Putting Up Numbers· NBA

Nets @ Celtics

Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Celtics 125, Nets 124

Nets at Celtics: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameNets1 gameCeltics1 game
Points+15.0+12.4
Points allowed+11.5+14.5
Rebounds+3.8+3.4
Assists−0.1+5.8
3-pointers made+3.2−2.7
Free throw attempts−3.0+11.1
Turnovers−0.7−1.8
Turnovers forced−1.0−0.7

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Celtics

Nets

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

Nets

  • The Nets had lost 6 straight.streakthe runs →Extended to 7.

The series

  • The Celtics lead the series 156–87 since 1976-77. The Celtics have won the last 3.seriesevery meeting →

If you squint

  • The Celtics had won 7 of their last 10 at home.countits form →Now 8 of 11.
  • Against a division opponent, the Celtics' turnovers were 4.2 under expected in 1 game. One game is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 1.4 under expected.
  • At home, the Celtics' points of margin were 14.6 over expected in 2 games. 2 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 6.8 under expected.
  • On the road, the Nets' 3-pointers made were 7.2 over expected in 1 game. One game is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 3.2 over expected.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 27, 2026at CelticsCeltics 125, Nets 124
Feb 27, 2026at CelticsCeltics 148, Nets 111
Jan 23, 2026at NetsCeltics 130, Nets 126
Nov 21, 2025at CelticsNets 113, Celtics 105
Nov 18, 2025at NetsCeltics 113, Nets 99
Mar 18, 2025at CelticsCeltics 104, Nets 96
Mar 15, 2025at NetsCeltics 115, Nets 113
Nov 13, 2024at NetsCeltics 139, Nets 114
Nov 8, 2024at CelticsCeltics 108, Nets 104
Feb 14, 2024at CelticsCeltics 136, Nets 86

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The five biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Oct 26, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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