The Celtics have gotten consistent scoring this season from new leading man Jaylen Brown, who ranks 12th in the NBA in points per game (27.4) and is on pace for the best field-goal percentage of his career (50.5%). It took Boston’s other two headliners a bit longer to catch up.

In fact, Bird’s Celtics and Magic’s Lakers met only three times in the NBA Finals: back-to-back in 1984 and ’85, and again in 1987. And when it comes to drama, the Celtics in seven games the first time stands among the greatest all-time NBA series.

The Nets come into this game following a 129-105 win at the Washington Wizards on Sunday in which Brooklyn was able to use spurts in the second and fourth quarters to put away Washington long before the final buzzer sounded.

It hasn’t been the seamless start to the season for the Boston Celtics, and the Boston faithful might have scripted in their minds. An 0-3 stumble out of the gate, followed by a recovery, then another dip—it’s been a season of fits and starts.

The NBA announced the final two regular-season games on the Celtics’ schedule early Saturday morning.

The Nets lost to the Celtics 113-99 on Tuesday despite the fact that the game was essentially a back-and-forth affair for the majority of the game until the final minutes of the contest. Forward Michael Porter Jr.

The Boston Celtics face the Philadelphia 76ers in a regular season NBA game on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025 (11/4/25) at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pa.