The Celtics dropped to 1-2 in an NBA Cup in Group B with the defeat, essentially eliminating them from advancing to the knockout round. They are back to .500 on the season with an 8-8 record. Boston gets one day off before hosting the Magic on Sunday night at TD Garden. Here are four takeaways from the Nets loss on Friday night:

Still winless at home but filling 99.3% of Barclays Center on average, the Brooklyn Nets fell to 0-7 at the ‘clays Tuesday, losing to the Boston Celtics. The Nets and Washington Wizards are the only teams that haven’t won a home game yet this season.

The Celtics lost to the undoubtedly lottery-bound Nets 113-105 at TD Garden after trailing by as many as 18 points. The loss dropped Boston to 8-8 on the season and 1-2 in NBA Cup group play, all but eliminating it from knockout round contention. Brooklyn improved to 3-12.

Heading into Friday's game at the Boston Celtics, the Brooklyn Nets could be eliminated from the NBA Cup if they lose to the Celtics.

After rallying from 18 down to make it a 2-point game with just over five minutes left, the hosts could not stop Porter as Brooklyn won for just the third time this season.

Brown and other veteran Celtics have spoken this season candidly about the current state of the team’s roster. They’re less talented, they admit, after losing Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday, Al Horford, Luke Kornet and the injured Jayson Tatum, and thus have a much slimmer margin for error than previous Boston teams.

The Boston Celtics are down — but they’re not out. We’re talking, of course, about the 2025 NBA Cup, the league’s third annual in-season tournament that began on Halloween and runs through mid-December.

Jaylen Brown picked up his fifth foul in the third quarter, proving too much for the Celtics to overcome against the Nets.

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Humphries wore only jersey No. 43 and put up 8.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game.