PLAYERS:
Courtney Lee,
Jared Sullinger,
Deron Williams,
Kris Humphries,
Brook Lopez,
Gerald Wallace,
Rajon Rondo,
Jeff Green,
Jamar Smith,
Chris Wilcox,
Avery Bradley,
Darko Milicic,
Joe Johnson,
Keith Bogans,
Josh Childress,
Carleton Scott,
Reggie Evans,
Marshon Brooks,
James Mays,
Tyshawn Taylor,
Jerry Stackhouse
TEAMS: Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics
TEAMS: Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics
at Brooklyn Nets (2-1) at Boston Celtics (1-3) Tuesday, October 16, 2012 7:30 PM ET Preseason Game #5, Home Game #2TV: NBA-TV, CSNNE TD Garden
Referees: Ed Malloy, Sean Corbin, Karl Lane
The Celtics make their Garden debut tonight as they face the Brooklyn
Nets. Both teams are playing in the second of back to back games.
The Celtics are coming off a 32 point loss to the Sixers and the Nets
got a 12 point win vs the Wizards in their very first game in their new
home, The Barclays Center. . Doc gave KG the night off on
Monday. The Game Notes have Courtney Lee and Jared Sullinger remaining
in the starting lineup for this game and KG back in his starting center
spot. But, so far, the Game Notes haven't been very much help because
the lineups have been changing so much. Even though he's enjoyed
experimenting with all the new pieces he has with this team, it may be
time to start working on setting the rotation. But as with the other
games in...
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