Final: Celtics 109, Nets 121- Too much Kyrie Irving, James Harden

WHO: Celtics (19-17) @ Nets (24-13)
WHEN: 7:30 P.M. EST
WHERE: Barclays Center
RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub
TV: TNT, YES Network, League Pass

LIVE COVERAGE

Fourth quarter

• Brooklyn opened the fourth quarter on a 12-4 run behind James Harden and Jeff Green


• Jayson Tatum returned to the game and Boston whipped off 7 straight, 5 from Tatum

• Kyrie Irving and James Harden are just so hard to guard. They've combined for 57 of Brooklyn's 113 points to this point


• The Nets finished the game on a 13-3 run

• Boston comes out on a 9-0 run thanks to some really good defense. Daniel Theis was protecting the rim and the Celtics were getting up the floor and good looks


• Defensive slip-ups continue to lead to too many open looks for Brooklyn.


• Robert Williams has 4 blocked shots, including a blocked 3-pointer late in the quarter


• Marcus Smart is making some of his usual plays like drawing offensive fouls, blocking shots, organizing the team and getting them on the same page


• Kyrie Irving has 32 points on 13-20 shooting. The Celtics will need to figure out how to take the ball out of his hands if they want to win this game

• Jayson Tatum is heating up as a Tatum-Harden duel is emerging


• The Celtics are putting effort in defensively, but they are not tight on their rotations, and that's leading to open Nets 3-pointers


• The Celtics are super-cold this quarter. With 3:40 left in the half, Boston is 9-23 in the quarter while Brooklyn is 8-14


• Jayson Tatum had a late spurt that got him up to 5-11 shooting, but he spent the first half pretty cold. Jaylen Brown is 1-9, 0-3 from 3

• The Celtics are attacking out of the gate, scoring 10 of their first 13 points in the paint


• Kemba Walker came out hot, scoring 9 points on 4-5 shooting


• Brooklyn keeping it close with 3-pointers. The Celtics having some defensive issues and Landry Shamet has taken advantage, triggering an 8-2 run


• 8-0 Celtics run triggered by Marcus Smart and Payton Pritchard hitting 3's


• Tristan Thompson had 6 points and 3 rebounds in the first

• Celtics @ Nets spread: Nets -2


• Celtics @ Nets over-under: 232.5 points


• Celtics @ Nets money line: Nets -140, Celtics +120