Game ID: 22500250
Boston Celtics @ Brooklyn Nets
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BKN 29 32 24 14 99BOS 29 33 27 24 113
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 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Traore missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Saraf missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Wolf missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Williams back 11/02 after 2, 21 min since (92% of 23)
BACK Powell back 11/02 after 4, 16 min since (76% of 21)
BACK Etienne back 11/07 after 4, 5 min since (34% of 16)
BACK Liddell back 11/03 after 2, 4 min since (33% of 13)
NEW Mann 24 to 30 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Thomas missed 2 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Traore missed 3 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Saraf missed 3 since 11/05, returns tonight: 2 min (11% of 21)
OUT Wolf missed 3 since 11/05, returns tonight: 2 min (11% of 21)
BACK Williams back 11/02 after 2, 23 min since (99% of 23)
BACK Powell back 11/02 after 4, 18 min since (86% of 21)
BACK Etienne back 11/07 after 4, 8 min since (49% of 16)
BACK Liddell back 11/03 after 2, 6 min since (42% of 13)
NEW Martin 19 to 24 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/14 · 2 days' restOUT Thomas missed 3 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Traore missed 4 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Powell back 11/07 after 2, 24 min since (113% of 21)
BACK Saraf back 11/11 after 3, 2 min since (11% of 21)
BACK Wolf back 11/03 after 6, 3 min since (14% of 21)
BACK Etienne back 11/07 after 4, 6 min since (37% of 16)
BACK Liddell back 11/03 after 2, 6 min since (42% of 13)
BKN availability going into 11/16 · 1 day's restOUT Thomas missed 4 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Traore missed 5 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 2 since 11/11, returns tonight: 2 min (17% of 13)
BACK Powell back 11/07 after 2, 23 min since (112% of 21)
BACK Saraf back 11/11 after 3, 2 min since (11% of 21)
BACK Wolf back 11/11 after 3, 2 min since (11% of 21)
BACK Etienne back 11/07 after 4, 6 min since (37% of 16)
BKN availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restOUT Thomas missed 5 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Traore missed 6 since 11/05, returns tonight: 2 min (9% of 22)
OUT Saraf missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Wolf missed 2 since 11/14, returns tonight: 2 min (9% of 21)
BACK Powell back 11/07 after 2, 22 min since (107% of 21)
BACK Etienne back 11/07 after 4, 5 min since (32% of 16)
BACK Liddell back 11/16 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 13)
BKN availability going into 11/21 · 2 days' restOUT Thomas missed 6 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Saraf missed 3 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Traore back 11/18 after 6, 2 min since (9% of 22)
BACK Wolf back 11/11 after 3, 2 min since (10% of 21)
BACK Liddell back 11/16 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 13)
BKN availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Thomas missed 7 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Saraf missed 4 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 2 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 2 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Traore back 11/18 after 6, 2 min since (9% of 22)
BACK Wolf back 11/11 after 3, 2 min since (10% of 21)
NEW Claxton 28 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Mann 24 to 30 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/24 · back-to-backOUT Thomas missed 8 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Traore missed 2 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Saraf missed 5 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Wolf missed 2 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 3 since 11/18, returns tonight: 2 min (16% of 16)
OUT Liddell missed 3 since 11/18, returns tonight: 2 min (19% of 13)
BKN availability going into 11/28 · 3 days' restOUT Thomas missed 9 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Traore missed 3 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Saraf missed 6 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Wolf missed 3 since 11/21, returns tonight: 13 min (62% of 21)
BACK Etienne back 11/24 after 3, 2 min since (16% of 16)
BACK Liddell back 11/16 after 2, 2 min since (18% of 13)
NEW Clowney 27 to 33 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Boucher missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
NEW Minott 16 to 23 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 2 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 3 since 11/05, out tonight
NEW Minott 16 to 22 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/12 · back-to-backOUT Scheierman missed 3 since 11/07, returns tonight: 12 min (63% of 18)
OUT Boucher missed 4 since 11/05, returns tonight: 13 min (122% of 10)
NEW Walsh 17 to 24 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 11/16 · 3 days' restBACK Scheierman back 11/12 after 3, 12 min since (63% of 18)
BACK Boucher back 11/12 after 4, 13 min since (122% of 10)
NEW Walsh 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Minott 16 to 21 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restBACK Scheierman back 11/12 after 3, 15 min since (82% of 18)
BACK Boucher back 11/12 after 4, 13 min since (122% of 10)
NEW Walsh 17 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/21 · 2 days' restOUT González missed 2 since 11/16, returns tonight: 5 min (37% of 14)
OUT Boucher missed 2 since 11/16, out tonight
BACK Scheierman back 11/12 after 3, 14 min since (79% of 18)
NEW Walsh 17 to 23 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Boucher missed 3 since 11/16, returns tonight: 14 min (136% of 10)
BACK Scheierman back 11/12 after 3, 14 min since (75% of 18)
BACK González back 11/21 after 2, 5 min since (37% of 14)
NEW Walsh 17 to 23 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/26 · 2 days' restBACK Scheierman back 11/12 after 3, 13 min since (70% of 18)
BACK González back 11/21 after 2, 7 min since (51% of 14)
BACK Boucher back 11/12 after 4, 14 min since (129% of 10)
BOS availability going into 11/29 · 2 days' restBACK González back 11/21 after 2, 7 min since (49% of 14)
BACK Boucher back 11/23 after 3, 14 min since (136% of 10)
NEW Walsh 17 to 24 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 26 and Claxton at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Thomas (5 straight), Traore (6 straight), Wolf (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and White at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-8 and the line, where Brooklyn takes 27 free throws a game to Boston's 18. Call it Boston 116, Brooklyn 110.
