The Nets beat the Celtics 113-105 in Friday's NBA Cup game and while the first three quarters look eerily similar to Tuesday, Brooklyn made sure that the end of the game was a different story. Forward Michael Porter Jr.

And for today's article, we will continue with the 14th of 14 people to wear the No. 43, Boston forward alum Justin Jackson. After ending his college career at UNC, Jackson was picked up with the 17th overall selection of the 2017 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Boston Celtics aren't as feared as they were with Jayson Tatum, but rival scouts and executives say they are still a tough out.

The Celtics could be a team to watch out for in the trade maket, but they don't want to take too much money back.

Today in Boston Celtics history, Vincent Lamont "Vin" Baker was born in Lake Wales, Florida in 1971. Baker played his NCAA basketball at the University of Hartford in Connecticut, where he won America East Player of the Year in 1993 before he was picked up with the eighth overall pick by the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA draft that same year.

Neemias Queta has one of the best defensive ratings in the NBA as he's been a force inside the paint to open the season.

Boston will be without at least four players in a rematch Sunday of its first-round playoff clash against the Magic.

Simons epitomized the reality in front of Boston for that Nets loss, and was not being offered as an excuse for how the Celtics played.

Such a question would have seemed ludicrous at best for the team behind "Mazzulla Ball" at the start of the season.