Cam Thomas had 17 points, while Ziaire Williams — standing in for injured Dorian Finney-Smith — led the Nets with 23. It was Williams who spotted the Nets to an early 19-8 lead with a layup. It was still 58-55 after Schroder (16 points) made a free throw with 3:21 left in the half.

Jayson Tatum posted an MVP-caliber 36 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds in the Celtics resounding win in Brooklyn Wednesday.

Jayson Tatum had 36 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 24 points and 12 rebounds and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 139-114 on Wednesday night.

The Nets are exceeding expectations right now, but what would elevate this team even more would be Simmons' willingness to shoot more. Of course, his ability to find anyone on the floor has been a major part of Brooklyn's offensive success, but imagine what the offense would look like if Simmons was more aggressive in looking to score.

Ben Simmons is still getting used to playing with his Nets teammates, and they’re getting used to running with him. But as he settled into his role of leading the second unit, they’re starting to show signs of long-delayed progress.