Game ID: 22300771
Boston Celtics @ Brooklyn Nets
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BKN 30 27 25 28 110BOS 36 36 26 20 118
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 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 3 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 2 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 13 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 11 since 1/11, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 17 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Simmons back 1/29 after 38, 16 min since (67% of 24)
BACK Watford back 1/29 after 3, 6 min since (43% of 14)
NEW Walker IV 17 to 23 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 2/06 · back-to-backOUT Finney-Smith missed 4 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 3 since 1/31, returns tonight: 4 min (27% of 16)
OUT Wilson missed 14 since 1/05, returns tonight: 18 min (115% of 16)
OUT Sharpe missed 12 since 1/11, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 18 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Simmons back 1/29 after 38, 16 min since (67% of 24)
BACK Watford back 1/29 after 3, 6 min since (43% of 14)
BKN availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 5 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 13 since 1/11, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 19 since 12/29, returns tonight: 14 min (116% of 12)
BACK Simmons back 1/29 after 38, 17 min since (73% of 24)
BACK Clowney back 1/29 after 14, 4 min since (25% of 16)
BACK Wilson back 2/06 after 14, 18 min since (115% of 16)
BACK Watford back 1/29 after 3, 5 min since (37% of 14)
NEW Walker IV 17 to 23 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 6 since 1/29, returns tonight: 20 min (72% of 28)
OUT Cam. Johnson missed 2 since 2/06, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 2 since 2/06, returns tonight: 6 min (35% of 17)
OUT Sharpe missed 14 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 2/06 after 3, 14 min since (85% of 16)
BACK Wilson back 2/06 after 14, 29 min since (185% of 16)
BACK Keo. Johnson back 2/08 after 19, 14 min since (116% of 12)
BKN availability going into 2/13 · 2 days' restOUT Cam. Johnson missed 3 since 2/06, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 15 since 1/11, returns tonight: 9 min (57% of 15)
BACK Finney-Smith back 2/10 after 6, 20 min since (72% of 28)
BACK Walker IV back 2/10 after 2, 6 min since (35% of 17)
BACK Clowney back 2/06 after 3, 10 min since (64% of 16)
BACK Wilson back 2/06 after 14, 29 min since (188% of 16)
BACK Keo. Johnson back 2/08 after 19, 14 min since (116% of 12)
NEW Smith Jr. 19 to 25 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 2/14 · back-to-backOUT Cam. Johnson missed 4 since 2/06, returns tonight: 18 min (64% of 28)
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 2 since 2/10, returns tonight: 12 min (98% of 12)
BACK Finney-Smith back 2/10 after 6, 20 min since (69% of 28)
BACK Walker IV back 2/10 after 2, 11 min since (66% of 17)
BACK Clowney back 2/06 after 3, 10 min since (64% of 16)
BACK Wilson back 2/06 after 14, 28 min since (177% of 16)
BACK Sharpe back 2/13 after 15, 9 min since (57% of 15)
BKN availability going into 2/22 · 7 days' restBACK Finney-Smith back 2/10 after 6, 18 min since (63% of 28)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 2/14 after 4, 18 min since (64% of 28)
BACK Walker IV back 2/10 after 2, 11 min since (63% of 17)
BACK Clowney back 2/06 after 3, 10 min since (61% of 16)
BACK Wilson back 2/06 after 14, 26 min since (167% of 16)
BACK Sharpe back 2/13 after 15, 11 min since (72% of 15)
BACK Keo. Johnson back 2/08 after 19, 13 min since (107% of 12)
BKN availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restBACK Finney-Smith back 2/10 after 6, 17 min since (60% of 28)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 2/14 after 4, 19 min since (70% of 28)
BACK Walker IV back 2/10 after 2, 13 min since (74% of 17)
BACK Sharpe back 2/13 after 15, 13 min since (83% of 15)
BACK Keo. Johnson back 2/08 after 19, 13 min since (107% of 12)
NEW Wilson 16 to 23 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Clowney missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Finney-Smith back 2/10 after 6, 20 min since (69% of 28)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 2/14 after 4, 20 min since (73% of 28)
BACK Walker IV back 2/10 after 2, 13 min since (76% of 17)
BACK Sharpe back 2/13 after 15, 12 min since (81% of 15)
BOS availability going into 2/04 · 2 days' restOUT Kornet missed 3 since 1/29, returns tonight: 15 min (101% of 15)
BACK Porziņģis back 1/30 after 2, 30 min since (105% of 29)
BOS availability going into 2/07 · 2 days' restBACK Porziņģis back 1/30 after 2, 30 min since (102% of 29)
BACK Kornet back 2/04 after 3, 15 min since (101% of 15)
BOS availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restBACK Porziņģis back 1/30 after 2, 30 min since (103% of 29)
BACK Kornet back 2/04 after 3, 18 min since (122% of 15)
BOS availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 1/30 after 2, 31 min since (105% of 29)
BACK Kornet back 2/04 after 3, 16 min since (106% of 15)
BOS availability going into 2/13 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 3 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Kornet back 2/04 after 3, 12 min since (84% of 15)
BOS availability going into 2/14 · back-to-backOUT Queta missed 4 since 2/07, returns tonight: 13 min (118% of 11)
BACK Kornet back 2/04 after 3, 13 min since (87% of 15)
BOS availability going into 2/22 · 7 days' restBACK Queta back 2/14 after 4, 13 min since (118% of 11)
BOS availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restBACK Queta back 2/14 after 4, 13 min since (118% of 11)
BOS availability going into 2/27 · 2 days' restOUT Queta missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
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 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Thomas at 23 and Bridges at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Cam. Johnson (3 straight), Sharpe (15 straight). 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Tatum at 28 and Porziņģis at 27 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-6. Call it Boston 117, Brooklyn 113, Brooklyn keeping it close.
