The Boston Celtics make the trip to New York City to play the Brooklyn Nets in their home arena of Barclays Center on Saturday evening as the Celtics try to push their streak of wins to open the season to five games vs. a Nets squad that has beat the Miami Heat twice with near losses to the Cleveland Cavaliers and undefeated Dallas Mavericks.
If you happen to be looking for a way to watch the on-court action live on cable television or a local or national online streaming service that carries the game, keep reading while we get you up to speed on everything else you need to know about the game. Along with player injuries and likely starters for both teams, we of course will have how to watch it listed below.
Let’s begin with the players available to play.
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Injuries of note
For Boston, Neemias Queta (foot) is listed as questionable.
For Brooklyn, no report for Saturday’s game is yet available, but for their front half of their current back-to-back with the Chicago Bulls, Nic Claxton (ankle) and Cam Johnson (calf) are listed as out, with Spencer Dinwiddie (ankle) and Dennis Smith, Jr. (hip) listed as available.
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Likely starting lineups
Boston Celtics
- Jrue Holiday
- Derrick White
- Jaylen Brown
- Jayson Tatum
- Kristaps Porzingis
Brooklyn Nets
- Ben Simmons
- Cam Thomas
- Mikal Bridges
- Royce O’Neal
- Dorian Finney-Smith
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How to watch or stream
Here’s when you should tune in to see the game:
- Date: 11/04/23
- Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
- TV Channel: NBC Sports Boston
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