Five days after he was carried off the court on a stretcher in Denver with a scary neck injury, Kemba Walker returned after missing a game (vs. Sacramento Kings) to drop a season-high 39 points in a 121-110 win over the Brooklyn Nets. NBA Playoff Replay His effort combined with five other players scoring in double figures led the Celtics to their seventh victory in as many games at the TD Garden. En route to improving to their 7-0 home record, the Celtics snapped the Nets' four-game winning streak. Here's more on this game with the biggest takeaways:
Brown had a double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds, his third 20+ points and 10+ rebounds game in the 14 games this season while he had just one in the first 222 games of his career. NBA Playoff Replay On the other hand, Tatum had 16 points, nine rebounds, and five assists in his 35 minutes. Everyone already knows the Nets were without Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving for this game. However, they were also without key rotation players in Caris LeVert and DeAndre Jordan.