2/05 vs GSW 98-109 — BKN notes
BKN lost 98-109. BKN shot 38% (34 of 89) to GSW's 46%, 13 of 42 from three. The glass went 38-60 against them. Thomas led with 18 (4 of 21, 0 of 6 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Claxton added 15, O'Neale 15. Q1 was theirs, 23-20, but the other 3 periods went 89-75 against them. Dinwiddie's -14 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/06 vs DAL 107-119 — BKN notes
BKN lost 107-119. BKN shot 45% (41 of 91) to DAL's 51%, 12 of 33 from three. Bridges led with 28 (11 of 21, 5 of 11 from three); O'Neale added 18, Thomas 16. Q4 was theirs, 30-24, the deficit cut from 18 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 95-77 against them. Thomas's -19 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/08 vs CLE 95-118 — BKN notes
BKN lost 95-118. BKN took 13 more shots (93 to 80), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to CLE's 54%, 10 of 25 from three. The glass went 34-48 against them. Bridges led with 26 (10 of 23, 5 of 13 from three); Thomas added 17, Watford 15. Q2 was theirs, 30-27, the deficit cut from 11 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 91-65 against them. Bridges's -28 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/10 vs SAS 123-103 — BKN notes
BKN won 123-103. BKN shot 56% (49 of 87) to SAS's 40%, 17 of 34 from three, and got to the line 11 times to SAS's 21. Thomas led with 25 (9 of 19, 5 of 10 from three); Claxton added 20, Schröder 15. The hinge was Q2, 27-18: a lead of 3 became 12, and the lead reached 28. Thomas was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
2/13 vs BOS 110-118 — BKN notes
BKN lost 110-118. BKN shot 49% (39 of 79) to BOS's 52%, 15 of 33 from three. Bridges led with 27 (10 of 20, 3 of 8 from three); Thomas added 26, Walker IV 15. Q4 was theirs, 28-20, the deficit cut from 16 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 98-82 against them. Claxton's -21 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/14 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 31 and Porziņģis at 29 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Bridges at 22 and Thomas at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Cam. Johnson (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-8. Call it Boston 119, Brooklyn 110.
2/22 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Barrett at 19 and Barnes at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Freeman-Liberty (10 straight). 7 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 41 from three, 16 free throws a game; Bridges at 21 and Thomas at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. 7 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-1 a night and Brooklyn minus-8 and the arc, Brooklyn at 41 percent from three to Toronto's 32. Call it Toronto 116, Brooklyn 112, Brooklyn keeping it close.
2/24 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 103, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edwards at 30 and Towns at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Bridges at 20 and Thomas at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-8 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 103 a night to Brooklyn's 119. Call it Minnesota 118, Brooklyn 106, Minnesota by 12.
2/26 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 24 and Jackson at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Bane (19 straight), Pippen Jr. (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Thomas at 19 and Bridges at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Clowney (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the defense, Memphis allowing 107 a night to Brooklyn's 116 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been minus-5 a night and Memphis minus-10. Call it Memphis 112, Brooklyn 107.
2/04 vs MEM 131-91 — BOS notes
BOS won 131-91. BOS shot 48% (48 of 99) to MEM's 38%, 19 of 51 from three, and went to the line 18 times to MEM's 12 — 16 points from the stripe to their 10. BOS turned it over 10 times to MEM's 20. The glass went 57-46 for them. Tatum led with 34 (12 of 22, 6 of 12 from three); Porziņģis added 26, White 15. The hinge was Q4, 32-15: a lead of 23 became 40. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
2/07 vs ATL 125-117 — BOS notes
BOS won 125-117. BOS shot 53% (49 of 93) to ATL's 42%, 17 of 49 from three, and got to the line 11 times to ATL's 20. BOS turned it over 14 times to ATL's 9, and ATL turned those into 8 steals. Porziņģis led with 31 (13 of 19, 2 of 4 from three); White added 21, Tatum 20. The hinge was Q2, 36-30: BOS came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 4. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
2/09 vs WAS 133-129 — BOS notes
BOS won 133-129. BOS shot 52% (48 of 92) to WAS's 47%, 11 of 34 from three, and went to the line 28 times to WAS's 21 — 26 points from the stripe to their 19. The glass went 49-39 for them. Tatum led with 35 (12 of 22, 3 of 10 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Porziņģis added 34, Holiday 20. The hinge was Q3, 36-16: BOS came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 13. BOS trailed 64-71 at the half and won the second half 69-58. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
2/11 @ MIA 110-106 — BOS notes
BOS won 110-106. BOS shot 51% (41 of 81) to MIA's 41%, 16 of 39 from three. Tatum led with 26 (11 of 20, 2 of 6 from three); Porziņģis added 25, Brown 20. The hinge was Q2, 33-28: a lead of 4 became 9, and the lead reached 15. White was the night's best plus/minus at +6.
