Celts Beat Nets in Preseason Preview of Regular Season Opener on October 26th

        BOSTON _ (AP) Isaiah Thomas went 6 for 6 from the field and scored 19 points and Al Horford played his first game for Celtics at TD Garden in an easy win over the rebuilding Nets, 120 to 99.

        Sean Kilpatrick led the Nets with 15 points in 20 minutes.         NETS: Jeremy Lin had 13 points and five assists. … Bojan Bogdanovic scored 12 points, but was a minus-35 in 22 minutes.

        CELTICS: Horford scored five points in 12 minutes, receiving a rousing ovation from the home crowd. … Coach Brad Stevens played 16 players at least 10 minutes in the game. … Rookie Jaylen Brown scored 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting. … Boston turned the ball over 24 times.

        UP NEXT: Boston (5-1) hosts New York on Wednesday in its preseason finale. Brooklyn (1-4) hosts the Knicks at Barclays Arena on Thursday.