Nets: The Nets should like what they're seeing from Williams, who made his second straight start with Ben Simmons (left calf tightness) and Dorian Finney-Smith (sprained left ankle) sidelined. They added the No. 10 pick in the 2021 draft after he spent his first three seasons in Memphis.

Less than a week after taking them to overtime, they were no match for the Celtics. Ziaire Williams had 23 points, but the Nets had no answers for Boston's Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum.

One night after coach Joe Mazzulla said his team lost the physicality battle during a surprising loss to the Hawks, the Celtics shook off another sluggish start and fought back, rolling to a 139-114 win in Brooklyn.