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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nets | 32 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 119 |
 Celtics | 33 | 28 | 35 | 29 | 125 |
BKNTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKN | 38-8445.2% | 16-3842.1% | 27-3187.1% | 37 | 16 | 9 |
| BOS | 45-8950.6% | 16-3941.0% | 19-2382.6% | 46 | 21 | 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.
Boston Celtics125| 41 | 50 | 16-30 | 5-11 | 13-15 | 0 | +1 | +18.1 | |||||||
| 39 | 23 | 8-11 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +4.7 | ||||||
| 37 | 17 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0 | +11 | −0.7 | |||||||
| 34 | 6 | 3-14 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −15.5 | ||||||
| 30 | 19 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −16 | +6.7 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +22 | −2.8 | |||||
| 11 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 0.0 | ||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −1.4 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.7 | ||
| Team | 125 | 45-8950.6% | 16-3941.0% | 46 | 21 | 13 | 25 | 19-2382.6% | 13 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 10 points on 4 for 9 shooting
Did not play: Tremont Waters, Luke Kornet, Carsen Edwards, Semi Ojeleye and Jabari Parker (coach’s decision).
Brooklyn Nets119| 41 | 16 | 6-17 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | +1 | −5.7 | |||||||
| 40 | 39 | 13-24 | 4-9 | 9-12 | 0 | −1 | +9.8 | |||||||
| 39 | 41 | 11-18 | 7-12 | 12-13 | 0 | +13 | +20.0 | |||||||
| 35 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | −8.1 | ||||||
| 25 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +16 | −4.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −27 | −5.2 | |||
| 16 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −21 | −3.1 | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −2.1 | |||||
| 10 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −0.2 | ||
| Team | 119 | 38-8445.2% | 16-3842.1% | 37 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 27-3187.1% | 10 | 8 | 3 | |||
Bench 11 points on 4 for 11 shooting
Did not play: Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, Mike James, Chris Chiozza, Reggie Perry, Alize Johnson and DeAndre Jordan (coach’s decision).
Celtics125Nets119ClickTap 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 scored 50 points, and the Boston Celtics rallied from 15 points down in the first quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-119 in Game 3 of the first-round series, cutting the deficit to 2-1.
The Celtics trailed 19-4 with 8:36 left in the first quarter. They outscored the Nets 121-100 the rest of the way.
Marcus Smart had 23 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 6 assists on 8 for 11 shooting.
For the Nets, James Harden had 41 points (21 on 7 3-pointers) and 10 assists, and Kevin Durant added 39 points, 9 rebounds and 4 steals. Harden scored 15 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter. The Nets had 2 30-point scorers.
The Celtics shot 50.6% from the field to the Nets’ 45.2%. The Nets gave up 13 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Celtics missed. The Celtics’ starters were outscored 44-26 in 14 minutes together.
Boston CelticsBrooklyn NetsPS, 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 Celtics’ chance bottomed out at 20% (1st quarter, 8:36 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
106 points from the field on 89 shots: 12.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 10-19 | 52.6% | 64% |
| In the paint | 8-15 | 53.3% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 11-16 | 68.8% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-11 | 45.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-28 | 39.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 35 | 11 | 5-8 | −3 |
| James Harden | 12 | 2 | 1-3 | −3 |
| Kyrie Irving | 12 | 9 | 4-8 | +4 |
| Blake Griffin | 7 | 13 | 4-7 | +10 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 14 | 3-8 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 49 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 32 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrie Irving | 24 | 7 | 2-3 | +2 |
| James Harden | 20 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Joe Harris | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Kevin Durant | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 8 | 3-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Griffin | 20 | 7 | 3-4 | +4 |
| James Harden | 13 | 4 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Kevin Durant | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Nic Claxton | 9 | 4 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 6 | 3-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 11 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
BKN
50/50
BOS
Highest Leverage Moments
Tatum 21' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
Q1 7:58
19.2%
21→40
Harris 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)
Q1 8:36
12.2%
32→20
Durant 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
Q1 10:26
11.1%
49→37
Harden 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (10 PTS)
Q1 9:03
11.1%
43→32
Smart 25' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Tatum 5 AST)
Q3 3:47
10.9%
66→77
