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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 30 | 28 | 32 | 26 | 116 |
 Nets | 26 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 112 |
BOSTeam statsBKN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 42-8947.2% | 14-3540.0% | 18-2281.8% | 45 | 26 | 13 |
| BKN | 41-8150.6% | 13-3537.1% | 17-2958.6% | 38 | 28 | 10 |
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 Celtics116| 38 | 22 | 9-20 | 0-5 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.6 | ||||||
| 37 | 20 | 7-16 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +4.2 | ||||||
| 36 | 29 | 9-16 | 4-6 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +0.1 | |||||
| 26 | 13 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 20 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +5 | +0.1 | ||||||||
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| 33 | 14 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1.2 | ||||||
| 27 | 9 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.9 | ||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −3 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −2.5 | ||||
| Team | 116 | 42-8947.2% | 14-3540.0% | 45 | 26 | 13 | 28 | 18-2281.8% | 10 | 3 | 4 | |||
Bench 26 points on 10 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Aaron Nesmith, Nik Stauskas, Malik Fitts, Sam Hauser, Luke Kornet and Juwan Morgan (coach’s decision).
Brooklyn Nets112| 47 | 39 | 13-31 | 3-11 | 10-11 | 0 | −6 | +4.9 | |||||||
| 45 | 20 | 6-13 | 2-3 | 6-6 | 0 | −3 | +2.0 | |||||||
| 38 | 23 | 9-13 | 5-9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +6.8 | |||||
| 24 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −6.2 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.1 | ||||
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| 24 | 10 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | +3.6 | |||||||
| 23 | 13 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-11 | −7 | +7.2 | |||||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −4.2 | |||
| 18 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | −1.8 | ||||||
| Team | 112 | 41-8150.6% | 13-3537.1% | 38 | 28 | 10 | 23 | 17-2958.6% | 8 | 5 | 7 | |||
Bench 28 points on 12 for 21 shooting
Did not play: LaMarcus Aldridge, Kessler Edwards, Day'Ron Sharpe and Cam Thomas (coach’s decision).
Celtics116Nets112ClickTap 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 29 points (12 in the third quarter), and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 116-112 in Game 4 of the first round to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals, completing a sweep.
The Celtics never trailed and led by as many as 15.
The Nets got within 109-108 on Kevin Durant’s 14-foot floater with 1:28 to play, but Jaylen Brown answered with a driving layup, and the Nets got no closer than 111-109.
Marcus Smart’s free throw with 2.1 seconds left made it 116-112 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Nets 9-3. Smart scored 5 of the Celtics’ 9 on 1 for 3 shooting and 3 for 4 at the line.
Jaylen Brown had 22 points and 8 rebounds, and Smart added 20 points (10 in the fourth quarter) and 11 assists. The Celtics had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Nets, Durant had 39 points and 9 assists, and Seth Curry added 23 points on 9 for 13 shooting. Kyrie Irving scored 20 points. The Nets had 3 20-point scorers.
The Celtics went 18 for 22 at the line to the Nets’ 17 for 29. The Nets outscored the Celtics 33-20 in 11 minutes with Durant, Dragic, Griffin, Irving and Curry on the floor together. Tatum fouled out.
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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
98 points from the field on 89 shots: 1.6 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 | 15-28 | 53.6% | 65% |
| In the paint | 7-15 | 46.7% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 6-11 | 54.5% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 7-15 | 46.7% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-20 | 35.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Brown | 28 | 9 | 3-4 | −2 |
| Nic Claxton | 13 | 0 | 0-4 | −5 |
| Kevin Durant | 11 | 2 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Kyrie Irving | 6 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 11 | 4-7 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrie Irving | 39 | 5 | 2-6 | −10 |
| Kevin Durant | 7 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Seth Curry | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Goran Dragic | 6 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 13 | 6-12 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patty Mills | 20 | 5 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Seth Curry | 14 | 6 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Goran Dragic | 11 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Kevin Durant | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 6 | 3-8 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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
Brown 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (22 PTS)
Q4 1:02
23.0%
37→14
Durant 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot (35 PTS)
Q4 1:28
16.9%
21→37
Tatum 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (29 PTS)
Q4 8:54
15.7%
29→14
Irving 32' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Durant 9 AST)
Q4 2:31
13.9%
13→27
Dragic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Durant 8 AST)
Q4 5:24
13.4%
24→37
