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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 36 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 121 |
 Spurs | 27 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 111 |
BOSTeam statsSAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 45-9447.9% | 17-5133.3% | 14-1877.8% | 54 | 32 | 9 |
| SAS | 38-8743.7% | 14-4035.0% | 21-2777.8% | 35 | 25 | 4 |
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Boston Celtics121| 40 | 13 | 4-13 | 3-12 | 2-3 | 0 | +10 | −3.8 | |||||||
| 36 | 29 | 10-22 | 2-9 | 7-7 | 0 | +9 | +7.4 | |||||||
| 35 | 21 | 8-12 | 5-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +8.1 | |||||
| 30 | 14 | 6-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.7 | |||||
| 25 | 11 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | −3 | −4.5 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 15 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +21 | +9.6 | ||||||
| 24 | 11 | 4-13 | 3-11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −3.6 | ||||||
| 19 | 7 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.7 | ||||||
| Team | 121 | 45-9447.9% | 17-5133.3% | 54 | 32 | 9 | 18 | 14-1877.8% | 15 | 2 | 4 | |||
Bench 33 points on 13 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Jordan Walsh, Xavier Tillman, Neemias Queta, Miles Norris and Torrey Craig (coach’s decision).
San Antonio Spurs111| 38 | 14 | 5-12 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +0.1 | ||||
| 35 | 12 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +0.1 | |||||
| 31 | 18 | 4-12 | 0-4 | 10-12 | 0 | +2 | +2.3 | |||||||
| 30 | 22 | 7-18 | 1-7 | 0 | 7-10 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +3.8 | |||||
| 24 | 13 | 5-11 | 3-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | +3.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 23 | 9-12 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +6.4 | ||||||
| 17 | 6 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −12 | −0.6 | |||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −3.6 | ||||
| 16 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −6.7 | ||||
| Team | 111 | 38-8743.7% | 14-4035.0% | 35 | 25 | 4 | 16 | 21-2777.8% | 10 | 6 | 1 | |||
Bench 32 points on 12 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Jordan McLaughlin, Malaki Branham and Bismack Biyombo (coach’s decision).
Celtics121Spurs111ClickTap 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.
Jayson Tatum had 29 points and 10 rebounds, and the defending champion Boston Celtics beat the San Antonio Spurs 121-111 for their eighth straight win.
The Celtics took control with a 22-9 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 17.
Jrue Holiday had 21 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 6 assists on 8 for 12 shooting, and Luke Kornet added 15 points (14 in the paint) and a career-high 16 rebounds on 7 for 10 shooting off the bench. The Celtics had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Spurs, Keldon Johnson scored 23 points on 9 for 12 shooting off the bench. Stephon Castle had 22 points and 8 assists but went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Celtics shot 47.9% from the field to the Spurs’ 43.7%. The Spurs gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Celtics missed. They outscored the Celtics 15-3 off turnovers. The Celtics outscored the Spurs 27-14 in 8 minutes with Holiday, Brown, Tatum, White and Kornet on the floor together.
Boston CelticsSan Antonio SpursPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
107 points from the field on 94 shots: 2.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-27 | 70.4% | 66% |
| In the paint | 0-3 | 0.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 9-13 | 69.2% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 7-14 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-37 | 27.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Castle | 19 | 6 | 2-4 | −1 |
| Chris Paul | 9 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Julian Champagnie | 9 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Harrison Barnes | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 15 | 5-12 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul | 22 | 3 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Stephon Castle | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Blake Wesley | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Jeremy Sochan | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 13 | 5-6 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandro Mamukelashvili | 15 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Keldon Johnson | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Chris Paul | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Jeremy Sochan | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 7 | 3-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 53 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.
SAS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
SAS
Highest Leverage Moments
Tatum 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q1 5:38
9.6%
43→34
Holiday 25' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Tatum 4 AST)
Q2 4:07
9.6%
43→34
Vassell 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Castle 1 AST)
Q1 11:01
9.0%
49→58
Hauser 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Brown 4 AST)
Q4 5:23
8.9%
14→6
Mamukelashvili 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Vassell 2 AST)
Q3 6:22
8.9%
21→29
