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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 21 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 93 |
 Nets | 16 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 104 |
BOSTeam statsBKN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 31-8436.9% | 11-3036.7% | 20-2676.9% | 40 | 19 | 12 |
| BKN | 35-8441.7% | 8-3423.5% | 26-2989.7% | 50 | 18 | 11 |
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 Nets104| 39 | 32 | 10-25 | 1-8 | 11-12 | +8 | −1.9 | ||||||||
| 37 | 29 | 11-20 | 2-8 | 5-5 | 0 | +16 | +3.3 | |||||||
| 37 | 10 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +22 | −9.7 | ||||
| 36 | 21 | 5-13 | 2-8 | 9-10 | 0 | +2 | +7.1 | |||||||
| 20 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +1 | +1.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +14 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 18 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | −2.4 | |||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −14 | −3.2 | ||||||
| 11 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2.2 | ||||||
| Team | 104 | 35-8441.7% | 8-3423.5% | 50 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 26-2989.7% | 14 | 7 | 7 | |||
Bench 11 points on 5 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Alize Johnson, Mike James, Reggie Perry, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, DeAndre Jordan and Tyler Johnson (coach’s decision).
Boston Celtics93| 41 | 22 | 6-20 | 1-4 | 9-11 | 0 | −8 | −8.1 | |||||||
| 40 | 17 | 6-13 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −4.0 | |||||
| 39 | 10 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −14 | −3.0 | ||||||
| 27 | 15 | 5-16 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −21 | −8.2 | |||||
| 25 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | −16 | +3.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 11 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | +5 | +11.3 | |||||||
| 22 | 9 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −0.6 | ||||||
| 17 | 5 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.6 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.0 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.9 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 93 | 31-8436.9% | 11-3036.7% | 40 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 20-2676.9% | 11 | 6 | 12 | |||
Bench 25 points on 9 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Romeo Langford, Luke Kornet, Carsen Edwards and Semi Ojeleye (coach’s decision).
Nets104Celtics93ClickTap 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.
James Harden scored 21 points, and the Brooklyn Nets went on an 18-6 run in the third quarter to beat the Boston Celtics 104-93 for a 1-0 lead in the first-round series.
The Celtics led 57-54 with 9:03 left in the third quarter. Kevin Durant’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Nets ahead for good with 8:19 left in the quarter. Kyrie Irving scored 7 points during the run, and they led 72-63 with 3:44 left in the quarter and by as many as 17 in the fourth quarter.
The Celtics got within 82-79 on Jabari Parker’s 2 free throws with 7:27 to play, but Irving answered with a 19-foot step-back jumper, and the Celtics got no closer.
In the fourth quarter, Harden had 3 of his 4 steals.
Durant had 32 points and 12 rebounds, and Irving added 29 points. The Nets had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Celtics, Jayson Tatum scored 22 points but shot 6 for 20.
The Nets shot 41.7% from the field to the Celtics’ 36.9%. The Celtics gave up 14 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Nets missed. The Celtics’ starters were outscored 37-22 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).
78 points from the field on 84 shots: 12.2 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-24 | 62.5% | 64% |
| In the paint | 4-15 | 26.7% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 8-11 | 72.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-8 | 12.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-26 | 26.9% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 38 | 11 | 3-5 | −4 |
| Jabari Parker | 10 | 4 | 2-6 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 10 | 4 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Evan Fournier | 6 | 7 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 8 | 2-9 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 34 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 31 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart | 24 | 10 | 3-5 | +1 |
| Kemba Walker | 16 | 3 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Evan Fournier | 14 | 8 | 4-5 | +2 |
| Jayson Tatum | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 8 | 4-7 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart | 17 | 0 | 0-0 | −6 |
| Evan Fournier | 12 | 5 | 1-4 | +1 |
| Jayson Tatum | 11 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Tristan Thompson | 8 | 5 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 6 | 1-4 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 23 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 26' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Green 2 AST)
Q4 6:06
13.3%
77→91
Smart 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Fournier 2 AST)
Q2 4:05
10.9%
40→30
Harden 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (14 PTS)
Q3 7:16
10.9%
66→77
Fournier 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Tatum 3 AST)
Q2 1:02
9.7%
37→27
Fournier 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Walker 2 AST)
Q1 5:09
9.6%
43→34
