How to watch Boston Celtics vs. Brooklyn Nets online: NBA Playoffs Game 1 streaming TV, game time and odds

The Boston Celtics (51-31) enter their game against the Brooklyn Nets (44-38) on April 17, 2022 as a 4.5-point favorite. The point total for the game is 226.5.

The Celtics knocked off the Grizzlies 139-110 and covered the spread as 9-point favorites, while going over the 223.5 point total in their last contest on Sunday. Jayson Tatum put up a team-high 31 points in the victory. In their last game, the Nets got a team-high 35 points from Kyrie Irving on the way to a 134-126 win against the Pacers on Sunday. They were favored by 17 points and failed to cover the spread, and the teams combined to score 260 points to go over the 244.5 point total.

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• Game Day: Sunday, April 17, 2022
• Game Time: 3:30 PM ET
• Arena: TD Garden
• TV: ABC
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Who are the key players for Boston?

• Tatum leads the Celtics in scoring, putting up 26.9 points per game.
• Boston is led in rebounding by Robert Williams III's 9.6 rebounds per game and assists by Marcus Smart's 5.9 assists per game.
• Tatum is the top three-point shooter for the Celtics, connecting on three per game.
• Smart leads the team with 1.7 steals per game. Williams collects 2.2 blocks a game to pace Boston.

Who are the key players for Brooklyn?

• The Nets' Patty Mills averages enough points (11.4 per game) and assists (2.3 per game) to top the squad's leaderboards.
• Bruce Brown grabs 4.8 rebounds per game (he also scores 9 points per game and adds 2.1 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the Brooklyn rebounding leaderboard.
• Mills is the top shooter from deep for the Nets, hitting 2.8 threes per game.
• Brooklyn's leader in steals and blocks is Brown with 1.1 steals and 0.7 blocks per game.

Key stats for Boston vs. Brooklyn

• The Celtics are shooting 46.6% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points higher than the 45.2% the Nets allow to opponents.
• In games Boston shoots better than 45.2% from the field, it is 33-12-2 against the spread and 39-8 overall.
• The Nets are shooting 47.5% from the field, 4.1% higher than the 43.4% the Celtics' opponents have shot this season.
• Brooklyn is 32-31-1 against the spread and 43-21 overall when it shoots better than 43.4% from the field.
• Boston is 30-13-1 against the spread and 35-9 overall when it shoots better than 34.5% from distance.
• Brooklyn has a 26-21-1 ATS record and is 29-19 straight-up when the team hits more than 33.9% of its three-point attempts.
• The Celtics make 13.2 three-pointers per game this season, 1.7 more made shots on average than the 11.5 per game the Nets allow.
• Boston has gone 33-11-1 against the spread and 35-10 overall this season in games it has out-shot its opponents from the three-point line. When Brooklyn hits fewer threes than its opponents, it is 12-33-1 ATS and 21-25 straight up.
• The Celtics rank eighth in the NBA in made three-pointers, while the Nets give up the 17th-fewest made threes in the league.

Who is favored to win Boston vs. Brooklyn?

• Favorite: Celtics (-4.5)
• Total: 226.5

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