Forget Christmas
Williams helps Nets avenge dismal holiday loss with 101-93 victory in Boston
The last time the Nets saw the Celtics, way back on Christmas Day, Deron Williams was scuffling through a myriad of injuries and citing his lack of comfort in coach Avery Johnson’s offense as Brooklyn was in the midst of falling back to .500 following a November to remember.
Fast forward nearly four months to Wednesday night’s fourth and final regular-season meeting between the Atlantic Division rivals, and the Nets, buoyed by William’s brilliant post-All-Star break play, have left the Beantowners in the dust — at least for now.
Brooklyn’s $98 million point guard and undisputed floor leader scored 29 points, handed out 12 assists, buried all 10 of his free throws and moved the Nets one step closer to locking up home-court advantage in the opening round of the upcoming playoffs during a convincing 101-93 victory over the former five-time defending division champs before 18,624 fans at Boston’s TD Garden.