SportsLine's model simulated Brooklyn Nets vs. Boston Celtics 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Saturday

The Chicago Bulls (27-38) hope to extend a three-game winning streak when they host the Brooklyn Nets (22-43) at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 13, 2025 at United Center. The game airs on CHSN and YES.

The Nets were one possession away from pulling off an improbable comeback during Saturday's matchup with the Celtics.

Brooklyn shot just 8-for-23 in the second quarter while the Celtics went 14-for-23, with three of their makes coming from Brown and four from Luke Kornet. The Nets trailed by as many as 21 points in the period and went into halftime facing a 63-51 deficit.

First the Nets lost their best scorer. Then they lost a heartbreaker to basketball’s best team. Hours after finding out Cam Thomas will miss the rest of the season, Brooklyn was edged 115-113 by defending champion Boston in front of a sellout crowd of 18,

Kristaps Porzingis scored 24 points in his return from an eight-game absence with an illness to help the Boston Celtics hold off the Brooklyn Nets 115-113.

Kristaps Porzingis led the Celtics in scoring in his return to action, and Boston survived a surging Nets team in the final minute.