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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 14 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 88 |
 Spurs | 30 | 22 | 18 | 26 | 96 |
BOSTeam statsSAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 34-9237.0% | 10-3429.4% | 10-1566.7% | 51 | 20 | 10 |
| SAS | 38-8743.7% | 6-2425.0% | 14-1973.7% | 53 | 21 | 10 |
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 Spurs96| 38 | 17 | 7-12 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 0 | +12 | +5.4 | |||||||
| 38 | 29, Ties his career high | 12-24 | 0-2 | 5-7 | +8 | +7.4 | ||||||||
| 37 | 17 | 5-16 | 3-9 | 4-4 | 0 | +16 | +1.8 | |||||||
| 34 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +14 | −1.7 | |||||||
| 18 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −4.1 | |||
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| 23 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −8.0 | |||||
| 18 | 12 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +1.6 | |||||
| 15 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +1.0 | ||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.7 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.8 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −2.2 | ||
| Team | 96 | 38-8743.7% | 6-2425.0% | 53 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 14-1973.7% | 8 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 24 points on 10 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Jock Landale and Joe Wieskamp (coach’s decision).
Boston Celtics88| 40 | 24 | 9-23 | 2-7 | 4-5 | 0 | −13 | −1.5 | |||||||
| 38 | 8 | 3-14 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −12.1 | |||||
| 33 | 13 | 6-14 | 0-3 | 1-2 | −17 | +0.8 | ||||||||
| 27 | 16 | 6-16 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.3 | ||||||
| 25 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −29 | −5.4 | |||||||
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| 27 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +18 | +1.5 | ||||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +28 | −3.7 | ||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.3 | |||||
| 10 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.1 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +2.4 | |||
| Team | 88 | 34-9237.0% | 10-3429.4% | 51 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 10-1566.7% | 12 | 4 | 8 | |||
Bench 23 points on 8 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Juancho Hernangomez, Bruno Fernando and Payton Pritchard (coach’s decision).
Spurs96Celtics88ClickTap 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.
Dejounte Murray had 29 points (18 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs closed the fourth quarter on a 15-0 run to beat the Boston Celtics 96-88 to end a 6-game losing streak.
The Celtics led 88-81 with 3:21 left in the fourth quarter. Derrick White’s 16-foot pull-up jumper put the Spurs ahead for good with 1:21 left. Murray scored 8 points and White added 6 during the run.
Murray’s floater with 47.4 seconds left made it 91-88, and his 13-foot turnaround jumper with 12.7 seconds left put it away at 93-88.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Celtics 11-3. Murray scored 6 of the Spurs’ 11 on 3 for 4 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Marcus Smart had 4 of his 8 assists, 2 of them on baskets by Grant Williams that put the Celtics ahead. With 1:41 left, Murray stole the ball from Smart, and White’s 16-foot pull-up jumper off it put the Spurs ahead 89-88.
For the Celtics, Jayson Tatum had 24 points (12 in the fourth quarter) and 12 rebounds. Tatum scored 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter.
The Spurs shot 43.7% from the field to the Celtics’ 37.0%. The Celtics’ starters were outscored 37-17 in 16 minutes 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. The Spurs’ chance bottomed out at 11% (4th quarter, 3:21 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
82 points from the field on 87 shots: 3.1 fewer 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 | 7-14 | 50.0% | 65% |
| In the paint | 19-34 | 55.9% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 6-15 | 40.0% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 1-5 | 20.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-19 | 26.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart | 19 | 6 | 3-6 | +1 |
| Dennis Schröder | 18 | 6 | 3-4 | +1 |
| Jayson Tatum | 11 | 2 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Jaylen Brown | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 11 | 4-10 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 18 | 0 | 0-1 | −5 |
| Grant Williams | 12 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jaylen Brown | 12 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Dennis Schröder | 10 | 6 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 7 | 3-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 15 | 2 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Dennis Schröder | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 9 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Al Horford | 9 | 4 | 2-7 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 28 | 6 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 73 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 16' Pullup Jump Shot (15 PTS)
Q4 1:21
24.9%
37→62
Murray 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (27 PTS)
Q4 0:47
24.0%
62→86
Schroder 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Smart 8 AST)
Q4 5:34
19.3%
34→14
Tatum 24' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Langford 1 AST)
Q3 0:36
17.7%
91→73
Walker IV 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Murray 6 AST)
Q3 0:18
17.7%
73→91
