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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grizzlies | 31 | 35 | 28 | 33 | 127 |
 Celtics | 27 | 27 | 35 | 32 | 121 |
MEMTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | 47-9450.0% | 15-3345.5% | 18-2378.3% | 52 | 25 | 13 |
| BOS | 42-10540.0% | 18-6030.0% | 19-2867.9% | 51 | 26 | 13 |
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.
Memphis Grizzlies127| 34 | 32 | 11-20 | 4-6 | 6-7 | 0 | +2 | +12.7 | |||||||
| 34 | 27 | 11-19 | 3-4 | 0 | 2-4 | +9 | +10.9 | |||||||
| 33 | 14 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +17 | −2.7 | ||||||
| 26 | 18 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | +2 | +11.3 | |||||||
| 18 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.3 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | +12 | −1.9 | |||||||
| 19 | 3 | 1-11 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −10 | −8.9 | ||||||
| 18 | 10 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 0 | +6 | +4.3 | |||||||
| 17 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −4.3 | |||||
| 17 | 9 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +2.2 | |||||
| Team | 127 | 47-9450.0% | 15-3345.5% | 52 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 18-2378.3% | 11 | 13 | 7 | |||
Bench 29 points on 8 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Colin Castleton, Yuki Kawamura, John Konchar and Cam Spencer (coach’s decision).
Boston Celtics121| 38 | 10 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 0 | 2-2 | −11 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 38 | 17 | 6-21 | 1-10 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.6 | ||||||
| 35 | 22 | 10-14 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | −17 | +1.4 | |||||||
| 33 | 19 | 6-17 | 3-10 | 4-6 | +2 | +0.8 | ||||||||
| 30 | 23, Season high (his best before, 21) | 8-26 | 4-17 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −12 | −1.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 22 | 7-12 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 0 | +8 | +7.3 | |||||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +3 | −0.8 | |||||||
| 9 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.1 | |||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.6 | ||
| Team | 121 | 42-10540.0% | 18-6030.0% | 51 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 19-2867.9% | 15 | 6 | 7 | |||
Bench 30 points on 9 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Baylor Scheierman, Jaden Springer, Xavier Tillman, Jordan Walsh and Drew Peterson (coach’s decision).
Grizzlies127Celtics121ClickTap 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.
Ja Morant scored 32 points (14 in the third quarter), and the Memphis Grizzlies went on a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the defending champion Boston Celtics 127-121.
The Celtics went on a 14-5 run to lead 103-99 with 9:20 left in the fourth quarter. Scotty Pippen Jr.’s turnaround jumper put the Grizzlies ahead for good with 8:25 left. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 6 points during the run, and they led 109-103 with 7:19 left.
The Celtics got within 115-114 on Jayson Tatum’s driving layup with 4:34 to play, but Desmond Bane answered with a fadeaway, and the Celtics got no closer than 117-115.
During clutch time, the Grizzlies outscored the Celtics 9-3. Bane scored 7 of the Grizzlies’ 9 on 2 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Jackson had 27 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals and 4 blocks. Morant and Brandon Clarke set each other up for 7 baskets and 15 points.
For the Celtics, Jrue Holiday scored 23 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) but shot 8 for 26, and Tatum went 1 for 10 from 3. Payton Pritchard scored 22 points with 6 3-pointers off the bench. Jaylen Brown had 22 points and 6 assists on 10 for 14 shooting. Brown scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter. The Celtics had 3 20-point scorers.
The Grizzlies shot 50.0% from the field and 45.5% from 3 to the Celtics’ 40.0% and 30.0%. They outscored the Celtics 22-4 on the fast break. The Celtics’ starters were outscored 44-34 in 16 minutes together.
Memphis GrizzliesBoston 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).
109 points from the field on 94 shots: 7.3 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 | 17-27 | 63.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 15-33 | 45.5% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 0-1 | 0.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-7 | 28.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-26 | 50.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White | 27 | 2 | 1-6 | −8 |
| Jrue Holiday | 20 | 15 | 6-8 | +8 |
| Jaylen Brown | 8 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Jayson Tatum | 5 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 8 | 2-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 17 | 7 | 3-5 | +1 |
| Neemias Queta | 10 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Jayson Tatum | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 9 | 5 | 2-6 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 10 | 4-5 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 23 | 8 | 4-5 | +3 |
| Jaylen Brown | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Derrick White | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Luke Kornet | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 52 possessions. He usually scores about 10 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
MEM
50/50
BOS
Highest Leverage Moments
Brown 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Pritchard 2 AST)
Q4 10:54
15.5%
37→53
Pritchard 28' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Brown 6 AST)
Q4 10:08
15.0%
53→68
Tatum 2' Driving Layup (16 PTS)
Q4 4:34
13.2%
34→47
Bane 6' Fadeaway Jumper (7 PTS)
Q4 4:22
13.2%
47→34
Jackson Jr. 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (27 PTS)
Q4 5:07
13.2%
34→21
