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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 29 | 32 | 25 | 37 | 123 |
 Thunder | 31 | 27 | 40 | 29 | 127 |
BOSTeam statsOKC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 42-9245.7% | 15-4037.5% | 24-2982.8% | 47 | 33 | 14 |
| OKC | 48-9152.7% | 18-4045.0% | 13-1776.5% | 38 | 34 | 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.
Oklahoma City Thunder127| 37 | 9 | 4-14 | 1-7 | 0 | 0-0 | +8 | −2.6 | |||||||
| 37 | 36 | 14-22 | 3-5 | 0 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +12.9 | |||||
| 33 | 14 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +5.3 | ||||||
| 31 | 16 | 6-9 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +2 | −0.4 | |||||||
| 27 | 23, Season high (his best before, 21) | 8-14 | 4-7, Ties his career high | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +8.1 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −14 | +1.4 | ||||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.9 | |||||
| 13 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.4 | |||||
| 13 | 10 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +2.4 | ||||
| 11 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.6 | ||||
| 8 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +1.9 | ||||
| Team | 127 | 48-9152.7% | 18-4045.0% | 38 | 34 | 10 | 22 | 13-1776.5% | 10 | 7 | 10 | |||
Bench 29 points on 11 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Davis Bertans, Aleksej Pokusevski and Tre Mann (coach’s decision).
Boston Celtics123| 38 | 15 | 4-18 | 0-8 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −13.3 | ||||||
| 38 | 30 | 10-21 | 2-5 | 8-10 | 0 | 0 | +7.7 | |||||||
| 35 | 34 | 12-18 | 2-3 | 8-9 | 0 | +3 | +16.0 | |||||||
| 31 | 7 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | −15 | −3.5 | |||||||
| 29 | 19 | 7-12 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 | +5.8 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | +0.9 | ||||||
| 20 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −13 | +5.4 | |||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 | −1.6 | |||||
| 10 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +1.3 | ||
| Team | 123 | 42-9245.7% | 15-4037.5% | 47 | 33 | 14 | 15 | 24-2982.8% | 17 | 7 | 10 | |||
Bench 18 points on 7 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Oshae Brissett, Lamar Stevens, Dalano Banton, Neemias Queta and Svi Mykhailiuk (coach’s decision).
Thunder127Celtics123ClickTap 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.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points (20 in the paint), and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Boston Celtics 127-123 for their fifth straight win.
Chet Holmgren’s 3-pointer put the Thunder ahead for good with 11:20 left in the third quarter.
Jalen Williams’ pull-up jumper with 26.1 seconds left made it 123-119, and Gilgeous-Alexander’s 2 free throws with 2.8 seconds left put it away at 127-123.
Late in the fourth quarter, Payton Pritchard had 2 steals, 1 of them during a 10-0 Celtics run, and the Celtics scored 4 points off them.
Josh Giddey had a season-high 23 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), 8 rebounds and 6 assists.
For the Celtics, Porziņģis had 34 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks on 12 for 18 shooting, and Jaylen Brown went 0 for 8 from 3. Jayson Tatum had 30 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists. The Celtics had 2 30-point scorers.
The Thunder shot 52.7% from the field and 45.0% from 3 to the Celtics’ 45.7% and 37.5%. The Thunder’s starters outscored the Celtics 50-38 in 14 minutes together.
Oklahoma City ThunderBoston 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).
114 points from the field on 90 shots: 14.7 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 | 16-26 | 61.5% | 66% |
| In the paint | 10-16 | 62.5% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-9 | 44.4% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-12 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-28 | 50.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jrue Holiday | 25 | 11 | 5-8 | 0 |
| Jaylen Brown | 17 | 4 | 1-1 | −3 |
| Jayson Tatum | 14 | 3 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Derrick White | 9 | 10 | 4-6 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 8 | 3-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 24 | 15 | 5-8 | +10 |
| Payton Pritchard | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Luke Kornet | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Derrick White | 6 | 2 | 0-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 4 | 2-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 55 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White | 17 | 5 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Jaylen Brown | 13 | 2 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jrue Holiday | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jayson Tatum | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 4 | 2-4 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 18 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.
OKC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
OKC
Highest Leverage Moments
Jal. Williams 4' Pullup Jump Shot (16 PTS)
Q4 0:26
24.2%
73→97
White 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Tatum 7 AST)
Q4 0:41
22.3%
95→73
Giddey 27' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 5 AST)
Q3 7:12
10.5%
62→73
Tatum 25' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Holiday 7 AST)
Q3 6:52
10.5%
73→62
Giddey 26' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Dort 1 AST)
Q3 6:31
10.5%
62→73
