Game ID: 22300010
Brooklyn Nets @ Boston Celtics
Friday, November 10, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 38 28 27 28 121BKN 33 21 30 23 107
BKN @ BOS ScoutingBKN @ 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.
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)
BOS availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 9 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK White back 11/08 after 2, 30 min since (90% of 33)
BACK Brissett back 11/10 after 2, 6 min since (60% of 10)
BOS availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 10 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK White back 11/08 after 2, 30 min since (91% of 33)
BACK Brissett back 11/10 after 2, 6 min since (60% of 10)
BOS availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 11 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Brissett missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
BACK White back 11/08 after 2, 31 min since (95% of 33)
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
BKN availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Thomas missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 10 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 4 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 5 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Claxton back 11/12 after 8, 28 min since (94% of 30)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 11/10 after 7, 30 min since (109% of 28)
BACK Brooks back 11/10 after 2, 19 min since (186% of 10)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 31 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/16 · 1 day's restOUT Thomas missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 4 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 11 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 5 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 6 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 2 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Claxton back 11/12 after 8, 24 min since (82% of 30)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 11/10 after 7, 30 min since (108% of 28)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 30 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/19 · 2 days' restOUT Thomas missed 4 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Simmons missed 5 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 12 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 6 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 7 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 3 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Claxton back 11/12 after 8, 25 min since (83% of 30)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 11/10 after 7, 29 min since (106% of 28)
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.
11/01 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 109-114 — BOS notes
BOS lost 109-114 in 1 overtime. BOS shot 39% (36 of 92) to MIN's 52%, 11 of 39 from three, and went to the line 34 times to MIN's 25 — 26 points from the stripe to their 13. BOS turned it over 16 times to MIN's 23. Tatum led with 32 (12 of 22, 2 of 8 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Brown added 26, Porziņģis 20. Q2 was theirs, 29-23, turning a 3-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 4 periods went 91-80 against them. Holiday's -19 in 42 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 @ PHI 103-106 — BOS notes
BOS lost 103-106. BOS shot 40% (36 of 91) to PHI's 44%, 15 of 47 from three. The glass went 43-56 against them. Porziņģis led with 29 (10 of 19, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); White added 19, Tatum 16. Q4 was theirs, 32-25, the deficit cut from 10 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 81-71 against them. They led by as many as 11. Horford's -23 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 vs BKN 121-107 — BOS notes
BOS won 121-107. BOS shot 44% (41 of 94) to BKN's 45%, 19 of 52 from three, and went to the line 28 times to BKN's 18 — 20 points from the stripe to their 16. Brown led with 28 (10 of 19, 5 of 9 from three); Tatum added 23, Hauser 15. The hinge was Q2, 28-21: a lead of 5 became 12, and the lead reached 24. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
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.
11/13 vs NYK — 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 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 23 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Brunson at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-8 a night and Boston plus-2. Call it Boston 112, New York 107.
11/15 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Embiid at 37 and Maxey at 31 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Oubre Jr. (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 104, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Brown at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 104 a night to Philadelphia's 119 and the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-7 a night and Boston plus-0. Call it Philadelphia 116, Boston 115, Boston keeping it close.
11/17 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Barnes at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Anunoby (2 straight), Trent Jr. (3 straight), Freeman-Liberty (9 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 102, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 102 a night to Toronto's 117 and the arc, Boston at 36 percent from three to Toronto's 30. Call it Boston 114, Toronto 109.
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 125-129 — BKN notes
BKN lost 125-129. BKN shot 49% (49 of 101) to MIL's 48%, 16 of 45 from three, and got to the line 13 times to MIL's 24. Thomas led with 45 (17 of 33, 6 of 16 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Bridges added 31, Walker IV 19. Q1 was theirs, 32-29, but the other 3 periods went 100-93 against them. They led by as many as 10.
