Brooklyn Nets vs Boston Celtics 8/5/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Brooklyn Nets will conclude a back-to-back on Wednesday when playing the Boston Celtics after facing the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday. Brooklyn bounced back from a loss in its first seeding game with a 118-110 victory over the Washington Wizards. Caris Levert was the leading scorer for Brooklyn with 34 points with all but nine points during the second half.

Caris LeVert is the leading scorer for Brooklyn with an average of 18.1 points per game. Jarrett Allen is the leading rebounder for the Nets with an average of 9.5 per game, while LeVert is the leader in assists with an average of 4.1 per game. Brooklyn is playing without it's two top scorers during the regular season Kyrie Irving and Spencer Dinwiddie.

Boston will also be completing a back-to-back when facing Brooklyn after playing the Miami Heat on Tuesday afternoon. The Celtics bounced back from a loss to Milwaukee with a 128-124 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in their most recent outing on Sunday. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics in that victory with 34 points while Jaylen Brown chipped in with 30.

Jayson Tatum is the leading scorer for Boston with an average of 23.4 points per game, while Enes Kanter is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.6 per game and Kemba Walker is the leader in assists with an average of 4.8 per game. Walker is the second leading scorer with an average of 21.0 points per game.