Boston Celtics 93, Brooklyn Nets 104 — Recap

May 22, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (playoffs): Boston Celtics 93, Brooklyn Nets 104. Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 21-16 BKN; Q2 BOS 32-31 BKN; Q3 BOS 20-31 BKN; Q4 BOS 20-26 BKN.

Top performers (box score): Kevin Durant (BKN) 32 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-25 shooting; Kyrie Irving (BKN) 29 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-20 shooting; Jayson Tatum (BOS) 22 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-20 shooting; James Harden (BKN) 21 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-13 shooting; Marcus Smart (BOS) 17 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BKN

Kevin Durant

32 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM · 10-25 FG

Scoring · BKN

Kyrie Irving

29 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 2 3PM · 11-20 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jayson Tatum

22 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 1 3PM · 6-20 FG

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
BOS	21	32	20	20		93
BKN	16	31	31	26		104

🧮 How They Scored

BOSBKN

34Points in the paint38

12Fast-break points6

15Second-chance points13

9Points off turnovers18

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

43.5%Effective FG%46.4%

11.2%Turnover %10.2%

23.4%Offensive rebound %32.6%

0.310Free-throw rate0.345

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum F	41	22	3	5	1	1	4	6-20	1-4	9-11	-8
Marcus Smart G	40	17	3	5	0	0	3	6-13	3-8	2-4	-9
Evan Fournier G-F	39	10	6	2	2	0	0	3-10	2-4	2-2	-14
Kemba Walker G	27	15	1	2	0	0	3	5-16	3-7	2-2	-21
Tristan Thompson C-F	25	4	10	2	2	1	1	2-4	0-0	0-1	-16
Robert Williams III C-F	23	11	9	1	1	9	0	5-8	0-0	1-2	+5
Jabari Parker F	22	9	4	1	0	1	1	3-6	1-2	2-2	+7
Aaron Nesmith G-F	17	5	4	0	0	0	0	1-5	1-3	2-2	+1
Payton Pritchard G	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0
Grant Williams F	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Tremont Waters G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0

Brooklyn Nets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	39	32	12	1	1	1	4	10-25	1-8	11-12	+8
Kyrie Irving G	37	29	6	1	0	1	2	11-20	2-8	5-5	+16
Joe Harris F-G	37	10	3	0	0	0	1	4-11	2-6	0-0	+22
James Harden G	36	21	9	8	4	1	3	5-13	2-8	9-10	+2
Jeff Green F	27	3	4	3	0	1	0	1-4	1-3	0-0	+14
Blake Griffin F	20	1	3	4	2	0	0	0-0	0-0	1-2	+1
Bruce Brown G	18	2	5	0	0	1	0	1-4	0-0	0-0	+6
Landry Shamet G	14	0	3	0	0	1	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	-14
Nicolas Claxton F-C	11	6	5	1	0	1	0	3-6	0-0	0-0	0

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jayson Tatum	Bench	41	22	44.3	29.2	-11.5	4.4
Marcus Smart	Bench	40	17	57.6	19.8	-11.5	8.4
Kemba Walker	Bench	27	15	44.4	34.5	-38.0	0.0
Robert Williams III	Bench	23	11	61.9	17.6	+9.0	30.0
Evan Fournier	Bench	39	10	46.0	12.5	-18.2	6.1
Jabari Parker	Bench	22	9	65.4	16.7	+19.0	15.6
Aaron Nesmith	Bench	17	5	42.5	14.0	+0.7	18.2
Tristan Thompson	Bench	25	4	45.0	8.5	-35.3	12.1
Grant Williams	Bench	1	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Payton Pritchard	Bench	7	0	0.0	6.7	+9.3	-2.6
Tremont Waters	Bench	1	0	0.0	100.0	0.0	-100.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Durant	Bench	39	32	52.8	39.3	+11.7	16.9
Kyrie Irving	Bench	37	29	65.3	27.3	+21.3	15.7
James Harden	Bench	36	21	60.3	26.3	-0.1	23.5
Joe Harris	Bench	37	10	45.5	13.5	+25.8	0.8
Nicolas Claxton	Bench	11	6	50.0	22.2	+4.5	17.1
Jeff Green	Bench	27	3	37.5	6.1	+29.2	7.6
Bruce Brown	Bench	18	2	25.0	8.7	+18.6	1.7
Blake Griffin	Bench	20	1	56.8	2.3	+2.5	7.1
Landry Shamet	Bench	14	0	0.0	6.1	-52.0	-5.3