Game ID: 22300136
Boston Celtics @ Brooklyn Nets
Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BKN 34 24 30 26 114BOS 34 36 21 33 124
BKN vs BOS ScoutingBKN vs BOS Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
BKN availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
BKN availability going into 10/30 · 2 days' restOUT Clowney missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Watford missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
BKN availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Cam. Johnson missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 6 min (36% of 16)
OUT Watford missed 3 since 10/25, returns tonight: 14 min (102% of 14)
OUT Brooks missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 16 min (153% of 10)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 30 min over the last 3
NEW Simmons 24 to 30 min over the last 3
BKN availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Cam. Johnson missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 11/01 after 2, 6 min since (36% of 16)
BACK Watford back 11/01 after 3, 14 min since (102% of 14)
BACK Brooks back 11/01 after 2, 16 min since (153% of 10)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Simmons 24 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Walker IV 17 to 25 min over the last 3
BKN availability going into 11/04 · back-to-backOUT Claxton missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Cam. Johnson missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 11/01 after 2, 6 min since (36% of 16)
BACK Watford back 11/01 after 3, 14 min since (102% of 14)
BACK Brooks back 11/01 after 2, 16 min since (153% of 10)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Simmons 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Walker IV 17 to 23 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 5 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Cam. Johnson missed 5 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 11/01 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 16)
BACK Watford back 11/01 after 3, 9 min since (69% of 14)
BACK Brooks back 11/01 after 2, 8 min since (82% of 10)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Simmons 24 to 34 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 6 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Cam. Johnson missed 6 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 7 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 11/01 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 16)
BACK Watford back 11/01 after 3, 9 min since (69% of 14)
BACK Brooks back 11/01 after 2, 8 min since (82% of 10)
NEW Finney-Smith 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW O'Neale 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Simmons 24 to 34 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 7 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Cam. Johnson missed 7 since 10/27, returns tonight: 25 min (92% of 28)
OUT Clowney missed 8 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 2 since 11/06, returns tonight: 19 min (186% of 10)
BACK Watford back 11/01 after 3, 13 min since (92% of 14)
NEW Finney-Smith 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW O'Neale 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Simmons 24 to 33 min over the last 3
BKN availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 8 since 10/27, returns tonight: 28 min (94% of 30)
OUT Simmons missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 9 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 4 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 11/10 after 7, 25 min since (92% of 28)
BACK Brooks back 11/10 after 2, 19 min since (186% of 10)
NEW Finney-Smith 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW O'Neale 24 to 31 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 10/25 · season opener
full strength
BOS availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
BOS availability going into 10/30 · 2 days' restOUT Queta missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
BOS availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
BOS availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restOUT Queta missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
BOS availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
BOS availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT White missed 2 since 11/04, returns tonight: 38 min (113% of 33)
OUT Queta missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
BOS availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 7 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Brissett missed 2 since 11/06, returns tonight: 8 min (74% of 10)
BACK White back 11/08 after 2, 38 min since (113% of 33)
BOS availability going into 11/11 · back-to-backOUT Queta missed 8 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK White back 11/08 after 2, 32 min since (97% of 33)
BACK Brissett back 11/10 after 2, 8 min since (74% of 10)
10/27 @ DAL 120-125 — BKN notes
BKN lost 120-125. BKN shot 49% (45 of 92) to DAL's 48%, 21 of 43 from three, and got to the line just 10 times against 28 fouls committed. BKN turned it over 15 times to DAL's 9. Thomas led with 30 (12 of 19, 1 of 4 from three); Dinwiddie added 23, Bridges 18. Q2 was theirs, 34-31, turning a 1-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 94-86 against them. Finney-Smith's -15 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/30 @ CHA 133-121 — BKN notes