11/09 @ NYK 98-134 — BKN notes
BKN lost 98-134. BKN shot 40% (33 of 82) to NYK's 54%, 14 of 45 from three. BKN turned it over 19 times to NYK's 14, and NYK turned those into 9 steals. Porter Jr. led with 25 (9 of 18, 4 of 9 from three); Powell added 15, Williams 13. Q2 was theirs, 40-37, the deficit cut from 18 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 97-58 against them. Martin's -23 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/11 vs TOR 109-119 — BKN notes
BKN lost 109-119. BKN shot 40% (32 of 81) to TOR's 49%, 14 of 41 from three, and went to the line 32 times to TOR's 25 — 31 points from the stripe to their 20. The glass went 36-50 against them. Porter Jr. led with 21 (5 of 14, 1 of 6 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Claxton added 21, Clowney 18. Q1 was theirs, 30-28, but the other 3 periods went 91-79 against them. Powell's -18 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/14 @ ORL 98-105 — BKN notes
BKN lost 98-105. BKN took 11 more shots (89 to 78), but shot 43% to ORL's 46%, 10 of 39 from three. BKN turned it over 5 times to ORL's 19. The glass went 34-46 against them. Porter Jr. led with 24 (10 of 23, 3 of 11 from three); Williams added 15, Claxton 13. Q1 was theirs, 36-27, but the other 3 periods went 78-62 against them. They led by as many as 16. Mann's -20 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/16 @ WAS 129-106 — BKN notes
BKN won 129-106. BKN shot 53% (42 of 79) to WAS's 44%, 17 of 41 from three, and went to the line 35 times to WAS's 22 — 28 points from the stripe to their 20. The glass went 44-33 for them. Porter Jr. led with 34 (11 of 18, 3 of 8 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Martin added 20, Claxton 17. The hinge was Q4, 35-22: a lead of 10 became 23. Martin was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
11/18 vs BOS 99-113 — BKN notes
BKN lost 99-113. BKN shot 40% (33 of 82) to BOS's 49%, 14 of 38 from three. BKN turned it over 13 times to BOS's 19. The glass went 39-49 against them. Porter Jr. led with 25 (8 of 16, 4 of 8 from three); Sharpe added 16, Clowney 13. Q1 was theirs, 29-29, but the other 3 periods went 84-70 against them. They led by as many as 10. Clowney's -14 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/21 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and White at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. 2 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 26 and Claxton at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Thomas (6 straight), Saraf (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-8 a night and Brooklyn minus-7 and the defense, Boston allowing 104 a night to Brooklyn's 115. Call it Boston 118, Brooklyn 106, Boston by 12.
11/23 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 111, shooting 54 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Ingram at 21 and Barnes at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Murray-Boyles (2 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 27 and Claxton at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Thomas (7 straight), Saraf (4 straight), Etienne (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-6. Call it Toronto 120, Brooklyn 110, Toronto by 10.
11/24 vs NYK — 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 110, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 28 and Clowney at 16 a game. Without Thomas (8 straight), Traore (2 straight), Wolf (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and Towns at 24 a game. Without Anunoby (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 110 a night to New York's 123. Call it New York 117, Brooklyn 115, Brooklyn keeping it close.
11/28 vs PHI — 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 111, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 27 and Clowney at 19 a game. Without Thomas (9 straight), Traore (3 straight), Wolf (3 straight). 3 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 33 and Edgecombe at 16 a game. Without Edgecombe (2 straight), Embiid (8 straight), Oubre Jr. (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 111 a night to Philadelphia's 123 and the line, where Brooklyn takes 28 free throws a game to Philadelphia's 23. Call it Brooklyn 116, Philadelphia 114, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/09 @ ORL 111-107 — BOS notes
BOS won 111-107. BOS shot 47% (40 of 85) to ORL's 45%, 13 of 33 from three, and got to the line 25 times to ORL's 32. Brown led with 27 (10 of 24, 1 of 4 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Simons added 25, White 21. The hinge was Q4, 33-27: BOS came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 4.
