Game ID: 22500637
Boston Celtics @ Brooklyn Nets
Friday, January 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 OT2 Final
BKN 28 27 26 23 14 8 126BOS 28 21 29 26 14 12 130
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 1/16 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 4 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Saraf missed 15 since 12/12, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 2 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 16 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 6 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Claxton back 1/07 after 2, 27 min since (98% of 28)
BACK Martin back 1/11 after 3, 21 min since (110% of 19)
BACK Wilson back 1/09 after 2, 12 min since (73% of 16)
BKN availability going into 1/18 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 5 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Saraf missed 16 since 12/12, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 3 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 2 since 1/14, returns tonight: 23 min (121% of 19)
OUT Wilson missed 2 since 1/14, returns tonight: 20 min (125% of 16)
OUT Etienne missed 17 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 7 since 1/04, out tonight
BKN availability going into 1/19 · back-to-backOUT Williams missed 6 since 1/09, returns tonight: 24 min (103% of 23)
OUT Saraf missed 17 since 12/12, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 4 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 18 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 8 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Martin back 1/11 after 3, 21 min since (114% of 19)
BACK Wilson back 1/18 after 2, 20 min since (125% of 16)
BKN availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Saraf missed 18 since 12/12, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 5 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 19 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 9 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Williams back 1/19 after 6, 24 min since (103% of 23)
BACK Martin back 1/18 after 2, 19 min since (101% of 19)
BACK Wilson back 1/18 after 2, 16 min since (102% of 16)
BKN availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Saraf missed 19 since 12/12, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 6 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 20 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 10 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Williams back 1/19 after 6, 21 min since (94% of 23)
BACK Martin back 1/18 after 2, 16 min since (86% of 19)
BACK Wilson back 1/18 after 2, 14 min since (91% of 16)
BKN availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Saraf missed 20 since 12/12, returns tonight: 17 min (83% of 21)
OUT Johnson missed 7 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 21 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 11 since 1/04, returns tonight: 4 min (28% of 13)
BACK Williams back 1/19 after 6, 25 min since (110% of 23)
BACK Martin back 1/18 after 2, 16 min since (86% of 19)
BACK Wilson back 1/18 after 2, 14 min since (91% of 16)
BKN availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 8 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 22 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Williams back 1/19 after 6, 24 min since (105% of 23)
BACK Saraf back 1/25 after 20, 17 min since (83% of 21)
BACK Martin back 1/18 after 2, 16 min since (84% of 19)
BACK Wilson back 1/18 after 2, 16 min since (99% of 16)
BACK Liddell back 1/25 after 11, 4 min since (28% of 13)
BKN availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Clowney missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Traore missed 2 since 1/25, returns tonight: 30 min (136% of 22)
OUT Johnson missed 9 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 23 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Williams back 1/19 after 6, 25 min since (108% of 23)
BACK Saraf back 1/25 after 20, 18 min since (86% of 21)
BACK Liddell back 1/25 after 11, 4 min since (28% of 13)
BKN availability going into 1/30 · back-to-backOUT Clowney missed 3 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 10 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 24 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 2 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Traore back 1/29 after 2, 30 min since (136% of 22)
BACK Saraf back 1/25 after 20, 18 min since (86% of 21)
BOS availability going into 1/15 · 2 days' restOUT Minott missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 22 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Garza 16 to 21 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Minott missed 6 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 23 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Hauser 25 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Garza 16 to 22 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Minott missed 7 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 24 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Hauser 25 to 31 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Minott missed 8 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 25 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Hauser 25 to 30 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Minott missed 9 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 26 since 11/26, out tonight
BOS availability going into 1/24 · back-to-backOUT Minott missed 10 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 27 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Hauser 25 to 31 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/26 · 1 day's restOUT Minott missed 11 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 28 since 11/26, out tonight
BOS availability going into 1/28 · 1 day's restOUT Minott missed 12 since 1/05, returns tonight: 5 min (30% of 16)
OUT Boucher missed 29 since 11/26, out tonight
BOS availability going into 1/30 · 1 day's restOUT Boucher missed 30 since 11/26, returns tonight: 4 min (33% of 10)
BACK Minott back 1/28 after 12, 5 min since (30% of 16)
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 102 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 20 and Clowney at 12 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Saraf (19 straight), Johnson (6 straight), Etienne (20 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brown at 32 and Hauser at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Minott (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-8 a night and Brooklyn minus-9 and the defense, Boston allowing 105 a night to Brooklyn's 119. Call it Boston 115, Brooklyn 107.
