NBA: Boston Celtics beat Brooklyn Nets 125–124.
Each side's points by shot type. Darker is two-pointers, then threes, then free throws.
Two-pointers 62 (50%)Threes 33 (26%)Free throws 30 (24%)
Two-pointers 56 (45%)Threes 51 (41%)Free throws 17 (14%)
Shooting, ball security and getting to the line decide most games. The side ahead on each is in bold.
Shooting with a three counted as one and a half baskets: (FGM + 0.5 × 3PM) ÷ FGA.
How often a trip ended in a turnover. Lower is better.
Free throws attempted for every shot from the floor: FTA ÷ FGA. Getting to the line.
The fourth factor, offensive rebounding, needs offensive rebounds, which this game's data does not include.
Boston Celtics led after 1 of 4 quarters, Brooklyn Nets after 2. Largest lead at a break: 5 points, Brooklyn Nets after Q1. Counted at the end of each period, not throughout.
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | 26 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 125 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 31 | 30 | 21 | 35 | 124 |
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
| POS | Team | W | L | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 507 | 432 | 1.000 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 470 | 443 | .750 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 453 | 439 | .750 | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 613 | 586 | .800 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 442 | 441 | .750 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 497 | 464 | .750 | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 683 | 638 | .667 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 495 | 468 | .750 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 366 | 338 | .667 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 474 | 452 | .750 |
Boston Celtics led after 1 of 4 quarters, Brooklyn Nets after 2. Largest lead at a break: 5 points, Brooklyn Nets after Q1. Counted at the end of each period, not throughout.
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | 26 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 125 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 31 | 30 | 21 | 35 | 124 |
A pace of 123.2 plays per 48 minutes. Rates per play put a fast game and a slow one on the same footing.
Plays = FGA + 0.44 × FTA + turnovers (possessions before offensive rebounds, which this data lacks). True shooting = points ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)).
Accuracy by shot type. Boston Celtics took 44% of their shots from three, Brooklyn Nets 52%.
| Boston Celtics | Brooklyn Nets | |
|---|---|---|
| 2P | 31/52 | 28/47 |
| 3P | 11/41 | 17/50 |
| FT | 30/38 | 17/22 |
Points from the starting five, and from everyone who came off the bench.
Starters 98 · Bench 27
Starters 72 · Bench 52
Across: scoring chances used (FGA + 0.44 × FTA). Up: points. Size: minutes. Above the line is better than this game's average.
| Player | MIN | PTS | FGA | TS% | 3P | FT | REB | AST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatum Jayson | 42 | 40 | 20 | 67.4% | 2/7 | 18/22 | 5 | 8 |
| Porter Michael | 40 | 27 | 16 | 72.4% | 6/12 | 5/6 | 12 | 2 |
| Randle Julius | 44 | 24 | 23 | 47.6% | 0/7 | 4/5 | 9 | 4 |
| George Paul | 36 | 20 | 16 | 57.7% | 1/6 | 3/3 | 7 | 7 |
| M. J. Brown | 28 | 17 | 17 | 46.4% | 4/11 | 3/3 | 5 | 5 |
| White Derrick | 33 | 16 | 15 | 46.5% | 1/7 | 5/5 | 5 | 7 |
| Walsh Jordan | 24 | 15 | 8 | 84.5% | 3/5 | 2/2 | 6 | 1 |
| N. Traore | 24 | 15 | 9 | 69.7% | 1/2 | 2/4 | 1 | 3 |
| C. Johnson | 29 | 15 | 9 | 75.9% | 3/6 | 2/2 | 3 | 2 |
| Wagner Moritz | 22 | 15 | 9 | 75.9% | 2/4 | 1/2 | 4 | 3 |
| Hauser Sam | 25 | 11 | 9 | 61.1% | 3/8 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 |
| Robinson Mitchell | 25 | 7 | 4 | 60.8% | 0/0 | 1/4 | 5 | 0 |
| Queta Neemias | 15 | 7 | 3 | 90.2% | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3 | 2 |
| Pritchard Payton | 24 | 4 | 7 | 28.6% | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 6 |
| Sharpe Day'Ron | 17 | 4 | 4 | 50.0% | 0/1 | 0/0 | 6 | 0 |
| B. Scheierman | 21 | 3 | 5 | 30.0% | 1/3 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 |
| Clowney Noah | 24 | 3 | 1 | 150.0% | 1/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 |
| Garza Luka | 13 | 2 | 4 | 25.0% | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 |
| Demin Egor | 10 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ellis Keon | 25 | 2 | 6 | 16.7% | 0/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 4 |
| H. Gonzalez | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 |
| George Paul | 36:06 | 20 | 7/10 | 1/6 | 3/3 | 7 | 7 |
| Tatum Jayson | 42:20 | 40 | 8/13 | 2/7 | 18/22 | 5 | 8 |
| Robinson Mitchell | 24:52 | 7 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 5 | 0 |
| White Derrick | 33:06 | 16 | 4/8 | 1/7 | 5/5 | 5 | 7 |
| Walsh Jordan | 24:02 | 15 | 2/3 | 3/5 | 2/2 | 6 | 1 |
| Garza Luka | 12:38 | 2 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 |
| H. Gonzalez | 06:06 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hauser Sam | 24:40 | 11 | 1/1 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pritchard Payton | 24:27 | 4 | 2/4 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 6 |
| Queta Neemias | 15:25 | 7 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3 | 2 |
| B. Scheierman | 21:18 | 3 | 0/2 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 |
| POS | Team | W | L | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 507 | 432 | 1.000 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 470 | 443 | .750 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 453 | 439 | .750 | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 613 | 586 | .800 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 442 | 441 | .750 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 497 | 464 | .750 | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 683 | 638 | .667 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 495 | 468 | .750 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 366 | 338 | .667 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 474 | 452 | .750 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 610 | 574 | .600 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 351 | 344 | .667 | |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 640 | 612 | .600 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 332 | 325 | .667 | |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 453 | 455 | .500 | |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 578 | 571 | .600 | |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 697 | 709 | .500 | |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | 612 | 584 | .400 | |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 547 | 599 | .400 | |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 572 | 544 | .400 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | 348 | 361 | .333 | |
| 11 | 2 | 3 | 534 | 559 | .400 | |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | 457 | 486 | .250 | |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | 479 | 473 | .250 | |
| 13 | 1 | 4 | 545 | 573 | .200 | |
| 13 | 1 | 3 | 454 | 480 | .250 | |
| 14 | 1 | 3 | 386 | 444 | .250 | |
| 14 | 1 | 4 | 549 | 585 | .200 | |
| 15 | 0 | 5 | 514 | 588 | .000 | |
| 15 | 1 | 4 | 530 | 621 | .200 |