Brooklyn Nets vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 2/27/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Boston Celtics

Date: Friday, February 27, 2026

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (38-19) will compete against the Brooklyn Nets (15-42) at TD Garden on Friday.

The Nets faced the Mavericks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 123-114 in their last contest. Brooklyn ended the game having earned a 51.3% field goal percentage (41 of 80) and made 13 out of their 32 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Nets converted 19 of their 27 shots for a rate of 70.4%. Concerning grabbing boards, they collected 28 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 29 dimes in this matchup while creating 16 turnovers and getting 11 steals. Regarding the defense, Brooklyn allowed their opponent to shoot 58.5% from the field on 48 of 82 shooting. Dallas recorded 26 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Dallas collected 44 rebounds (10 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 2 rejections. Dallas finished the game at 79.2% when shooting free throws by making 19 of their 24 tries. They also converted 8 out of their 23 attempts from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Nets walked away with 21 while the Mavericks recorded 19 personal fouls.

Michael Porter Jr. is a player who came through for this game. He had 26 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He played 33 mins but didn't pull down any boards. Porter ended up shooting 56.3% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Brooklyn will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 15-42 on the season. They average 106.9 pts per contest (30th in the league) while connecting on 44.4% from the field. The Nets are connecting on 34.0% on shots from 3-point land (773 of 2,272) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Brooklyn is grabbing 40.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,449 assists this year, which is 23rd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 15.5 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 20.2 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Nets are forcing 14.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.6 fouls. They are 15th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,552 relinquished for the campaign. The Nets defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 49.3% (2,406 of 4,878) and they surrender 43.1 boards per contest as a group. They give up 37.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 13th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (114.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Celtics went home victorious with a score of 97-81 when they played the Suns. The Celtics pulled down 39 defensive rebounds and 22 offensive boards totaling 61 in this game. They coughed it up 11 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. The Suns committed 16 personal fouls in this contest which got the Celtics to the free throw line for 9 attempts. They were able to make 8 of the free throw tries for a clip of 88.9%. In reference to three-point attempts, Boston converted 13 out of 47 attempts (27.7%). Overall, the Celtics finished the game shooting 38 out of 95 from the field which had them shooting 40.0%. The Celtics allowed the Suns to bury 29 of their 79 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.7% for the game. They went 33.3% from beyond the arc by connecting on 12 out of 36 and finished the contest at 11 of 13 from the free throw line (84.6%). In regard to attacking the glass, Boston allowed Phoenix to collect 34 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Sam Hauser was important for the Celtics in this matchup. He buried 6 out of 14 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 3 rebounds. Hauser racked up 16 points in his 29 mins on the court and accounted for 4 assists in this contest.

Boston has a record of 38-19 this year. The Celtics are committing 19.5 fouls per game while shooting 79.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.2 times per contest (29th in the league) and they cough up possession 12.1 times per contest. Boston has totaled 6,553 points on the year (115.0 per game) and they grab 45.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Celtics are hitting on 46.7% from the field, which ranks them 17th in the league.

The Celtics on the defensive side of the court are 1st in basketball in points allowed per game with 107.6. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.2% from the floor (3rd in basketball). The Boston defense gives up 35.9% from downtown (795 of 2,213) and their opponents are connecting on 78.5% of their free throw shots. They give up 24.9 dimes and 42.0 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 6th and 7th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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