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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 29 | 26 | 31 | 23 | 109 |
 Nets | 23 | 35 | 30 | 33 | 121 |
BOSTeam statsBKN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 41-9145.1% | 13-4032.5% | 14-2263.6% | 39 | 22 | 11 |
| BKN | 42-8847.7% | 19-4245.2% | 18-2281.8% | 45 | 21 | 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.
Brooklyn Nets121| 38 | 22 | 6-16 | 1-8 | 9-9 | +3 | −1.0 | ||||||||
| 34 | 40 | 15-23 | 5-8 | 5-5 | +1 | +14.1 | ||||||||
| 31 | 12 | 4-10 | 3-9 | 0 | 1-2 | +6 | −3.0 | |||||||
| 27 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.6 | ||||||
| 19 | 4 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −7.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 18 | 6-12 | 6-9, Season high (his best before, 5) | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +21 | +2.5 | |||||
| 25 | 11 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | −0.3 | ||||
| 18 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −2.0 | ||||
| 17 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −0.1 | ||||
| Team | 121 | 42-8847.7% | 19-4245.2% | 45 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 18-2281.8% | 11 | 3 | 5 | |||
Bench 39 points on 13 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Chris Chiozza and Reggie Perry (coach’s decision); Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (injury/illness).
Boston Celtics109| 40 | 13 | 5-23 | 3-12 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | −3 | −9.2 | ||||||
| 36 | 31 | 13-22 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +6.2 | ||||||
| 34 | 11 | 5-12 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −5.3 | |||||||
| 28 | 17 | 7-10 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | +6 | +7.3 | ||||||
| 19 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 19 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0 | 8-9 | 0 | −12 | +8.4 | ||||||
| 17 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | −13 | +4.5 | |||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −18 | −2.7 | |||||
| 15 | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −0.2 | |||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.7 | ||
| Team | 109 | 41-9145.1% | 13-4032.5% | 39 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 14-2263.6% | 11 | 10 | 10 | |||
Bench 29 points on 7 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Carsen Edwards, Javonte Green, Aaron Nesmith, Semi Ojeleye and Tacko Fall (coach’s decision).
Nets121Celtics109ClickTap 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 40 points, and the Brooklyn Nets went on an 11-2 run in the third quarter to beat the Boston Celtics 121-109.
The Celtics led 80-77 with 3:02 left in the third quarter. Irving’s 13-foot pull-up jumper put the Nets ahead for good with 2:22 left in the quarter. They took an 88-82 lead with 1:29 left in the quarter.
The Celtics got within 108-106 on Jayson Tatum’s reverse layup with 4:17 to play, but James Harden answered with a floater, and the Celtics got no closer.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Celtics 8-3. Irving scored 6 of the Nets’ 8 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Harden had 22 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.
For the Celtics, Tatum scored 31 points, and Kemba Walker went 1 for 7 from 3. Marcus Smart scored 19 points (8 in the third quarter) off the bench. Daniel Theis had 17 points (12 in the paint) and 8 rebounds on 7 for 10 shooting.
The Nets shot 47.7% from the field and 45.2% from 3 to the Celtics’ 45.1% and 32.5%. The Celtics’ starters outscored the Nets 34-21 in 14 minutes together.
Brooklyn NetsBoston 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).
103 points from the field on 88 shots: 5.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-27 | 48.1% | 64% |
| In the paint | 9-18 | 50.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 1-1 | 100.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-13 | 38.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-29 | 48.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemba Walker | 21 | 5 | 2-5 | −3 |
| Jaylen Brown | 19 | 9 | 4-5 | +2 |
| Marcus Smart | 12 | 9 | 3-5 | +5 |
| Jayson Tatum | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 19 | 7-10 | +14 |
The tracking credits him with 44 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 22 | 2 | 1-2 | −6 |
| Jayson Tatum | 11 | 7 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Marcus Smart | 10 | 3 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Tristan Thompson | 8 | 2 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 8 | 2-8 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemba Walker | 13 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Jeff Teague | 11 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Payton Pritchard | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jayson Tatum | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 6 | 2-6 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 11 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.
BKN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
BKN
Highest Leverage Moments
Irving 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (35 PTS)
Q4 3:14
16.0%
79→95
Johnson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Harden 6 AST)
Q3 1:29
14.9%
62→77
Shamet 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Johnson 2 AST)
Q4 11:06
14.8%
58→73
Smart 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)
Q3 3:37
13.7%
62→49
Tatum 2' Driving Reverse Layup (31 PTS)
Q4 4:17
13.7%
77→64
