Expert recap and game analysis of the Brooklyn Nets vs. Boston Celtics NBA game from November 21, 2025 on ESPN.

NESN’s Collin Keane took things a step further, predicting that the Dubs will cut ties with Kuminga in favor of an NBA champion Boston Celtics forward. “Kuminga is a $22.5 million cap hit who has a team option for next season, so he’s essentially expiring,” Keane wrote Friday.

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.

The Celtics secretly held early talks for 10-time NBA All-Star Anthony Davis before another team made a blockbuster move.

The Celtics-Nets matchup is the third NBA Cup game for both teams. Boston split its first two (win over Philadelphia, loss to Orlando) and currently sits in third place in the East Group B standings, trailing the 2-0 Pistons and 2-0 Magic. The Nets and 76ers both are 0-2 in Cup play.

The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn

When things aren't going well everybody likes to say 'well, let's just have fun.' It's like, well, what does that mean? I think you have to define what fun looks like as a team and you kind of have to go after it.