11/08 vs LAC 100-93 — BKN notes
BKN won 100-93. BKN shot 40% (37 of 92) to LAC's 40%, 15 of 41 from three. Walker IV led with 21 (8 of 16, 3 of 7 from three); Thomas added 14, Finney-Smith 12. The hinge was Q2, 33-28: the deficit went from 8 to 3. BKN trailed 46-49 at the half and won the second half 54-44. Walker IV was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
11/10 @ BOS 107-121 — BKN notes
BKN lost 107-121. BKN shot 45% (38 of 85) to BOS's 44%, 15 of 37 from three, and got to the line 18 times to BOS's 28. Walker IV led with 20 (8 of 12, 3 of 4 from three); Watford added 14, Smith Jr. 14. Q3 was theirs, 30-27, the deficit cut from 12 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 94-77 against them. Finney-Smith's -24 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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.
11/14 vs ORL — 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 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 16 free throws a game; Thomas at 29 and Bridges at 20 a game. Without Thomas (2 straight), Simmons (3 straight), Clowney (10 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 29 free throws a game; Banchero at 24 and F. Wagner at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Carter Jr. (4 straight), Gar. Harris (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 29 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 16 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 17 times a game to Brooklyn's 11. Call it Brooklyn 112, Orlando 111, Orlando keeping it close.
11/16 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Adebayo at 25 and Butler III at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Herro (3 straight), Martin (10 straight), Jović (7 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Bridges at 20 and Walker IV at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Thomas (3 straight), Simmons (4 straight), Clowney (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the line, where Miami takes 26 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 17 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-4 a night and Miami minus-2. Call it Miami 112, Brooklyn 109, Brooklyn keeping it close.
11/19 vs PHI — 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 110 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Bridges at 19 and Walker IV at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Thomas (4 straight), Simmons (5 straight), Clowney (12 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 29 free throws a game; Embiid at 32 and Maxey at 29 a game. Without Oubre Jr. (4 straight), Batum (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 107 a night to Philadelphia's 119 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 29 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 20. Call it Brooklyn 116, Philadelphia 115, Philadelphia keeping it close.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiFiJoO' 6 16 -6 1 3 33 4 8 50 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 1 2
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Johnson, O'Neale
in Bridges, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Johnson, O'Neale
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoPoTaWh 6 22 +6 5 7 71 3 6 50 3 3 100 1 6 7 1 0 0 0
BOS Brown, Holiday, Porziņģis, Tatum, White
in Brown, Holiday, Porziņģis, Tatum, White
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrShJrIvWa 3 12 +6 4 5 80 1 1 100 1 2 50 0 5 3 0 0 0 0
BKN Brooks, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Walker IV, Watford
in Brooks, Smith Jr.
out Bridges, Dinwiddie
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHaKoPrWh 2 6 -3 0 1 0 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
BOS Brown, Hauser, Kornet, Pritchard, White
in Kornet, Pritchard
out Brissett, Porziņģis
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrFiJrIvWa 1 3 -2 0 2 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1
BKN Brooks, Finney-Smith, Smith Jr., Walker IV, Watford
in Finney-Smith
out Sharpe
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HaHoKoPrTa 1 5 +2 1 3 33 1 4 25 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
BOS Hauser, Holiday, Kornet, Pritchard, Tatum
in Holiday, Tatum
out Brown, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrBrDiFiWa 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1
BKN Bridges, Brooks, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Watford
in Bridges, Dinwiddie
out Smith Jr., Walker IV
