Brooklyn Nets rookie guard Nolan Traore was the starting point guard towards the end of the fourth quarter in Friday's loss to the Boston Celtics.

Amari Williams joined the Celtics late Friday afternoon and would later deliver a few crucial plays to help the group seal a road win over the Nets.

Amari Williams had seen the floor for the Celtics before in his rookie season before Friday night, but the stakes had never been quite this high. The two-way center found himself entering the game for the first time in overtime with Neemias Queta and Luka Garza both fouled out.

Nolan Traore got a chance to handle crunch-time minutes in the Brooklyn Nets' 130-126 double-overtime loss to the Boston Celtics.

Payton Pritchard anotó 32 puntos, Jaylen Brown sumó 27 puntos y 12 asistencias, y los Celtics de Boston superaron el viernes por la noche por 130-126 a los Nets de Brooklyn en doble tiempo extra.

Brooklyn Nets face the Boston Celtics tonight at 7:30 pm ET. The Nets, with a 12-30 record and Haywood Highsmith out, rely on Michael Porter Jr. and Nic Claxton. The Celtics, 27-16, are hampered by Jayson Tatum and Derrick White's injuries,

The Celtics are giving one of their starters a night off Friday in Brooklyn.

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