BKN won 133-121. BKN shot 56% (49 of 87) to CHA's 49%, 12 of 33 from three, and went to the line 32 times to CHA's 20 — 23 points from the stripe to their 19. Thomas led with 33 (10 of 17, 1 of 4 from three, 12 of 14 at the line); Bridges added 24, Finney-Smith 19. The hinge was Q1, 42-23: from level to 19 ahead. Dinwiddie was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/01 @ MIA 109-105 — BKN notes
BKN won 109-105. BKN shot 45% (37 of 82) to MIA's 43%, 16 of 36 from three, and went to the line 26 times to MIA's 18 — 19 points from the stripe to their 14. Bridges led with 21 (7 of 16, 2 of 7 from three); Walker IV added 17, Brooks 17. The hinge was Q4, 34-22: BKN came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 4. BKN trailed 46-56 at the half and won the second half 63-49. Brooks was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
11/03 @ CHI 109-107 — BKN notes
BKN won 109-107. BKN shot 46% (44 of 96) to CHI's 48%, 18 of 45 from three, and got to the line 5 times to CHI's 14. Finney-Smith led with 21 (8 of 14, 5 of 9 from three); Bridges added 20, Thomas 17. The hinge was Q1, 35-30: from level to 5 ahead. Dinwiddie was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/04 vs BOS 114-124 — BKN notes
BKN lost 114-124. BKN took 10 more shots (100 to 90), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to BOS's 48%, 17 of 52 from three, and got to the line 17 times to BOS's 27. BKN turned it over 5 times to BOS's 11. Thomas led with 27 (11 of 24, 2 of 6 from three); Bridges added 19, Dinwiddie 19. Q3 was theirs, 30-21, the deficit cut from 12 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 103-84 against them. Finney-Smith's -19 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Thomas at 24 and Bridges at 20 a game. Without Claxton (5 straight), Cam. Johnson (5 straight), Clowney (6 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 30 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 24 and Lillard at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the line, where Milwaukee takes 30 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 18 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-1 a night and Milwaukee minus-7. Call it Brooklyn 119, Milwaukee 114.
11/08 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Thomas at 27 and Bridges at 23 a game. Without Claxton (6 straight), Cam. Johnson (6 straight), Clowney (7 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; George at 25 and Leonard at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 16 times a game to Brooklyn's 10 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to Brooklyn's 117. Call it the Clippers 116, Brooklyn 115, Brooklyn keeping it close.
11/10 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Brown at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 15 free throws a game; Thomas at 23 and Bridges at 20 a game. Without Claxton (7 straight), Cam. Johnson (7 straight), Clowney (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-3 and the line, where Boston takes 23 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 15. Call it Boston 119, Brooklyn 110.
11/12 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 13 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Bridges at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Claxton (8 straight), Simmons (2 straight), Clowney (9 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 127, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Kuzma at 25 and Poole at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 15 a night. One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Brooklyn has been minus-4 a night and Washington minus-15 and the defense, Brooklyn allowing 115 a night to Washington's 127. Call it Brooklyn 121, Washington 117, Washington keeping it close.
10/25 @ NYK 108-104 — BOS notes
BOS won 108-104. BOS shot 48% (37 of 77) to NYK's 37%, 12 of 39 from three. Tatum led with 34 (13 of 22, 3 of 8 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Porziņģis added 30, White 12. The hinge was Q1, 30-18: from level to 12 ahead. Porziņģis was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
10/27 vs MIA 119-111 — BOS notes
BOS won 119-111. BOS shot 47% (45 of 95) to MIA's 43%, 16 of 39 from three. The glass went 55-45 for them. White led with 28 (9 of 15, 5 of 7 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Brown added 27, Tatum 22. The hinge was Q4, 32-23: BOS came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 8. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
10/30 @ WAS 126-107 — BOS notes
BOS won 126-107. BOS shot 50% (51 of 102) to WAS's 45%, 19 of 53 from three, and got to the line 7 times to WAS's 26. The glass went 51-40 for them. Brown led with 36 (13 of 24, 8 of 13 from three); Tatum added 33, Porziņģis 15. The hinge was Q1, 42-19: from level to 23 ahead, and the lead reached 37. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
11/01 vs IND 155-104 — BOS notes
BOS won 155-104. BOS shot 57% (54 of 95) to IND's 46%, 20 of 35 from three, and went to the line 28 times to IND's 12 — 27 points from the stripe to their 7. The glass went 57-31 for them. Tatum led with 30 (9 of 15, 3 of 5 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); White added 18, Hauser 17. The hinge was Q1, 44-27: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 53. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +36.
