Boston Celtics 117, Memphis Grizzlies 103 — Recap

March 31, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Boston Celtics 117, Memphis Grizzlies 103. Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 25-32 MEM; Q2 BOS 41-29 MEM; Q3 BOS 26-24 MEM; Q4 BOS 25-18 MEM.

Top performers (box score): Al Horford (BOS) 26 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 threes on 9-of-18 shooting; Ja Morant (MEM) 26 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-20 shooting; Jayson Tatum (BOS) 25 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-24 shooting; Santi Aldama (MEM) 21 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 20 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Al Horford

26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 6 3PM · 9-18 FG

Scoring · MEM

Ja Morant

26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 10-20 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jayson Tatum

25 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 10-24 FG

Season highs

Al Horford · Season-high 26 pointsJaren Jackson Jr. · Season-high 15 rebounds

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	25	41	26	25		117
MEM	32	29	24	18		103

🧮 How They Scored

BOSMEM

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

51.6%Effective FG%50.5%

10.3%Turnover %9.2%

23.1%Offensive rebound %10.6%

0.198Free-throw rate0.174

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum F	38	25	14	2	—	1	4	10-24	2-11	3-3	+9
Al Horford C-F	37	26	8	2	—	—	1	9-18	6-13	2-2	+13
Derrick White G	36	14	8	10	—	2	1	4-13	3-11	3-3	+19
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	34	19	5	5	—	—	3	7-14	3-5	2-3	+29
Jrue Holiday G	31	18	7	7	1	—	1	5-10	4-6	4-4	+21
Payton Pritchard G	26	5	6	1	1	—	1	2-6	1-5	—	-6
Sam Hauser F	25	8	3	3	1	—	—	2-6	2-6	2-2	-2
Xavier Tillman F	8	2	3	—	1	—	1	0-5	0-5	2-2	-6
Baylor Scheierman G	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-7

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ja Morant G	35	26	6	5	2	—	2	10-20	2-7	4-6	-6
Santi Aldama F	35	21	8	4	1	—	4	8-18	3-12	2-2	-13
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	33	20	15	1	—	1	—	8-16	3-6	1-2	+3
Desmond Bane G	31	12	2	3	1	—	3	5-11	1-5	1-1	-16
Jaylen Wells F	26	10	4	2	—	—	—	4-8	2-6	—	-14
Luke Kennard G	19	1	1	—	3	—	—	0-1	—	1-1	+6
Scotty Pippen Jr. G	17	5	1	3	1	—	1	2-8	0-4	1-2	-13
Zach Edey C	13	4	2	—	—	1	—	2-3	—	—	-1
Marvin Bagley III F	13	2	5	1	1	1	—	1-3	0-1	0-2	-13
Vince Williams Jr. G	13	2	—	2	—	—	—	1-2	0-1	—	+1
Jay Huff F-C	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-4
John Konchar G-F	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Cam Spencer G	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Al Horford	Bench	37	26	68.9	21.7	+13.6	15.0
Jayson Tatum	Bench	38	25	49.4	30.2	+9.5	14.7
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	34	19	62.0	20.9	+39.7	8.8
Jrue Holiday	Bench	31	18	76.5	16.5	+27.8	19.3
Derrick White	Bench	36	14	48.9	16.5	+26.3	12.5
Sam Hauser	Bench	25	8	58.1	12.1	-1.7	8.3
Payton Pritchard	Bench	26	5	41.7	12.1	-11.5	3.7
Xavier Tillman	Bench	8	2	17.0	31.6	-35.3	-4.6
Jaylen Brown	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Luke Kornet	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Neemias Queta	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jordan Walsh	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Baylor Scheierman	Bench	6	—	0.0	0.0	-53.8	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	35	26	57.4	28.6	-6.4	15.4
Santi Aldama	Bench	35	21	55.6	28.8	-18.4	11.4
Jaren Jackson Jr.	Bench	33	20	59.2	21.5	+5.5	21.8
Desmond Bane	Bench	31	12	52.4	18.2	-23.2	3.7
Jaylen Wells	Bench	26	10	62.5	12.9	-22.9	9.1
Scotty Pippen Jr.	Bench	17	5	28.2	25.0	-34.2	-1.5
Zach Edey	Bench	13	4	66.7	10.7	+0.9	2.1
Marvin Bagley III	Bench	13	2	25.8	13.3	-44.6	6.2
Vince Williams Jr.	Bench	13	2	50.0	7.7	+17.4	4.2
Luke Kennard	Bench	19	1	34.7	2.6	+15.4	4.5
John Konchar	Bench	1	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	-100.0
Jay Huff	Bench	2	—	0.0	16.7	-86.7	-10.5
GG Jackson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cam Spencer	Bench	1	—	0.0	50.0	0.0	100.0