Jaylen Brown had 29 points in Boston's win over Brooklyn on Tuesday.
Jaylen Brown had 29 points in Boston's win over Brooklyn on Tuesday.Yuki Iwamura/Associated Press
Despite a 29-point performance in his most recent game, Jaylen Brown wasn’t all that happy with his performance.
He led his team in scoring for the 12th time in 15 games during the Celtics’ 113-99 road victory over the Nets on Tuesday but committed eight of Boston’s season-high 20 turnovers and was relegated to the bench.
He’ll look to rebound when the Celtics complete a home-and-home series against the Nets on Friday.
With Tuesday’s win, the Celtics matched their season-high winning streak at three games and moved above .500 for the first time in 2025-26, while the Nets are 2-12 and are near the bottom of the Eastern Conference.
Tip-off at TD Garden and on NBC Sports Boston is set for 7:30 p.m. Here’s your preview.
When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Where: TD Garden, Boston
TV, radio: NBCSB, WBZ-FM 98.5
Line: Boston -15. O/U: 222.5.
NETS
Season record: 2-12. vs. spread: 5-8, 1 push. Over/under: 8-6
Last 10 games: 2-8. vs. spread: 4-5, 1 push. Over/under: 5-5
CELTICS
Season record: 8-7. vs. spread: 6-9. Over/under: 6-9
Last 10 games: 6-4. vs. spread: 4-6. Over/under: 4-6
TEAM STATISTICS
Points per game: Brooklyn 109.6, Boston 113.7
Points allowed per game: Brooklyn 121.3, Boston 108.5
Field goal percentage: Brooklyn .437, Boston .451
Opponent field goal percentage: Brooklyn .508, Boston .434
3-point percentage: Brooklyn .334, Boston .347
Opponent 3-point percentage: Brooklyn .397, Boston .355
Stat of the day: Over the last seven games, the Celtics rank 11th in defensive rebounding percentage (70.0) and sixth in overall rebounding percentage (52.6), and they have given up just 15.3 second-chance points per contest, ranking 13th — all marked improvements from earlier in the year.
Notes: At this point the season, the Celtics rank 16th in the NBA in rebounding percentage, not too far from last season’s 11th-place standing despite losing four of their their top five rebounders. ... Payton Pritchard sank five 3-pointers to finish with 22 points in Tuesday’s win over the Nets. He also had 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who tightened up defensively in the second half and limited the Nets to 14 points in the final quarter. ... Brooklyn’s Michael Porter Jr. finished with 25 points on Tuesday, marking his career-best seventh consecutive contest with at least 20 points.
Emma Healy can be reached at emma.healy@globe.com or on X @ByEmmaHealy.