Despite a strong start and a two-point game entering the third quarter, the Nets ran out of gas in the fourth and fell to the Celtics 109-98.
Life without Kevin Durant began anew for the Nets on Thursday night.
The loss was only the Nets’ third in their last 21 games, but one they hope is not a harbinger. Last season, when Durant missed six weeks with an MCL sprain, the Nets went 5-16. This time around, they were on their way to a better start without Durant and led by as many as nine points in the first half.
The Celtics took an 84-82 lead into the fourth quarter and promptly turned it into their biggest advantage of the night by opening the quarter on an 8-2 run with their second unit.
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