2/13 @ BKN 118-110 — BOS notes
BOS won 118-110. BOS shot 52% (43 of 83) to BKN's 49%, 15 of 37 from three. Tatum led with 41 (14 of 26, 5 of 11 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Brown added 19, White 16. The hinge was Q2, 36-27: a lead of 6 became 15, and the lead reached 23. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
2/14 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 31 and Porziņģis at 29 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Bridges at 22 and Thomas at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Cam. Johnson (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-8. Call it Boston 119, Brooklyn 110.
2/22 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 29 and White at 24 a game. 7 days' rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 110, shooting 53 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Tatum at 28 and Porziņģis at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 7 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 110 a night to Chicago's 116. Call it Boston 117, Chicago 114, Chicago keeping it close.
2/24 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and DiVincenzo at 22 a game. Without Randle (10 straight), Anunoby (10 straight), Robinson (35 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 109, shooting 53 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Porziņģis at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 43 percent from three to New York's 37. Call it Boston 116, New York 111.
2/27 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 103, shooting 54 percent and 45 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 15 free throws a game; Maxey at 27 and Hield at 17 a game. Without Embiid (11 straight), Covington (25 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 45 percent from three to Philadelphia's 36 and the defense, Boston allowing 103 a night to Philadelphia's 111. Call it Boston 118, Philadelphia 108, Boston by 10.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNBS B. Simmons
CT C. Thomas
DF D. Finney-Smith
DS D. Schröder
DS D. Sharpe
DS D. Smith Jr.
JW J. Wilson
LW L. Walker IV
MB M. Bridges
NC N. Claxton
SC Schroder
BOSAH A. Horford
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JT J. Tatum
LK L. Kornet
OB O. Brissett
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
BKN/BOS 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
NEW YORK -- — Even though he tied a career high by scoring 31 points before halftime, Jayson Tatum wasn't tempted to chase a huge number.
He's had big scoring nights before. He's after an NBA championship, and can only get that with all his teammates.
Tatum had 41 points and 14 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics won their fifth straight game by beating the Brooklyn Nets 118-110 on Tuesday night in the opener of a home-and-home series.
Tatum had his 25th 40-point game in the regular season, with a career high of 60. But after scoring 16 in the first quarter and 15 more in the second, he took only nine shots in the second half.
“We’ve got a really good team where in any given possession we could have two, three advantages and it’s not always just going to be me,” Tatum said. “So just understanding that and knowing that I need my teammates. I need everybody, we all need each other.”
Jaylen Brown added 19 points for the Celtics, who improved to 42-12 and will host the Nets on Wednesday in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.
The Celtics led comfortably much of the way while playing without Kristaps Porzingis because of a lower back contusion. Coach Joe Mazzulla said Boston's starting center could play Wednesday.
Al Horford replaced Porzingis in the lineup and scored 16 points on 6-for-6 shooting. Derrick White also scored 16 and Jrue Holiday had 14 points and 12 assists as the Celtics won their sixth straight in Brooklyn.
Mikal Bridges scored 27 points and Cam Thomas had 26 for the Nets, who lost for the fourth time in five games and don't have much time to figure out what else they can do against Tatum.
“These high-level guys, once they get going, we started to trap him a little bit, but they’ve got so much shooting out there,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said. “It’ll be interesting to watch it again and see what adjustments we can make.”
Backup center Day'Ron Sharpe returned with six points after missing 15 games with a hyperextended left knee and starting forward Cam Johnson (adductor strain) could be back Wednesday for a Nets team that has gotten some healthy bodies back lately.
Still not enough of them to beat the Celtics, who won for the ninth time in the last 10 meetings.
Tatum made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions late in the first quarter, and when he pulled up behind the arc on the next trip, he made it while being fouled for a four-point play that gave him 16 points in the period.
“We rely on him to make those and he’s not afraid to shoot them,” Holiday said. “But tonight, him taking those shots gave us a lot of energy. It definitely gave us a boost to go out there, lock in defensively and then get him the ball back.”
But the Nets hung close for a while, trailing just 45-43 with 7 1/2 minutes remaining in the half. Tatum then hit another 3 and the Celtics began to open it up, eventually going ahead 72-52 on Luke Kornet 's dunk before Brooklyn scored the final five points of the half.
The lead grew to 93-70 on Tatum's dunk with 4:19 remaining in the third quarter but the Nets closed to 99-93 while he was resting in the fourth. Tatum returned and combined with Brown on a 7-0 run that pushed a seven-point lead to 109-95 with 5:38 to play.