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Initially doubtful for Friday’s game, Kornet will not play against the Nets. Neemias Queta should remain in the starting lineup, where he can provide deep-league streaming value.

After starting Boston’s first game without Jaylen Brown on November 2, Kornet has missed the last two. Neemias Queta filled the resulting void and should do so again on Friday, making him a worthwhile streaming option in deep leagues.

Friday makes four consecutive games that Brown will have missed after injuring his hip during Boston’s win over Charlotte on November 1. Neemias Queta has starters the Celtics’ last two games, with Al Horford shifting to power forward, and that should be the case on Friday. Queta is worth a look in deeper leagues.

White had an interesting game. He played 36 minutes despite committing five fouls and 16 of his 19 shot attempts were from behind the 3-point line. White made seven 3-pointers and only had one turnover, but still needed 19 shots to get his 26 points and was -11 in the six-point loss. He’s a top-20 player in fantasy. The Celtics will play the Nets on Friday and Bucks on Sunday later this week.

Tatum had 32 points on 20 shots and four turnovers in the loss. He was all over the stat sheet, though, and made 5-of-10 attempts from behind the 3-point line. Tatum had a revenge narrative going into Wednesday’s game given that Steve Kerr buried him in the rotation on Team USA over the summer. While he had a good game, Kerr and the Warriors had the last laugh by getting the win. The Celtics will play the Nets on Friday and Bucks on Sunday later this week.

Kornet played 14 minutes before exiting Wednesday’s game, with starters Al Horford and Neemias Queta handling most of the interior responsibilities. The Celtics play again on Friday against the Nets, and additional time on the sideline for Kornet would result in more minutes for Queta, especially if Jaylen Brown (hip) isn’t available.

Brown will miss a third straight game, and pinpointing his replacement in the starting lineup won’t be simple. Luke Kornet started the first game, and Neemias Queta the second, starting alongside Al Horford. Whichever player Joe Mazzulla chooses to fill the void will have deep-league streaming value. Brown is considered day-to-day, and his injury is not long-term.

Queta got the starting nod in this game, replacing Luke Kornet, who had started Boston’s last two games. Jaylen Brown missed a second straight game, and it’s unclear if he’ll be back for their next one on Wednesday. If he remains sidelined, there is certainly a chance that Queta ends up getting another start. However, he should be considered a low-end streaming option on a 13-game night after no games are played on Tuesday. Still, he played well in just 23 minutes in this game, which was cool to see.

It’s nothing new at this point, but Pritchard once again was able to contribute plenty of offense off the bench for the Celtics in another blowout win. He has been a top-50 player in 9-cat formats so far, and while he may not maintain that over the course of a full season, it’s clear that he has taken a big step forward. With Kristaps Porzingis still out for a while, and other guys cycling in and out of the lineup, Pritchard should continue to see plenty of minutes.

Tatum got off to a hot start in this game with 16 points in the first quarter alone. Unfortunately for fantasy managers, the game got out of hand in the second quarter, and they didn’t need Tatum to do much more scoring over the rest of the game. It’s still early, but he has been a top five player in fantasy basketball thus far. The All-NBA forward is averaging career-highs for assists, steals, 3-pointers and field goal percentage and could have even better numbers if he wasn’t having the worst free throw shooting season of his career. It’s safe to say that Tatum is in revenge mode after a lot of disrespect over the last few months, and it will be fun to see if he takes Wednesday’s game against Steve Kerr and the Warriors personally.