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoMyPrTa 2 0 -2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 1
BOS Brissett, Holiday, Mykhailiuk, Pritchard, Tatum
in Brissett, Mykhailiuk
out Hauser, Kornet
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrBrDiFiO' 4 5 -1 0 3 0 1 4 25 2 2 100 3 2 1 0 0 1 1
BKN Bridges, Brooks, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, O'Neale
in O'Neale
out Watford
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HoMyPoPrTa 3 6 +3 3 3 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1
BOS Holiday, Mykhailiuk, Porziņģis, Pritchard, Tatum
in Porziņģis
out Brissett
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiFiJoO' 3 6 -3 0 0 0 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Johnson, O'Neale
in Johnson
out Brooks
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoPoPrTa 3 9 +3 1 2 50 2 2 100 1 2 50 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
BOS Brown, Holiday, Porziņģis, Pritchard, Tatum
in Brown
out Mykhailiuk
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
FiJoO'JrIv 4 10 -3 2 4 50 2 4 50 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1
BKN Finney-Smith, Johnson, O'Neale, Smith Jr., Walker IV
in Smith Jr., Walker IV
out Bridges, Dinwiddie
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrPoPrTaWh 4 13 +3 1 2 50 3 5 60 2 2 100 0 3 3 0 1 0 0
BOS Brown, Porziņģis, Pritchard, Tatum, White
in White
out Holiday
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiFiJoO' 4 7 -2 0 3 0 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 4 2 0 0 1 3
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Johnson, O'Neale
in Bridges, Dinwiddie
out Smith Jr., Walker IV
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoPoTaWh 5 11 +2 3 4 75 1 5 20 2 2 100 0 6 2 0 0 1 2
BOS Brown, Holiday, Porziņģis, Tatum, White
in Holiday
out Pritchard
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiJoO'Wa 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, Johnson, O'Neale, Watford
in Watford
out Finney-Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoPoTaWh 5 11 +2 3 4 75 1 5 20 2 2 100 0 6 2 0 0 1 2
BOS Brown, Holiday, Porziņģis, Tatum, White
in Holiday
out Pritchard
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JoO'JrIvWa 2 0 -4 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0
BKN Johnson, O'Neale, Smith Jr., Walker IV, Watford
in Smith Jr., Walker IV
out Bridges, Dinwiddie
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHaHoPoWh 2 4 +1 2 4 50 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0
BOS Brown, Hauser, Holiday, Porziņģis, White
in Hauser
out Tatum
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrO'JrIvWa 3 14 +6 6 6 100 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 2 3 0 0 0 0
BKN Bridges, O'Neale, Smith Jr., Walker IV, Watford
in Bridges
out Johnson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHaHoKoWh 2 5 -2 1 1 100 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
BOS Brown, Hauser, Holiday, Kornet, White
in Kornet
out Porziņģis
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrO'JrIvWa 3 14 +6 6 6 100 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 2 3 0 0 0 0
BKN Bridges, O'Neale, Smith Jr., Walker IV, Watford
in Bridges
out Johnson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHaKoPrWh 2 4 -3 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 1 100 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
BOS Brown, Hauser, Kornet, Pritchard, White
in Pritchard
out Holiday
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrFiJoJrWa 3 3 -5 1 2 50 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
BKN Bridges, Finney-Smith, Johnson, Smith Jr., Watford
in Finney-Smith
out Walker IV
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HaHoKoPrTa 8 23 +10 3 6 50 4 12 33 5 6 83 6 5 7 0 1 1 0
BOS Hauser, Holiday, Kornet, Pritchard, Tatum
in Holiday, Kornet, Tatum
out Brissett, Brown, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrFiJoIvWa 1 2 -1 1 1 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
BKN Brooks, Finney-Smith, Johnson, Walker IV, Watford
in Brooks, Walker IV
out Bridges, Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HaHoKoPrTa 8 23 +10 3 6 50 4 12 33 5 6 83 6 5 7 0 1 1 0
BOS Hauser, Holiday, Kornet, Pritchard, Tatum
in Holiday, Kornet, Tatum
out Brissett, Brown, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrShJrIvWa 3 4 -4 2 5 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 4
BKN Brooks, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Walker IV, Watford
in Sharpe, Smith Jr.
