NEW YORK -- Bostons backcourt was too good for a Brooklyn one still missing Jeremy Lin.Isaiah Thomas scored 23 points, Avery Bradley had 22 and the Celtics beat the Nets 111-92 on Wednesday night.Al Horford added 17 points for the Celtics in their third straight victory. Jae Crowder had 15.Boston improved to 5-1 when Horford is in the lineup.Al can score the ball, Bradley said. But its all the little things that he does and how he gets the ball moving, its so contagious. During the timeouts hes telling guys, `We need to move the ball. Hes a leader, speaks up and he really helps our team with that because sometimes the ball sticks and for Al to step up and say something and us moving the ball and it start with him, that means a lot.Sean Kilpatrick scored 23 points for the Nets, who have lost five in a row. Trevor Booker had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Bojan Bogdanovic added 14 points.Boston raced to an 11-2 lead and was ahead 30-16 after one quarter, but the Nets answered with a 21-6 run and 12 points from Bogdanovic in the second quarter.The Nets came all the way back to tie it at 60 in the third, but the Celtics then went on a 19-6 run to regain control.For the most part, I feel like we were sharing the ball tonight and getting open shots for our teammates and thats how we pulled away in the first quarter and thats how we pulled away at the end of the game, Bradley said.Third-quarter struggles have become a theme for the Nets thus far.I dont know if our mindset collectively is right, center Brook Lopez said. I mean, I guess its not. We just need to find a way to all be on the same page and come out the way weve been coming out most games, and again just sustaining that effort and energy. Thats the bottom line.Kilpatrick scored 13 points in the fourth, but it wasnt enough for Brooklyn.TIP-INSCeltics: Guard Marcus Smart has made an effort to add the floater to his game. Hes worked on it quite a bit, coach Brad Stevens said. It was a major focus going into his second year and he got better at it and then hes continued that focus now going into his third year. The best part about a floater is its got a chance of going in, but it also leads to a shot block attempt so youve got a chance to get a rebound. ... Demetrius Jackson and Jordan Mickey were inactive.Nets: Lopez is now the only player in the league with 20 or more 3-pointers and blocks. ... Booker has matched his single-season career high with his fifth double-double of the season. ... Chris McCullough became the fourth player in history to appear in an NBA game and a D-League game in the same day. ... Lin (strained left hamstring) and Caris LeVert (left foot rehab) were inactive.LIN UPDATECoach Kenny Atkinson said there was no specific time frame for Lins return after he missed his ninth straight game.Hes just progressing as scheduled, Atkinson said. Hes anxious to play. Were anxious to get him back, but we also understand the big picture long-term and, definitely, I think in these situations I know collectively were airing on the side of being cautious and smart.UP NEXTCeltics: Host San Antonio on Friday in an afternoon start.Nets: Visit Indiana on Friday. The Nets beat the Pacers last month for their first victory under Atkinson. Air Max France Pas Cher . Robredo, ranked No. 16, bounced back from an upset loss to Leonardo Mayer in the second round of the Royal Guard Open in Chile last week to down Carreno Busta in 1 hour, 25 minutes. 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The two newest members of the Philadelphia Union will be available when the team visits DC United on Saturday at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.Philadelphia (8-8-6) is tied with the Montreal Impact for fourth in Major League Soccers Eastern Conference with 30 points, two points behind the third-place New York Red Bulls and six points behind first-place New York City FC. DC United (5-8-8) is eighth in the Eastern Conference with 23 points, three points behind the New England Revolution and Orlando City SC, who are tied for sixth.Philadelphia was one of the most active teams at the close of the international transfer window. The Union sent Sebastien Le Toux, the team leader in assists, to the Colorado Rapids while acquiring Alejandro Bedoya from French club FC Nantes and Charlie Davies from the New England Revolution.Davies, who scored 10 goals for New England in 2015, recently returned to competition after announcing he had been treated for liposarcoma. He is expected to bolster the Unions attack.Charlie adds another dynamicc dimension to our attack and is exactly the type of player we targeted during this window, Philadelphia sporting director Earnie Stewart said Thursday.dddddddddddd Were thrilality and look forward to welcoming him to the club.DC United will be missing several key players. Charlie Horton (hand), Chris Korb (ACL), Collin Martin (foot), Chris Rolfe (concussion) and Alhaji Kamara (hamstring) are out with injuries. Marcelo Sarvas will be unavailable due to yellow-card accumulation. Bill Hamid will start in goal in place of Horton.Chris Pontius leads Philadelphia with eight goals and is tied for second on the team with four assists. Roland Albert has scored seven goals and C.J. Sapong has scored six.Alvaro Saborio and Fabian Espindola are tied for the team lead with four goals apiece for DC United. Lamar Neagle and Patrick Nyarko have scored
