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.

Celtics guard Derrick White dribbles down the green court, in place for the NBA Cup, at TD Garden ... Will “the boys wear black” again when they return to Boston? We’ll see when they play on a more typical court Saturday, Nov. 16, against the ...

On Tuesday night, Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla walked into his pregame press conference with a sweatshirt that featured the word “MINDSET” in a large, bold font. He donned the same sweatshirt after the Celtics were stunned by the shorthanded Atlanta Hawks,

The Celtics will play their second game in as many days when they visit the Nets on Wednesday night. You could have argued that this is a potential letdown spot for the Celtics after their In-Season Tournament home opener against the Hawks, but Boston lost in a stunner Tuesday.

The Nets are coming off an impressive victory at the Pelicans in which plenty of players stepped up for a team looking for a win to end its three-game road