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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 23 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 111 |
 Spurs | 17 | 29 | 46 | 28 | 120 |
BOSTeam statsSAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 43-8848.9% | 11-3432.4% | 14-2070.0% | 40 | 30 | 12 |
| SAS | 45-9149.5% | 14-2653.8% | 16-1888.9% | 43 | 27 | 11 |
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.
San Antonio Spurs120| 38 | 15 | 6-14 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −5.0 | ||||||
| 36 | 32 | 13-23 | 0-0 | 6-7 | +15 | +10.9 | ||||||||
| 35 | 13 | 6-18 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.2 | ||||||
| 29 | 22, Career high (his best before, 16) | 8-9 | 2-2 | 4-5 | 0 | +8 | +10.1 | |||||||
| 20 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −0.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 17 | 6-12 | 5-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +17 | +1.9 | ||||||
| 23 | 8 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.2 | ||||||
| 19 | 11 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.2 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.3 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.2 | ||
| Team | 120 | 45-9149.5% | 14-2653.8% | 43 | 27 | 11 | 17 | 16-1888.9% | 8 | 6 | 4 | |||
Bench 36 points on 11 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Drew Eubanks and Quincy Pondexter (coach’s decision); Rudy Gay (injury/illness).
Boston Celtics111| 35 | 12 | 6-14 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −4.5 | |||||||
| 29 | 16 | 7-14 | 1-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −16 | +3.4 | ||||||
| 28 | 18 | 7-13 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +1.1 | ||||
| 27 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | −13 | −2.7 | |||||||
| 25 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | +0.3 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 30, Season high (his best before, 23) | 10-15 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 7-8 | 0 | −2 | +12.6 | |||||
| 22 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −4.7 | ||||||
| 20 | 15 | 4-9 | 4-6 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | +4 | +6.3 | ||||||
| 19 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −2.9 | |||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.5 | ||||
| Team | 111 | 43-8848.9% | 11-3432.4% | 40 | 30 | 12 | 17 | 14-2070.0% | 9 | 5 | 8 | |||
Bench 49 points on 16 for 35 shooting
Did not play: Semi Ojeleye and Brad Wanamaker (coach’s decision).
Spurs120Celtics111ClickTap 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.
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 32 points (22 in the paint), and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Boston Celtics 120-111.
DeMar DeRozan’s driving layup put the Spurs ahead for good with 5:42 left in the third quarter.
Derrick White scored a career-high 22 points (12 in the paint) on 8 for 9 shooting.
For the Celtics, Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 30 points on 10 for 15 shooting off the bench. Terry Rozier scored 15 points off the bench.
The Spurs shot 49.5% from the field and 53.8% from 3 to the Celtics’ 48.9% and 32.4%. The Celtics forced 11 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Celtics were outscored 14-2 in 4 minutes with Hayward, Irving, Brown, Tatum and Theis on the floor together.
San Antonio SpursBoston CelticsPS, 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).
104 points from the field on 91 shots: 17.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 8-13 | 61.5% | 63% |
| In the paint | 16-35 | 45.7% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 7-17 | 41.2% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 6-7 | 85.7% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-19 | 42.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Horford | 37 | 9 | 4-9 | −2 |
| Daniel Theis | 12 | 13 | 5-7 | +9 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 6 | 4 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Jaylen Brown | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 4 | 2-3 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 34 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrie Irving | 29 | 12 | 5-6 | +8 |
| Terry Rozier | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Marcus Smart | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 8 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Hayward | 19 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 17 | 11 | 4-5 | +8 |
| Jayson Tatum | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Kyrie Irving | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 5 | 2-5 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 13 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.
SAS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
SAS
Highest Leverage Moments
White 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Aldridge 2 AST)
Q3 10:09
10.9%
30→40
Rozier 27' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
Q3 1:18
9.8%
92→82
Belinelli 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Poeltl 3 AST)
Q3 0:59
9.8%
82→92
Brown 2' Dunk (24 PTS) (Hayward 5 AST)
Q4 10:52
9.8%
92→82
Mills 3' Cutting Layup Shot (8 PTS) (Poeltl 4 AST)
Q4 10:33
9.8%
82→92
