The Nets' gruesome schedule continues Sunday when the Celtics arrive in Newark for an afternoon game. It will be their eighth game in 13 days since returning from a west coast swing and it shows. They've lost three straight, two straight in overtime. They won't get much rest this week either. They only play two games in six days, but those games will be in Atlanta and Dallas. Next Sunday, they're back in New Jersey...to play the Lakers.
They will likely have Devin Harris back vs. Boston. The Nets declared him "probable" on Saturday. The rest of the team remains on burn-out watch, but relatively healthy. As for the Celtics, Rajon Rondo is now affected by sore knee, but he will play. In spite of a series of nagging injuries, one of which kept him out of the Nets game in Boston, he's averaging 11.4 points and 14.4 assists and making John Stockton's single season record of 14.5 per game seem vulnerable.
If the Nets lose, they will fall into last place in the Atlantic Division.
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Celtics-Nets Preview - Stats LLC
- Devin Harris expected to return for Nets against Celtics - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- Nets have no answers for Lopez low point - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Without Devin Harris, Nets continue to repeat same old late-game blunders - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- Nets' rebounding offensive - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Lopez leads Net disappointments at quarter pole - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- Wafer hopes opportunity knocks this time around - Julian Benbow - Boston Globe
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A nasty Kevin Garnett means business - Mark Murphy - Boston Herald
- Better be ready for late run - Mark Murphy - Boston Herald
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Game 20: Celtics vs. Nets - Chris Forsberg - ESPN Boston
- Opportunity knocks - Chris Forsberg - ESPN Boston
- Postgame notes: Rondo's latest health scare - Chris Forsberg - ESPN Boston
- Rajon Rondo Will Be Key Playmaker For Celtics Against Ailing Devin Harris, Nets - Evans Clinchy - NESN
- Celtics Live Blog: Boston Not Alone on Impressive Win Streak - Evans Clinchy - NESN
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Fan Forum: Is Nets Owner Mikhail Prokhorov the Most Interesting Man in the World? - Ben Carsley - NESN
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Early December Health Check - Greg Payne - Celtics Blog