Final: Celtics 149, Nets 114 -- C's score most points since 1992 in a game

The Celtics scored the most points in a game since November 1992 on Wednesday, in the midst of a 149-115 blowout win in Orlando. Jaylen Brown led seven different players in double figures for the C’s who improved to 2-2 overall in the Orlando bubble. The story of the night however was Boston’s second unit who jumpstarted the rout with a 16-1 run midway through the second half. Rob Williams had a career-high 18 points in 19 minutes while Romeo Langford (+27) and Brad Wanamaker (13 points) chipped in as well on a night Kemba Walker was resting his sore knee. The Celtics were red-hot from downtown for the second time this week as well, shooting 51 percent from 3-point and 56 percent from the field.

Jeremiah Martin had a game-high 20 points for the Nets who trailed by double digits for the final three frames. The win pulls Boston two games ahead of the Heat for the No. 3 seed with just four games left to play.

—Celtics didn’t show much of a spark early in this one as the Nets diced their way through the defense on multiple occasions in the first quarter.

—Surprisingly, it was the second unit that changed the tone of this one as Romeo Langford (+21) and Rob Williams led a solid defensive performance by the second unit.

—With Gordon Hayward captaining the reserves while Jayson Tatum (3 fouls in 6 minutes) sat on the bench, the C’s erupted for 16-1 run which built a double-digit lead that the C’s maintained for the entire second quarter.

—The biggest source of offense early has come at the free throw line as C’s piled up 27 free throws in the second half with the Nets fouling all over the place.

—Jaylen Brown remains red hot from beyond the 3-point line with a team-high 13 points early and going 3-of-6 from 3-point range.

—C’s bench combined for 29 points in the first half alone as six reserves got into the scoring column early against the undermanned Nets.

• Kemba Walker will get a night off due to a scheduled night off rest for his knee on the second half of the back-to-back. I'd expect Tremont Waters or Javonte Green to be added to the 13-man active roster in his absence.


• The Nets are coming off a surprise win over an undermanned Bucks squad (due to resting starters) on Tuesday night, which came with top two starters in Harris and Levert. Both of the wings should be back active tonight for Brooklyn.


• The Celtics hold just a 1.5 game lead over the Heat for the No. 3 seed after Tuesday's loss. With five games remaining and two more coming against sub .500 teams after tonight's matchup, they should still lock up the No. 3 seed with a 3-2 finish in the bubble.


• The Celtics rank 20th out of 22 teams in the NBA bubble so far on the defensive end so they will be under the microscope tonight against a fast-paced Nets squad that loves to shoot 3s.