Boston Celtics 126, Memphis Grizzlies 132 — Recap

March 22, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Boston Celtics 126, Memphis Grizzlies 132 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 30-24 MEM; Q2 BOS 35-36 MEM; Q3 BOS 21-34 MEM; Q4 BOS 31-23 MEM; OT1 BOS 9-15 MEM.

Top performers (box score): Ja Morant (MEM) 29 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 threes on 12-of-25 shooting; Jaylen Brown (BOS) 27 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-24 shooting; Jeff Teague (BOS) 26 points, 0 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-12 shooting; Dillon Brooks (MEM) 24 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-22 shooting; Robert Williams III (BOS) 17 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists on 7-of-9 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MEM

Ja Morant

29 PTS, 5 REB, 9 AST, 1 3PM · 12-25 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jaylen Brown

27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 11-24 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jeff Teague

26 PTS, 0 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 10-12 FG

Season highs

Jeff Teague · Season-high 26 points

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	OT		T
BOS	30	35	21	31	9		126
MEM	24	36	34	23	15		132

🧮 How They Scored

BOSMEM

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

61.7%Effective FG%55.5%

10.7%Turnover %7.9%

11.9%Offensive rebound %30.9%

0.267Free-throw rate0.136

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaylen Brown G	40	27	9	5	1	1	3	11-24	3-11	2-3	-6
Jeff Teague G	39	26	0	6	0	0	3	10-12	2-2	4-7	+1
Marcus Smart G	39	16	5	5	1	0	2	5-14	3-9	3-4	+6
Semi Ojeleye F	34	6	8	0	0	0	0	2-5	2-3	0-0	-4
Robert Williams III C-F	28	17	6	4	1	4	0	7-9	0-0	3-6	+1
Daniel Theis F	25	13	6	4	0	0	1	5-12	2-2	1-2	-7
Grant Williams F	20	10	2	3	0	0	1	4-6	2-3	0-0	-1
Payton Pritchard G	17	6	2	3	0	1	0	2-6	2-4	0-0	-12
Aaron Nesmith G-F	17	5	5	0	0	0	1	1-2	1-1	2-2	-3
Javonte Green G-F	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-5

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ja Morant G	41	29	5	9	0	0	2	12-25	1-5	4-7	+1
Dillon Brooks G-F	37	24	7	7	2	0	2	10-22	1-6	3-3	+1
Jonas Valanciunas C	34	16	19	2	1	0	0	7-10	0-0	2-2	+6
Kyle Anderson F	34	14	5	7	3	3	1	6-14	1-5	1-2	-3
Grayson Allen G	33	9	4	0	0	1	0	3-7	3-6	0-0	-3
Justise Winslow F	22	8	4	4	1	1	2	4-7	0-2	0-0	+11
Brandon Clarke F	19	8	4	2	0	1	2	4-8	0-1	0-0	0
Desmond Bane G	18	13	3	0	0	0	1	5-7	3-4	0-0	+8
De'Anthony Melton G	15	9	2	3	1	0	0	3-7	3-5	0-1	+4
Tyus Jones G	12	2	1	4	0	0	0	1-3	0-1	0-0	+5

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jaylen Brown	Bench	40	27	53.3	30.8	-8.6	10.3
Jeff Teague	Bench	39	26	86.2	21.4	-0.2	11.5
Robert Williams III	Bench	28	17	73.0	19.0	-0.1	18.6
Marcus Smart	Bench	39	16	50.8	19.5	+7.3	6.9
Daniel Theis	Bench	25	13	50.5	25.0	-21.6	8.7
Grant Williams	Bench	20	10	83.3	15.6	-5.2	10.5
Payton Pritchard	Bench	17	6	50.0	16.2	-36.4	6.9
Semi Ojeleye	Bench	34	6	60.0	6.8	-5.8	6.6
Aaron Nesmith	Bench	17	5	86.8	10.5	-5.2	9.5
Javonte Green	Bench	5	0	0.0	9.1	-50.0	-4.9
Tremont Waters	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Memphis GrizzliesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Ja Morant	Bench	41	29	51.6	30.3	+4.0	11.8
Dillon Brooks	Bench	37	24	51.5	27.2	+2.9	10.5
Jonas Valanciunas	Bench	34	16	73.5	13.3	+10.6	17.2
Kyle Anderson	Bench	34	14	47.0	19.0	-4.2	10.5
Desmond Bane	Bench	18	13	92.9	20.0	+25.3	12.5
Grayson Allen	Bench	33	9	64.3	8.2	-1.0	4.3
De'Anthony Melton	Bench	15	9	60.5	21.9	+18.1	12.1
Brandon Clarke	Bench	19	8	50.0	22.2	0.0	8.2
Justise Winslow	Bench	22	8	57.1	17.6	+19.4	10.0
Tyus Jones	Bench	12	2	33.3	10.3	+20.0	6.5