The Nets have started to find themselves by shutting down the Grizzlies at home on Monday night, and have now won three of their last four games to get back to .500.

Ben Simmons and Nic Claxton both practiced on Wednesday. Claxton made his first start since returning from a hamstring injury on Monday, while Simmons, who has been dealing with a back injury, sat out the second game of a back-to-back series on Monday.

If Simmons participates, it will be the first time he has played in front of the TD Garden crowd since April 6, 2021.

The match starts at 7:30 PM. Here’s your sneak peek.

When: Friday, 7:30 PM

Where: TD Garden, Boston

television, radio: NBCSB, WBZ-FM 98.5

Line: Boston -13.5. O/U: 225.0.

NETS

Season record: 4-4. vs. spreading: 6-2. Top/bottom: 4-4

Last 10 matches: 4-6. vs. spreading: 7-3. Top/bottom: 5-5

CEL SIGN

Season record: 7-2. vs. spreading: 5-4. Top/bottom: 4-4, 1 pressure

Last 10 matches: 8-2. vs. spreading: 6-4. Top/bottom: 4-5, 1 pressure

Statistic of the day: The Celtics are 11-1 against the Nets in the teams’ last 12 games, dating back to their first-round playoff series in 2022.

Notes: Nets coach Jordi Fernandez spoke confidently about Simmons’ ability to make a greater number of shots, as he did as an All Star for the 76ers. “He’s getting to where he should be physically, and those efforts need to continue,” he said. “I don’t care about misses. I just want the shots to go up. He is more than capable of it, so he will definitely get there.” … Dennis Schroder has injected his Olympic success in Paris into his role with Brooklyn, setting the pace with 19.9 points and 7.2 assists per game on 49.0% shooting from beyond the arc. … After the loss to the Warriors, Payton Pritchard emphasized that the defending champions’ attention to detail will be critical moving forward. “It’s just the little things that we look back at and are disappointed in ourselves because we certainly could have controlled that outcome,” he said.

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