The Brooklyn Nets fact the Celtics in the season opener for both clubs. The Nets were 4-2 in the preseason. Kevin Garnett faces his old club after a sub-par season with the Nets. Brook Lopez is now healthy and he is the big man in the middle for the Nets, averaging 20.7 ppg with Garnett pretty much a reserve at this point in his career. Deron Williams leads a good backcourt where he averaged 14.3 pprg last year and 6.5 assists. Joe Johnson will provide much of the offense, a former first round pick of the Celtics, he averaged 15.8 ppg last year. Rajon Rondo is coming off that broken bone in his hand and he's saying he'll see how he feels prior to gametime before making a playing decision. With or without Rondo, this Celtics team will have a long rebuild road ahead and it won't start with a win tonight. Brooklyn should win this one by double digits.