The Boston Celtics held off a Brooklyn comeback and escaped with a 122-117 opening-game victory

The Celtics led 112-89 with 8 minutes to play, and they led by 19 with 5:28 left when Avery Bradley went to the bench to join the rest of the first teamers

Bogdanovic led the Nets with 21 points and Justin Hamilton had 19 with 10 rebounds. Jeremy Lin added 18, Harris 16 and Sean Kilpatrick 13 as the Nets had five scorers in double figures.

The Nets shot 44 3-point attempts, making 15. Atkinson said he wanted them to shoot more this season, but that number may be a little more than he planned