Nets take Celtics' best shot in Game 1, but it still wasn't enough

The Brooklyn Nets played some of their worst offensive basketball of the season and Boston came out shooting the lights out in Game 1. The Nets withstood Celtic haymaker after haymaker before picking themselves of the mat, dusting themselves off and fighting back in the second half.

Brooklyn's defense was stingy and allowed the team to climb out of a 32-20 first half hole and flip the script in the second half. James Harden admitted that playing in front of 13,000-plus fans wasn't something he was used to and early playoff jitters played a factor. For first time all year, the nets used a starting five of Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, Harden, Joe Harris, and Blake Griffin. Steve Nash hopes his team works out the kinks in the lineup as it looks to go up 2-0 in the series.