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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nets | 28 | 31 | 17 | 29 | 105 |
 Celtics | 38 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 108 |
BKNTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKN | 39-9541.1% | 11-3630.6% | 16-1984.2% | 45 | 25 | 9 |
| BOS | 39-7949.4% | 14-3342.4% | 16-2564.0% | 50 | 21 | 17 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Boston Celtics108| 35 | 13 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0 | −0.8 | ||||||||
| 34 | 28 | 10-21 | 4-10 | 4-4 | +7 | +4.1 | ||||||||
| 33 | 9 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −10.3 | ||||
| 31 | 10 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 23 | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | +12 | +4.2 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 8 | 3-10 | 0-5 | 2-4 | 0 | −5 | −4.4 | |||||||
| 24 | 14 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | −6 | +5.1 | ||||||
| 17 | 15 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +2.6 | ||||
| 10 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.6 | ||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −0.3 | |||
| Team | 108 | 39-7949.4% | 14-3342.4% | 50 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 16-2564.0% | 8 | 7 | 8 | |||
Bench 43 points on 16 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Guerschon Yabusele and Abdel Nader (coach’s decision).
Brooklyn Nets105| 34 | 12 | 4-13 | 2-10 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −5.7 | ||||||
| 33 | 22 | 10-21 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | −11 | +2.6 | |||||
| 30 | 12 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −2.1 | |||||
| 29 | 10 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +1.7 | ||||||
| 15 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −3.2 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 16 | 5-12 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 0 | +10 | +5.4 | |||||||
| 24 | 14 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +1.9 | ||||||
| 21 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 16 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | −10 | −0.2 | ||||||||
| 8 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +1.0 | |||
| Team | 105 | 39-9541.1% | 11-3630.6% | 45 | 25 | 9 | 19 | 16-1984.2% | 11 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 46 points on 16 for 34 shooting
Did not play: Jahlil Okafor, Milton Doyle and Timofey Mozgov (coach’s decision).
Celtics108Nets105ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Kyrie Irving scored 28 points, and the Boston Celtics held off the Brooklyn Nets 108-105.
The Nets came back from 13 down to tie it at 67 midway through the third quarter, but the Celtics answered with a 12-1 run and led 98-84 with 5:59 left. The Nets got within 105-103 with 18 seconds left.
The Nets got within 105-103 on Quincy Acy’s 3-pointer with 18 seconds to play, but Marcus Smart answered with a free throw, and the Nets got no closer.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Celtics 5-4. In the fourth quarter, Smart had 2 steals.
Terry Rozier scored 14 points off the bench.
For the Nets, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 22 points (18 in the paint) and 12 rebounds, and Caris LeVert added 16 points (9 in the second quarter) and 7 assists off the bench.
The Celtics shot 49.4% from the field and 42.4% from 3 to the Nets’ 41.1% and 30.6%. They did not make a field goal in the last 4:29. The Celtics’ starters outscored the Nets 31-21 in 13 minutes together.
Boston CelticsBrooklyn NetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
92 points from the field on 78 shots: 14.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 6-13 | 46.2% | 63% |
| In the paint | 11-20 | 55.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 8-13 | 61.5% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 5-8 | 62.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-25 | 36.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caris LeVert | 23 | 6 | 2-6 | −2 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 19 | 9 | 4-5 | +2 |
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 9 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Quincy Acy | 5 | 0 | 0-4 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 9 | 4-5 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Acy | 11 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Caris LeVert | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Joe Harris | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 36 possessions. He usually scores about 8 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caris LeVert | 14 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 13 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Allen Crabbe | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| DeMarre Carroll | 5 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 9 points on 49 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
BOS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BKN
50/50
BOS
Highest Leverage Moments
LeVert 28' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Acy 1 AST)
Q3 0:36
17.7%
91→73
Brown 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Rozier 3 AST)
Q3 1:52
13.3%
77→91
Tatum 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Horford 5 AST)
Q4 9:36
12.7%
82→95
Rozier 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Horford 3 AST)
Q1 0:01
9.5%
68→77
Acy 27' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Dinwiddie 9 AST)
Q4 0:18
9.4%
98→89
