NBA Daily Recap 5/28: Smart Scores 23 Points to help Celtics hold off Nets 125-119

Celtics rolled over Nets 125-119 on Friday night. Jayson Tatum led the way for the Celtics with 50 points, while Marcus Smart contributed 23 points and Tristan Thompson added 19 points and 13 rebounds in the victory. While failing to take the home-court advantages, James Harden tallied 41 points and 10 assists and Kevin Durant made 39 points for the Nets. After this game, the Nets (2-1) made to #3 in the Eastern Conference with 1.0 games back to the top, while the Celtics (2-2) is behind the Nets by another 0.5 games back and ranked #6 in the same conference.