Boston Celtics 111, LA Clippers 114 — Recap

December 8, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Boston Celtics 111, LA Clippers 114. Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 28-24 LAC; Q2 BOS 23-39 LAC; Q3 BOS 27-24 LAC; Q4 BOS 33-27 LAC.

Top performers (box score): Jayson Tatum (BOS) 29 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; Brandon Boston Jr. (LAC) 27 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-13 shooting; Marcus Morris (LAC) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-16 shooting; Dennis Schroder (BOS) 19 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Josh Richardson (BOS) 17 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 5-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Jayson Tatum

29 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 9-20 FG

Scoring · LAC

Brandon Boston Jr.

27 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 5 3PM · 9-13 FG

Scoring · LAC

Marcus Morris

20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 7-16 FG

Season highs

Brandon Boston Jr. · Season-high 27 pointsBrandon Boston Jr. · Season-high 5 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
BOS	28	23	27	33		111
LAC	24	39	24	27		114

🧮 How They Scored

BOSLAC

60Points in the paint44

14Fast-break points10

15Second-chance points13

24Points off turnovers33

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.5%Effective FG%55.3%

18.8%Turnover %17.4%

32.6%Offensive rebound %21.4%

0.244Free-throw rate0.259

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dennis Schroder G	38	19	4	8	1	0	1	8-16	2-6	1-1	+9
Marcus Smart G	37	16	7	6	4	0	4	7-16	1-6	1-1	0
Jayson Tatum F	36	29	10	2	2	1	6	9-20	2-7	9-10	-4
Al Horford C-F	35	11	7	7	0	0	2	4-8	1-4	2-2	+11
Josh Richardson G-F	30	17	5	1	1	0	1	5-11	3-6	4-4	-5
Grant Williams F	24	5	3	0	1	2	1	1-4	1-3	2-2	+8
Robert Williams III C-F	20	4	7	1	1	0	6	2-4	0-0	0-0	-17
Romeo Langford G	11	4	3	1	1	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-1	-3
Enes Kanter C	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	-7
Aaron Nesmith G-F	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	-7

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Reggie Jackson G	37	17	3	7	0	0	6	6-22	2-8	3-4	-1
Marcus Morris F	35	20	4	2	0	0	1	7-16	2-6	4-4	-6
Ivica Zubac C	32	10	10	1	1	4	4	3-4	0-0	4-4	-8
Terance Mann G	32	10	10	1	1	0	3	5-7	0-0	0-0	+2
Luke Kennard G	29	15	2	1	1	0	1	5-10	4-6	1-1	+1
Brandon Boston Jr. G	25	27	2	0	4	0	2	9-13	5-8	4-4	+10
Eric Bledsoe G	19	9	3	4	3	0	1	3-9	1-3	2-3	+6
Isaiah Hartenstein F-C	15	6	3	3	2	2	1	2-3	0-0	2-2	+13
Nicolas Batum F-G	15	0	1	1	1	1	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	-3

🔬 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	36	29	59.4	33.0	-5.1	15.1
Dennis Schroder	Bench	38	19	57.8	18.3	+12.1	11.3
Josh Richardson	Bench	30	17	66.6	18.2	-2.4	11.2
Marcus Smart	Bench	37	16	48.7	22.0	-1.3	9.4
Al Horford	Bench	35	11	61.9	13.4	+16.3	11.0
Grant Williams	Bench	24	5	51.2	8.1	+19.5	4.2
Robert Williams III	Bench	20	4	50.0	20.4	-38.6	0.7
Enes Kanter	Bench	5	4	66.7	25.0	-78.2	16.7
Romeo Langford	Bench	11	4	58.1	11.5	-8.0	9.6
Aaron Nesmith	Bench	4	2	100.0	22.2	-94.4	8.0

LA ClippersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Brandon Boston Jr.	Bench	25	27	91.5	27.0	+22.3	23.1
Marcus Morris	Bench	35	20	56.3	22.6	-9.4	9.3
Reggie Jackson	Bench	37	17	35.8	32.6	-1.2	1.0
Luke Kennard	Bench	29	15	71.8	15.9	-6.0	10.1
Ivica Zubac	Bench	32	10	86.8	13.2	-11.6	10.7
Terance Mann	Bench	32	10	71.4	12.5	+2.8	10.2
Eric Bledsoe	Bench	19	9	43.6	23.4	+14.3	10.5
Isaiah Hartenstein	Bench	15	6	77.3	12.8	+35.5	14.8
Nicolas Batum	Bench	15	0	0.0	5.6	-11.7	2.9
Justise Winslow	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	+100.0	0.0