Nets And Celtics Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups

The Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.

On Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics are hosting the Brooklyn Nets in Massachusetts.   

For the game, the two teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.  

The Nets have ruled out David Duke Jr., Kevin Durant, Kessler Edwards, Ben Simmons, Dru Smith and T.J. Warren.  

Yuta Watanabe has been upgraded to available.  

As for the Celtics, they will be without JD Davison, Danilo Gallinari, Mfiondu Kabengele and Marcus Smart.  

Robert Williams III has been upgraded to available. 

NBA's official injury report 

The starting lineups for both teams have been relayed by Underdog NBA. 

Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Nets will start Irving, Curry, Harris, O'Neale, Claxton on Wednesday."

Lineup alert: Nets will start Irving, Curry, Harris, O'Neale, Claxton on Wednesday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) February 2, 2023

Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Celtics will start White, Brown, Tatum, Horford, Robert Williams on Wednesday."

Lineup alert: Celtics will start White, Brown, Tatum, Horford, Robert Williams on Wednesday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) February 2, 2023

The Nets are the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 31-19 record in 50 games.  

After a poor start to the season, they have been fantastic over the last few months. 

On the road, the Nets are an excellent 16-11 in 27 games played away from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. 

The Celtics are the first seed in the Eastern Conference (and the best team in the NBA) with a 36-15 record in 51 games. 

They are 4.5 games ahead of the Nets and 7-3 in their last ten games.

At home, the Celtics have been phenomenal, going 19-6 in the 25 games they have hosted in Boston, Massachusetts. 

Last season, they swept the Nets in the first round of the NBA Playoffs (and made the NBA Finals). 

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