Brooklyn Nets 96, Boston Celtics 104 — Recap

March 18, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Brooklyn Nets 96, Boston Celtics 104. Scoring by quarter: Q1 BKN 26-21 BOS; Q2 BKN 23-23 BOS; Q3 BKN 21-27 BOS; Q4 BKN 26-33 BOS.

Top performers (box score): Kristaps Porzingis (BOS) 25 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-13 shooting; Baylor Scheierman (BOS) 20 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 6 threes on 7-of-8 shooting; D'Angelo Russell (BKN) 18 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-18 shooting; Derrick White (BOS) 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-19 shooting; Ziaire Williams (BKN) 15 points, 4 rebounds, null assists, 3 threes on 5-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Kristaps Porzingis

25 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM · 9-13 FG

Scoring · BOS

Baylor Scheierman

20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 6 3PM · 7-8 FG

Scoring · BKN

D'Angelo Russell

18 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 4 3PM · 6-18 FG

Season highs

Baylor Scheierman · Season-high 20 pointsKristaps Porzingis · Season-high 13 reboundsBaylor Scheierman · Season-high 6 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
BKN	26	23	21	26		96
BOS	21	23	27	33		104

🧮 How They Scored

BKNBOS

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

48.6%Effective FG%55.8%

8.2%Turnover %13.2%

16.7%Offensive rebound %20.0%

0.208Free-throw rate0.260

Box Score

Brooklyn Nets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
D'Angelo Russell G	29	18	5	7	1	—	2	6-18	4-13	2-3	-10
Cameron Johnson F	29	11	2	4	2	1	—	4-9	1-5	2-3	-10
Nicolas Claxton F-C	29	6	9	2	—	—	—	3-6	—	—	-10
Ziaire Williams G-F	28	15	4	—	1	—	1	5-11	3-7	2-2	-5
Trendon Watford F	20	11	—	4	1	—	2	5-9	0-2	1-3	-3
Day'Ron Sharpe C	19	9	7	1	—	1	2	4-6	1-1	—	+2
Tyrese Martin G	19	9	3	1	1	—	—	3-5	1-3	2-2	+2
Noah Clowney F	18	1	2	1	—	—	—	0-5	0-3	1-2	+4
Jalen Wilson F	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-3	0-3	—	-2

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jrue Holiday G	38	12	6	8	3	1	2	5-14	0-5	2-2	+13
Payton Pritchard G	34	10	4	2	—	—	—	3-9	3-7	1-1	+14
Derrick White G	33	18	5	4	—	1	4	6-19	3-11	3-3	+2
Al Horford C-F	32	4	5	6	—	—	2	1-5	1-5	1-2	+18
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	29	25	13	3	1	3	4	9-13	1-4	6-8	+12
Sam Hauser F	29	8	7	—	—	—	—	3-8	2-7	—	-7
Baylor Scheierman G	16	20	3	1	2	—	—	7-8	6-7	—	+4
Luke Kornet F-C	12	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	1-2	-10
Neemias Queta C	9	4	2	—	—	—	—	1-1	—	2-2	-5

🔬 Advanced Stats

Brooklyn NetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
D'Angelo Russell	Bench	29	18	46.6	31.3	-15.0	11.8
Ziaire Williams	Bench	28	15	63.1	20.3	-6.7	6.0
Cameron Johnson	Bench	29	11	53.3	14.9	-15.0	8.9
Trendon Watford	Bench	20	11	53.3	28.6	-10.9	8.6
Day'Ron Sharpe	Bench	19	9	75.0	20.0	+2.8	19.3
Tyrese Martin	Bench	19	9	76.5	15.0	+2.8	16.8
Nicolas Claxton	Bench	29	6	50.0	9.0	-15.0	10.2
Noah Clowney	Bench	18	1	8.5	15.8	+12.1	-3.8
Cam Thomas	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Wilson	Bench	7	—	0.0	16.7	-15.4	-14.3

Boston CelticsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	29	25	75.7	29.0	+16.1	27.4
Baylor Scheierman	Bench	16	20	125.0	22.9	+13.3	40.4
Derrick White	Bench	33	18	44.3	32.0	+1.5	6.1
Jrue Holiday	Bench	38	12	40.3	20.2	+17.1	10.9
Payton Pritchard	Bench	34	10	53.0	12.0	+19.7	8.2
Sam Hauser	Bench	29	8	50.0	13.6	-12.7	4.8
Al Horford	Bench	32	4	34.0	11.4	+24.6	4.3
Neemias Queta	Bench	9	4	106.4	13.3	-24.2	16.4
Luke Kornet	Bench	12	1	56.8	7.7	-48.8	-2.9
Xavier Tillman	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
JD Davison	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jordan Walsh	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0