The NBA will feature a division matchup when the Boston Celtics head out on the road to face the Brooklyn Nets in their new Barclays Center arena Thursday at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Six games into the season, it's still unclear to how good the Nets actually are. What's certain, however, is that the backcourt of Deron Williams and Joe Johnson still have bugs to figure out, but individually they seem to work well.
Williams scored a season high 26 points against the Cleveland Cavaliers and is averaging nearly 18 points per game, while Johnson broke out with 25 Monday and is still averaging just 15.5 points, well below his career average of 17.7.
Brooklyn center Brook Lopez is off to a quick start with 17.5 points per game, 6.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks, but it appears that forward Gerald Wallace (sprained left ankle) will miss a sixth consecutive game.
The Nets are on a three game winning streak, but so are the Celtics.
The NBA leader with 12.5 assists per game, Rajon Rondo is day-to-day after leaving in the third quarter of Wednesday's 98-93 victory over Utah Jazz with a right ankle injury.
Newcomer Leandro Barbosa stepped in for the three-time All-Star and scored 16 of Boston's 47 bench points.
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