Brooklyn attempting theft of home court tonight in Boston. The Nets almost had game 1 but it was Tatum clutch in the final minute to win it for the Celtics. Irving fined 50000 for flipping the bird and whether the Nets come in and take game 2 or not you can anticipate the fans will be attempting to instigate the same behavior. Keeping composure in the face of childish behavior is something that pro athletes go through as fans and opponents will often try anything to throw them off their performance. Game 1 made 4 in a row for the Celtics over the Nets. It wouldn’t surprise me or anyone to see Boston win tonight, but the formula for Brooklyn to win the series no matter what involves a win in Bean town. Be it tonight game two, game five or game 7 in dramatic fashion the Nets will have to win one game on the road and hold their home court or win multiple games in Boston should they lose one at Barclay Center. How much did Harden matter to the Nets? That appears to be the real question as they put the C’s away 4-1 last year in the first round. My pick Brooklyn +3.5 and of course nothing is guaranteed especially they way the Celtics have been playing.