{"id":385385,"date":"2026-10-28T13:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/385385\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T13:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T13:00:22","slug":"three-takeaways-from-nets-heartbreaking-loss-to-celtics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/385385\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Takeaways From Nets’ Heartbreaking Loss to Celtics"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Brooklyn Nets looked like they were about to escape Beantown with a victory, but unfortunately, Jayson Tatum’s dagger sank right into the hearts of Nets fans, as the Boston Celtics escaped with a 125-124 victory in overtime.<\/p>\n

Tatum finished the game with 40 points on 10-of-20 shooting, eight assists, five rebounds and one block. Paul George added 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting, seven rebounds and seven assists.<\/p>\n

While the Nets couldn’t come away with their first win of the season, there is plenty to be optimistic about from Brooklyn’s side.<\/p>\n

What are the takeaways? Let’s take a look.<\/p>\n

Mikel Brown Jr. Puts Together Best Performance of Season<\/p>\n

Mikel Brown Jr. finished with 17 points on 5-of-17 shooting, five rebounds and five assists.<\/p>\n

He hit a triple to send the game into overtime, proving he has the clutch gene this early on in his career.<\/p>\n

However, a couple of costly turnovers and some defensive deficiencies could’ve cost the Nets a chance of winning the game, but familiarizing himself with being in those situations this early on in his career is only going to benefit him as a top option throughout his career.<\/p>\n

Julius Randle, Michael Porter Jr. Step Up<\/p>\n

Julius Randle shook off a bad performance, finishing with 24 points on 10-of-23 shooting, nine rebounds and four assists. Michael Porter Jr. finished with 27 points on 8-of-16 shooting and 12 rebounds.<\/p>\n

The Nets are going to need this effort from their two top leaders moving forward if they hope to contend for a playoff spot this season.<\/p>\n

Porter’s offball movement looked a lot more sharp and Randle looked a lot better getting to the rim.<\/p>\n

Though Randle still settled for a lot of jumpers, he was at least able to convert them at a high clip.<\/p>\n

Showing Fight Against a Contending Team<\/p>\n

A loss will show up as a loss in the record, and moral victories aren’t necessarily in the Nets’ vocabulary this season.<\/p>\n

However. the Nets allowed themselves to lead for much of the game and were a buzzer-beater away from escaping with a victory.<\/p>\n

The moral of the story is that a Nets team that is searching for their identity executed sets on both sides of the floor that allowed them to stay in it against a team that could represent the Eastern Conference in this years Finals.<\/p>\n

They could certainly look to carry momentum from this game forward.<\/p>\n

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