11/04 @ BKN 124-114 — BOS notes
BOS won 124-114. BOS shot 48% (43 of 90) to BKN's 43%, 15 of 45 from three, and went to the line 27 times to BKN's 17 — 23 points from the stripe to their 11. BOS turned it over 11 times to BKN's 5. Tatum led with 32 (10 of 20, 6 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Brown added 23, Porziņģis 22. The hinge was Q2, 36-24: from level to 12 ahead. Horford was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
11/06 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 100, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Towns at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Brown at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 100 a night to Boston's 108 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-11 a night and Minnesota plus-6. Call it Boston 112, Minnesota 110, Minnesota keeping it close.
11/08 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 106, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 28 free throws a game; Embiid at 34 and Maxey at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Brown at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without White (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-11 a night and Philadelphia plus-6 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 28 free throws a game to Boston's 23. Call it Philadelphia 117, Boston 115, Boston keeping it close.
11/10 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Brown at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 15 free throws a game; Thomas at 23 and Bridges at 20 a game. Without Claxton (7 straight), Cam. Johnson (7 straight), Clowney (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-3 and the line, where Boston takes 23 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 15. Call it Boston 119, Brooklyn 110.
11/11 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Brown at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barnes at 22 and Siakam at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Freeman-Liberty (6 straight), Achiuwa (5 straight), Young (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Boston takes 27 free throws a game to Toronto's 20. Call it Boston 116, Toronto 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAH A. Horford
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JT J. Tatum
KP K. Porziņģis
LK L. Kornet
OB O. Brissett
PP P. Pritchard
PO Porzingis
SH S. Hauser
BKNCT C. Thomas
DF D. Finney-Smith
DS D. Sharpe
DS D. Smith Jr.
LW L. Walker IV
MB M. Bridges
RO R. O'Neale
SD S. Dinwiddie
TW T. Watford
BOS/BKN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Celtics outlast Nets 124-114 behind Tatum and Holiday's double-doubles
NEW YORK -- — Jayson Tatum scored 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 124-112 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night.
Tatum scored his 10,000th career point in the second quarter. The 25-year-old Tatum is the youngest player in franchise history to reach the milestone. The previous record holder was Antoine Walker , who was 26.
Tatum was one of five players to finish in double figure scoring for Boston, which improved to 5-0 this season.
Jaylen Brown had 23 points for the Celtics, and Kristaps Porzingis added 22. Jrue Holiday recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 assists. Luke Kornet scored 11 off the bench.
“We have depth and we're extremely talented from top-to-bottom,” Tatum said. “What's special about this group is we've got some really good guys and we got some guys (who) really just compete. Guys (who) want to win.”
Playing its second game in as many days, Brooklyn dropped to 3-3.
Cam Thomas led the Nets with 27. Spencer Dinwiddie and Mikal Bridges each chipped in with 19. Dorian Finney-Smith contributed 14, and Lonnie Walker IV and Day’Ron Sharpe scored 13 and 11, respectively, off the bench.
Boston led 70-58 at halftime, but was outscored 30-21 in the third quarter and went into the fourth with a slim, three-point advantage.
“We (have) to win these games,” Porzingis said. ”We were not having our best nights and we did that."
Brooklyn cut the deficit to one, 96-95, on Dennis Smith Jr .’s 3 with 7:47 left, but the Celtics immediately responded with a 14-4 spurt over a two minute span.
Tatum scored nine of Boston’s points in the stretch.
“Our guys continued to play hard,” Boston coach Joe Mazzulla said.
Brooklyn closed to 110-102 on Bridges’ 3, but an Al Horford bucket and a Porzingis free throw extended the lead to 113-102.
“Credit to our guys for continuing to chip away, chip away,” Mazzulla said.
Horford’s spectacular jam with 1:28 left essentially put the game out of reach.
The Nets were shorthanded as starting center Nic Claxton (sprained right ankle) and starting power forward Cameron Johnson (strained left calf missed) each missed their fifth straight game, and starting point guard Ben Simmons sat out with back injury maintenance.
"Just assessing where we are this time of the season,” Nets coach Jacques Vaughn said before the game, when asked about Simmons. “With the back-to-back — not saying that this will continue — but the maintenance is part of his progression right now for this part of the season.”
Without three-fifths of his regular starting lineup, Vaughn started Dinwiddie, Thomas, Bridges, Royce O’Neale and Finney-Smith. According to the Nets, it was Brooklyn’s fourth different starting lineup in six games this season.
Boston guard Derrick White missed the game due to personal reasons.