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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nets | 33 | 40 | 39 | 29 | 141 |
 Celtics | 34 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 126 |
BKNTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKN | 48-8357.8% | 16-2759.3% | 29-3096.7% | 36 | 29 | 9 |
| BOS | 37-8444.0% | 14-4035.0% | 38-4290.5% | 34 | 24 | 10 |
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Brooklyn Nets141| 41 | 39 | 11-24 | 6-12 | 11-11 | 0 | +15 | +11.3 | |||||||
| 40 | 23 | 8-12 | 2-5 | 5-6 | +8 | +11.5 | ||||||||
| 40 | 42 | 14-20 | 3-3 | 11-11 | +3 | +17.1 | ||||||||
| 37 | 14 | 5-9 | 4-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | −0.1 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +12 | −3.0 | |||||
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| 24 | 14 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −4 | +1.9 | ||||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −3.0 | |||
| 13 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −0.5 | |||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +0.1 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 141 | 48-8357.8% | 16-2759.3% | 36 | 29 | 9 | 28 | 29-3096.7% | 9 | 8 | 9 | |||
Bench 21 points on 9 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Reggie Perry and DeAndre Jordan (coach’s decision); Alize Johnson (injury/illness).
Boston Celtics126| 40 | 40 | 10-22 | 3-7 | 17-17 | −9 | +11.8 | ||||||||
| 34 | 16 | 4-12 | 2-9 | 6-7 | 0 | −9 | +2.9 | |||||||
| 28 | 16 | 5-15 | 2-9 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −24 | −2.6 | ||||
| 26 | 9 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −2.7 | |||||
| 23 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −15 | +0.7 | ||||||
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| 24 | 12 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 21 | 5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −11 | +0.5 | ||||||
| 19 | 11 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.1 | ||||
| 17 | 10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | +9 | +2.0 | |||||||
| 5 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.0 | ||
| Team | 126 | 37-8444.0% | 14-4035.0% | 34 | 24 | 10 | 21 | 38-4290.5% | 11 | 8 | 4 | |||
Bench 40 points on 14 for 25 shooting
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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.
Kevin Durant scored 42 points (17 in the third quarter), and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Boston Celtics 141-126 for a 3-1 lead in the first-round series.
The Nets took control with a 28-13 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 27.
Kyrie Irving had 39 points and 11 rebounds, and James Harden added 23 points (15 in the second quarter) and 18 assists on 8 for 12 shooting. The Nets had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Celtics, Jayson Tatum scored 40 points, making all 17 of his free throws.
The Nets shot 57.8% from the field and 59.3% from 3 to the Celtics’ 44.0% and 35.0%.
Brooklyn NetsBoston CelticsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
112 points from the field on 83 shots: 24.9 more 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 | 6-11 | 54.5% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 11-21 | 52.4% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-3 | 66.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-24 | 58.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 29 | 10 | 3-5 | −2 |
| Jabari Parker | 13 | 6 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Romeo Langford | 11 | 6 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Marcus Smart | 7 | 2 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 20 | 8-11 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 44 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart | 31 | 7 | 1-3 | −5 |
| Jayson Tatum | 13 | 4 | 2-4 | −1 |
| Romeo Langford | 8 | 6 | 2-5 | +3 |
| Payton Pritchard | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 26 | 21 | 6-12 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 38 points on 85 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romeo Langford | 18 | 2 | 1-2 | −4 |
| Jayson Tatum | 15 | 0 | 0-1 | −5 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 12 | 1 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Marcus Smart | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 18 | 7-9 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 27 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
Shamet 11' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)
Q2 11:41
9.0%
58→49
T. Johnson 20' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Harris 2 AST)
Q2 9:11
8.5%
46→37
Tatum 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
Q1 10:54
8.3%
58→66
Williams 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
Q2 2:56
8.1%
21→29
Irving 10' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Harden 7 AST)
Q2 1:59
8.1%
29→21
