Nets Blow Out Celts to Take Commanding 2-0 Lead

 NETS 130 - CELTICS 108 

The Brooklyn Nets left little doubt on the floor Tuesday night that they are pound for pound the better team in their opening round series with Boston with an emphatic 130-108 victory to take a commanding 2-0 series lead.

Kevin Durant led the way with 26 points and eight boards on 8-for-12 shooting. He was also a perfect 2-for-2 from downtown and 8-for-8 from the free throw line. 

The Nets as a team were much sharper from three-point landing, connecting on 45 percent of their attempts as they used it to power past the Celtics. 

Even Joe Harris got into the action, dropping 25 points on Boston. Harris hit a huge three-pointer in the first quarter that gave Brooklyn a 14-12 lead, and they would never look back. In fact Harris connected on three more three's in the opening quarter as Brooklyn built a 27-13 advantage, en route to a 40-26 lead after the first. 

In short the competitive nature of this game was over early. 

Kyrie Irving (15 points) and James Harden (20 points) had quiet nights by contrast, but they were both deadly from the floor, hitting on 50 percent of their shots combined. Heck the Nets as a team hit on 52 percent of their shots from the floor, compared to Boston's measly 42 percent. 

The Celtics have no answers for Brooklyn. With the series now shifting to the TD Garden in Massachusetts later this week, it appears the Nets are ready to make quick work of the undermanned Celtics.