If it were not for the Nets bench Wednesday, the Celtics might have blown out Brooklyn. The four bench players who played at least 20 minutes for the Nets combined for 56 points and 19 rebounds. In contrast, the five bench players for the Celtics combined for just 40 points and 15 rebounds. Brook Lopez is Brooklyn's best player, but he tallied just seven points and five rebounds on 1 - for - 7 shooting in the loss. The 36 assists for the Celtics is a trend that is likely to continue, as they finished in the top five in the NBA in team assists last season and record more passes than almost any other team. The 44 three - point attempts for the Nets were a franchise record, topping their previous high of 40. These teams will square off again Nov. 23 at Brooklyn.
["TeamStat(G,'Celtics') has 36 Number of team assists ."
 "TeamStat(G,'Nets') has 44 Number of team assists ,has 23 Percentage of field goals ,has 44 Points in 3rd quarter ."
 "PlayerStat(G,'Brook Lopez') has 7 Field goals attempted ,has 1 Field goals made ,has 7 Points ,has 5 Total rebounds ."]