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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thunder | 29 | 29 | 35 | 36 | 129 |
 Celtics | 31 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 134 |
OKCTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | 45-9248.9% | 14-3540.0% | 25-3473.5% | 42 | 25 | 11 |
| BOS | 54-9159.3% | 13-3438.2% | 13-1776.5% | 38 | 36 | 14 |
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 Celtics134| 37 | 30 | 14-19 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 0 | +5 | +9.5 | |||||||
| 33 | 19 | 8-14 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 31 | 17 | 8-13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | +6.9 | |||||||
| 31 | 11 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +12 | +1.8 | ||||||
| 28 | 18 | 6-11 | 4-9 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +9.8 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 3 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | +2 | −5.7 | |||||||
| 23 | 12 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +0.6 | |||||
| 17 | 14 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | −1 | +6.3 | ||||||
| 17 | 10 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.5 | |||||
| Team | 134 | 54-9159.3% | 13-3438.2% | 38 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 13-1776.5% | 5 | 8 | 6 | |||
Bench 39 points on 14 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Guerschon Yabusele, Brad Wanamaker and Semi Ojeleye (coach’s decision).
Oklahoma City Thunder129| 39 | 37 | 11-27 | 5-16 | 10-12 | 0 | −6 | +5.4 | |||||||
| 37 | 22 | 8-19 | 1-3 | 5-8 | 0 | −5 | +7.4 | |||||||
| 36 | 16 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | −7 | +3.7 | |||||
| 34 | 11 | 4-9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −3.4 | ||||||
| 33 | 15 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | −10 | +2.8 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 16 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 0 | +8 | +1.8 | |||||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 | +2.8 | ||||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +2 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 10 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +0.2 | ||||||
| Team | 129 | 45-9248.9% | 14-3540.0% | 42 | 25 | 11 | 18 | 25-3473.5% | 11 | 12 | 5 | |||
Bench 28 points on 10 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Abdel Nader (injury/illness); Raymond Felton and Alex Abrines (coach’s decision).
Celtics134Thunder129ClickTap 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 had 30 points (22 in the paint) and 11 assists, and the Boston Celtics went on a 17-2 run in the third quarter to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 134-129 for their fourth straight win.
The Thunder went on a 20-7 run to lead 76-73 with 7:53 left in the third quarter. Marcus Smart’s 3-pointer put the Celtics ahead for good with 6:31 left in the quarter. He made 3 3-pointers during the run, and they led 90-78 with 3:38 left in the quarter.
The Thunder got within 129-128 on Jerami Grant’s corner 3-pointer with 18 seconds to play, but Jayson Tatum answered with a free throw, and the Thunder got no closer. They had the ball down 2 with 16 seconds left, but Al Horford stole the ball from Russell Westbrook, lifting the Celtics’ chance to win from 89% to 92%. A basket would have tied the game.
Smart’s 2 free throws with 2.6 seconds left made it 134-129 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Thunder 15-11. Irving (No. 1 in clutch wins added, 2018-19) scored 6 of the Celtics’ 15 on 3 for 3 shooting. Late in the fourth quarter, Horford had 2 steals, and the Celtics scored 2 points off them.
Smart had 18 points and 7 assists. The Celtics had 8 players in double-digit scoring. Irving and Horford set each other up for 7 baskets and 16 points.
For the Thunder, Paul George scored 37 points with 5 3-pointers, and Westbrook added 22 points, 12 rebounds and 16 assists, his 19th triple-double of the season. Westbrook scored 12 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter.
The Celtics shot 59.3% from the field to the Thunder’s 48.9%. The Thunder forced 14 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Celtics 37-15 on the fast break. The Thunder’s starters were outscored 63-48 in 21 minutes together.
Boston CelticsOklahoma City ThunderPS, 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).
121 points from the field on 91 shots: 24.3 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 | 21-31 | 67.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 7-9 | 77.8% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 13-17 | 76.5% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 8-11 | 72.7% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-23 | 21.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 29 | 7 | 3-5 | −4 |
| Terrance Ferguson | 17 | 12 | 6-7 | +6 |
| Dennis Schröder | 16 | 8 | 4-6 | +2 |
| Paul George | 11 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 8 | 4-4 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 37 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 31 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerami Grant | 35 | 7 | 3-4 | −2 |
| Patrick Patterson | 15 | 2 | 1-4 | −2 |
| Paul George | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Steven Adams | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrance Ferguson | 22 | 3 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Russell Westbrook | 15 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Jerami Grant | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Dennis Schröder | 6 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 61 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
OKC
50/50
BOS
Highest Leverage Moments
Irving 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (30 PTS)
Q4 0:23
24.2%
73→97
Grant 25' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Westbrook 16 AST)
Q4 0:18
18.2%
97→79
Irving 1' Cutting Layup Shot (26 PTS) (Smart 7 AST)
Q4 2:24
16.5%
68→85
Westbrook 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Schroder 3 AST)
Q4 3:18
15.8%
95→79
George 27' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS)
Q3 9:55
13.7%
77→64
