{"id":114441,"date":"2022-12-04T20:32:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T01:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=114441"},"modified":"2022-12-05T02:35:23","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T07:35:23","slug":"defense-shines-bright-as-celtics-shut-down-nets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=114441","title":{"rendered":"Defense Shines Bright As Celtics Shut Down Nets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Celtics showed their defensive tenacity that keyed the finals run from last year.<\/p>\n<p>The Boston Celtics clamped the Brooklyn Nets Sunday, winning 103-92 behind 63 points from <b>Jayson Tatum <\/b>and <strong>Jaylen Brown<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"LIVE Garden Report: Celtics vs Nets Postgame Show\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_r-8AplXV10?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Boston&#8217;s star duo continued to cement their case as the best in the league as they compensated for their teammates, offensive deficiencies. 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