. “They work too hard and they’re too good of players. They’ll go up, they’ll go down, but at the end of day, they’ll make plays, and we’ve just got to execute as a team.” … The Nets are 0-6 at home and a loss on Tuesday would match the 12-win 2009-10 team for the longest home skid to start a season in franchise history. Brooklyn is attempting to earn consecutive wins for the first time after pulling away for a 129-106 win over the Washington Wizards on Sunday. … The Celtics are 14-1 vs. the Nets in the past 15 regular-season meetings.
Amin Touri can be reached at amin.touri@globe.com.
