Brooklyn Nets vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 11/21/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Boston Celtics

Date: Friday, November 21, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is the location where the Boston Celtics (8-7) will try to defeat the Brooklyn Nets (2-12) on Friday.

The Nets faced the Celtics and took a loss by a final of 113-99 in their last contest. Brooklyn finished the contest with a 40.2% FG percentage (33 out of 82) and made 14 of their 38 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Nets buried 19 of 27 tries for a rate of 70.4%. When discussing rebounding, they earned a total of 39 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 25 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and having 12 steals. In relation to defending, Brooklyn allowed their opponent to shoot 49.3% from the field on 37 out of 75 shooting. Boston recorded 25 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. Furthermore, Boston pulled down 49 rebounds (10 offensive, 39 defensive) and got 2 blocks. Boston finished 76.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of their 26 attempts. They also made 19 of 42 attempts from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Nets ended up finishing with 22 while the Celtics accumulated 24 personal fouls.

Michael Porter Jr. is one player who played a role in this game. Porter finished the game at 50.0% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and pulled down 6 boards. He accumulated 25 points on 8 out of 16 shooting.

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Brooklyn heads into this one with a record of 2-12 for the campaign. They average 109.6 pts per contest (29th in basketball) while connecting on 43.7% from the floor. The Nets are shooting 33.4% on shots from distance (194 of 580) and 78.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Brooklyn is pulling in 38.9 boards per game and has tallied 345 assists so far this year, which ranks 27th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 15.1 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 22.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Nets are forcing 14.6 turnovers per game and they draw 22.9 fouls. They currently rank 22nd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 408 conceded so far this year. The Nets defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 50.8% (611 of 1,203) and they relinquish 45.5 boards per contest as a unit. They give up 39.7% on 3-pointers while they are 23rd in the league in opponents PPG (121.3).

When they last played, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 113-99 when they played the Nets. When discussing rebounding, Boston permitted Brooklyn to grab 39 in all (12 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 36.8% from downtown by going 14 out of 38 and finished the contest at 19 out of 27 from the free throw line (70.4%). The Celtics permitted the Nets to convert 33 of 82 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 40.2% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Celtics went 37 out of 75 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.3%. When talking about shots from downtown, Boston knocked down 19 of 42 attempts (45.2%). They were able to bury 20 of them for a percentage of 76.9%. The Nets had 22 personal fouls for the game which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for 26 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 20 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Celtics snagged 39 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 49 for the matchup.

Jaylen Brown was important for the Celtics for the matchup. Brown tallied 29 points in his 32 mins on the court and added 4 dimes for the contest. He made 9 of 19 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 47.4%, and had 4 rebounds.

Boston has a win-loss record of 8-7 for the season. The Celtics are committing 23.5 fouls every game and they go 77.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 24.3 times per contest (26th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.6 times per contest. Boston has accumulated 1,706 pts for the year (113.7 per contest) and they average 45.0 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Celtics are shooting 45.1% from the field, which ranks them 22nd in the league.

The Boston defense surrenders 35.5% on shots from distance (194 of 547) and opponents are converting on 81.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 24.1 assists and 44.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 4th and 18th in basketball. The Celtics are ranked 2nd in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 108.5. They are forcing 15.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (2nd in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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