11/11 @ PHI 100-102 — BOS notes
BOS lost 100-102. BOS took 8 more shots (92 to 84), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to PHI's 43%, 13 of 38 from three. Brown led with 24 (8 of 18, 1 of 3 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); White added 18, Simons 17. Q3 was theirs, 36-20, turning a 10-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 82-64 against them. Minott's -10 in 8 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/12 vs MEM 131-95 — BOS notes
BOS won 131-95. BOS shot 51% (50 of 99) to MEM's 34%, 21 of 51 from three, and got to the line 12 times to MEM's 26. The glass went 58-41 for them. Pritchard led with 24 (8 of 15, 5 of 10 from three); White added 20, Brown 19. The hinge was Q2, 33-20: a lead of 8 became 21, and the lead reached 38. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +42.
11/16 vs LAC 121-118 — BOS notes
BOS won 121-118. BOS shot 45% (46 of 103) to LAC's 47%, 16 of 39 from three, and got to the line 17 times to LAC's 30. BOS turned it over 6 times to LAC's 13. Brown led with 33 (14 of 33, 1 of 7 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Pritchard added 30, White 22. The hinge was Q1, 37-30: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/18 @ BKN 113-99 — BOS notes
BOS won 113-99. BOS shot 49% (37 of 75) to BKN's 40%, 19 of 42 from three. BOS turned it over 19 times to BKN's 13, and BKN turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 49-39 for them. Brown led with 29 (9 of 19, 3 of 7 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Pritchard added 22, White 15. The hinge was Q4, 24-14: a lead of 4 became 14. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/21 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and White at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. 2 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 26 and Claxton at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Thomas (6 straight), Saraf (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-8 a night and Brooklyn minus-7 and the defense, Boston allowing 104 a night to Brooklyn's 115. Call it Boston 118, Brooklyn 106, Boston by 12.
11/23 vs ORL — 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 114 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Pritchard at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 26 and Bane at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Banchero (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to Boston's 18 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Orlando plus-1. Call it Boston 115, Orlando 111, Orlando keeping it close.
11/26 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Pritchard at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest. Detroit comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 112, shooting 53 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Duren at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Detroit takes 27 free throws a game to Boston's 18 and the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 14 times a game to Boston's 11. Call it Boston 117, Detroit 114, Detroit keeping it close.
11/29 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 30 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Hyland (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and Pritchard at 20 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 42 percent from three to Minnesota's 35 and the line, where Minnesota takes 30 free throws a game to Boston's 21. Call it Minnesota 115, Boston 112, Boston keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNDP D. Powell
DS D. Sharpe
DE Demin
ED E. Dëmin
JW J. Wilson
MP M. Porter Jr.
NC N. Claxton
NC N. Clowney
TM T. Mann
TM T. Martin
TR Traore
ZW Z. Williams
BOSAS A. Simons
BS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JM J. Minott
JW J. Walsh
LG L. Garza
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
TI Tillman
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
Brown, Celtics beat the Nets 113-99 to move above .500 for the first time this season
NEW YORK -- — Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, Payton Pritchard had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 113-99 on Tuesday night to move above .500 for the first time this season.
Derrick White added 15 points for the Celtics, who won their third straight game to improve to 8-7. They played the Nets even for about three quarters before smothering them defensively in the fourth, allowing just one basket for the first 10 minutes of the period.
Michael Porter Jr . scored 25 points for the Nets, his career-best seventh straight game with at least 20. But after his 3-pointer gave Brooklyn a 90-89 lead with 9:08 left, the Nets didn't make another basket until 1:56 remained.
Day'Ron Sharpe added 16 points for the Nets, who fell to 2-12 overall and 0-7 at home.
The Celtics started the season 0-3 and then won their next three. They dropped the next two games and hadn't gotten their record back to even again until beating the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.
Porter had 18 points at halftime and Pritchard scored 17. The teams combined for 22 2-pointers and 21 3-pointers in the first half, which ended with Boston leading 62-61.
The Celtics opened their first double-digit cushion when Brown followed a three-point play with a 3-pointer to cap an 8-0 burst and make it 75-65 with 7 1/2 minutes remaining in the third. Brooklyn cut it to one late in the period before Brown made another 3-pointer to send the Celtics to the fourth with an 89-85 edge.
With the Celtics leading 97-92, they chased down three missed shots on one possession to set up White's 3-pointer. After a Brooklyn free throw, he made another 3 to make it 103-93. Brown's 3 with 2:55 left capped an 18-3 run to make it 107-93.