out Finney-Smith, Johnson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HaHoKoPrTa 8 23 +10 3 6 50 4 12 33 5 6 83 6 5 7 0 1 1 0
BOS Hauser, Holiday, Kornet, Pritchard, Tatum
in Holiday, Kornet, Tatum
out Brissett, Brown, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrIiShJrWa 6 15 +6 4 5 80 1 3 33 4 4 100 1 4 5 0 0 2 3
BKN Brooks, Giles III, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Watford
in Giles III
out Walker IV
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HaHoKoPrTa 8 23 +10 3 6 50 4 12 33 5 6 83 6 5 7 0 1 1 0
BOS Hauser, Holiday, Kornet, Pritchard, Tatum
in Holiday, Kornet, Tatum
out Brissett, Brown, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrIiShJrWa 6 15 +6 4 5 80 1 3 33 4 4 100 1 4 5 0 0 2 3
BKN Brooks, Giles III, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Watford
in Giles III
out Walker IV
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaHaKoMyPr 1 0 -5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
BOS Banton, Hauser, Kornet, Mykhailiuk, Pritchard
in Banton, Mykhailiuk
out Holiday, Tatum
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrIiShJrWa 6 15 +6 4 5 80 1 3 33 4 4 100 1 4 5 0 0 2 3
BKN Brooks, Giles III, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Watford
in Giles III
out Walker IV
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrHaMyPr 2 5 -1 0 0 0 1 1 100 2 4 50 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
BOS Banton, Brissett, Hauser, Mykhailiuk, Pritchard
in Brissett
out Kornet
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSDB D. Banton
DW D. White
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
SM S. Mykhailiuk
BKNAB A. Brooks
CJ C. Johnson
DF D. Finney-Smith
DS D. Sharpe
DS D. Smith Jr.
HG H. Giles III
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
Jaylen Brown scores 28 points, Celtics hit 19 3s and beat Nets 121-107 in NBA tournament play
BOSTON -- — Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla didn’t have any extra discussion with his team about its first In-Season Tournament game. It was just 1 of 82 games as far as he was concerned.
His team sure played like it mattered a little more.
Jaylen Brown scored 28 points, making five of his team’s 19 3-pointers, to lead Boston to a 121-107 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night.
Jayson Tatum added 23 points and 10 rebounds to help the Celtics snap a two-game skid and earn a victory in their tourney opener.
“It’s a learning curve. We’re still figuring stuff out. ... Learning from one another," Brown said. "Long season to go, and it’s all about building trust, building chemistry out there. “
Boston’s bench, which had struggled in back-to-back losses, contributed 37 points, getting 15 from Sam Hauser and 13 from Payton Pritchard .
Mazzulla said Pritchard's impact was felt all over the court.
“To me, he changed the game for us,” Mazzulla said. “It's easy to look at the scoring on the bench and feel like they're not producing. But it's so much other stuff that they do for us on a daily basis. ... Tonight we got to see the other side of that.”
Lonnie Walker IV led the Nets with 20 points and seven rebounds. Trendon Watford added 14 points. Mikal Bridges and Spencer Dinwiddie both finished with 12 points. Brooklyn dropped to 1-1 in East Group C play.
Cam Johnson, who had been dealing with a strained calf, scored 11 points on 4-of-13 shooting in his first game since the opener.
“I think you see he gives us just a different dynamic,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said. “His ability to stretch the floor, to guard multiple positions. That's with him not having a bunch of game minutes underneath his belt. He'll continue to get minutes, continue to knock off some of that rust a little bit.”
Brooklyn outscored Boston 30-27 in the third quarter to trim what had been an 18-point deficit to just nine points entering the fourth. But Boston opened the final period with an 18-6 run to get it back up to 111-90 with just under seven minutes to play.
TD Garden gave up its trademark parquet floor for the night, flipping to an NBA-mandated tournament-themed look, complete with an image of the new NBA Cup trophy beneath “Boston” in green letters at midcourt.
The makeover didn’t take away the energy in the building.
The Celtics led by as many as 17 in the opening 24 minutes as they pushed the pace and also sizzled from the outside, knocking down 12 3s. Boston also took care of the ball with just two turnovers.
It added up to a 66-54 halftime edge.
Brooklyn played short-handed but did its best to match Boston’s early surge, getting 60 points on the night from its bench.
Ben Simmons missed his second straight game with hip soreness. Leading scorer Cam Thomas also was out as he begins rehabilitation on his sprained left ankle. It left the Nets short on designated ball handlers and made for at times choppy play in the halfcourt.
But they stayed close thanks to 11 first-half 3-pointers.
After winning six of their first eight games, Celtics guard Jrue Holiday said he likes how his team is accepting the challenge of finding ways to improve.
“I think it’s always good to know that we can get to another level," he said. "Execution. Toughness. Effort. That’s things we can kind of hang our hats on every night.”