1/16 vs CHI 112-109 — BKN notes
BKN won 112-109. BKN shot 43% (39 of 91) to CHI's 48%, 19 of 40 from three. BKN turned it over 14 times to CHI's 7, and CHI turned those into 10 steals. Porter Jr. led with 26 (9 of 17, 5 of 10 from three); Clowney added 23, Sharpe 14. The hinge was Q2, 30-17: a lead of 4 became 17, and the lead reached 20. Dëmin was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
1/18 @ CHI 102-124 — BKN notes
BKN lost 102-124. BKN shot 46% (38 of 83) to CHI's 52%, 16 of 37 from three, and went to the line 15 times to CHI's 9 — 10 points from the stripe to their 6. Traore led with 16 (4 of 8, 4 of 5 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Wolf added 14, Wilson 14. Q4 was theirs, 31-29, the deficit cut from 24 to 22, but the other 3 periods went 95-71 against them. Clowney's -18 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/19 vs PHX 117-126 — BKN notes
BKN lost 117-126. BKN shot 51% (41 of 81) to PHX's 57%, 15 of 38 from three. BKN turned it over 7 times to PHX's 12. Porter Jr. led with 23 (10 of 23, 2 of 10 from three); Clowney added 16, Williams 15. Q2 was theirs, 42-32, the deficit cut from 14 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 94-75 against them. Powell's -18 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/21 @ NYK 66-120 — BKN notes
BKN lost 66-120. BKN shot 29% (23 of 79) to NYK's 58%, 11 of 40 from three. The glass went 27-56 against them. Porter Jr. led with 12 (4 of 14, 3 of 9 from three); Williams added 11. Q2 was theirs, 18-22, but the other 3 periods went 98-48 against them. Sharpe's -36 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/23 vs BOS 126-130 — BKN notes
BKN lost 126-130 in 2 overtimes. BKN shot 44% (42 of 95) to BOS's 45%, 13 of 44 from three, and went to the line 34 times to BOS's 16 — 29 points from the stripe to their 10. BKN turned it over 17 times to BOS's 8, and BOS turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 58-41 for them. Porter Jr. led with 30 (9 of 19, 4 of 12 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Traore added 21, Claxton 18. Q2 was theirs, 27-21, but the other 5 periods went 109-99 against them. They led by as many as 11. Powell's -10 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/25 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Harden at 26 and Collins at 16 a game. Without Jones Jr. (10 straight), Bogdanović (14 straight). 2 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 122, shooting 43 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 23 and Clowney at 14 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Saraf (20 straight), Johnson (7 straight), Etienne (21 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-2 a night and Brooklyn minus-4 and the line, where the Clippers take 27 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 20. Call it the Clippers 117, Brooklyn 109.
1/27 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Allen at 16 a game. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 125, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 18 and Traore at 12 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Johnson (8 straight), Etienne (22 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 109 a night to Brooklyn's 125 and the arc, Phoenix at 37 percent from three to Brooklyn's 32. Call it Phoenix 118, Brooklyn 106, Phoenix by 12.
1/29 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Murray at 23 and Watson at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Jokić (15 straight), Braun (9 straight), Johnson (18 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 122, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 22 and Clowney at 13 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Clowney (2 straight), Traore (2 straight), Johnson (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 106 a night to Brooklyn's 122 and the turnovers, Brooklyn giving it away 15 times a game to Denver's 9. Call it Denver 116, Brooklyn 106, Denver by 10.
1/30 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 130, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; George at 26 and Bailey at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Kessler (43 straight), Harkless (34 straight), Tshiebwe (15 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 118, shooting 40 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 25 and Williams at 11 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Clowney (3 straight), Johnson (10 straight), Etienne (24 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 118 a night to Utah's 130 and the arc, Utah at 37 percent from three to Brooklyn's 31. Call it Utah 119, Brooklyn 113.
1/15 @ MIA 119-114 — BOS notes
BOS won 119-114. BOS shot 45% (41 of 91) to MIA's 45%, 13 of 39 from three. The glass went 51-40 for them. Simons led with 39 (13 of 28, 7 of 16 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Brown added 27, Hauser 17. The hinge was Q4, 36-21: BOS came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 5. BOS trailed 54-64 at the half and won the second half 65-50. González was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
1/17 @ ATL 132-106 — BOS notes
BOS won 132-106. BOS shot 51% (46 of 91) to ATL's 37%, 22 of 52 from three. BOS turned it over 16 times to ATL's 11, and ATL turned those into 10 steals. Brown led with 41 (14 of 30, 2 of 9 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Hauser added 30, Queta 14. The hinge was Q2, 52-28: a lead of 7 became 31, and the lead reached 43. Queta was the night's best plus/minus at +39.
1/19 @ DET 103-104 — BOS notes
BOS lost 103-104. BOS shot 40% (33 of 83) to DET's 43%, 13 of 41 from three, and went to the line 30 times to DET's 23 — 24 points from the stripe to their 17. BOS turned it over 14 times to DET's 8, and DET turned those into 9 steals. Brown led with 32 (11 of 28, 2 of 8 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Pritchard added 17, Hauser 16. Q3 was theirs, 31-25, the deficit cut from 8 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 79-72 against them. Simons's -13 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/21 vs IND 119-104 — BOS notes
BOS won 119-104. BOS shot 48% (42 of 88) to IND's 39%, 12 of 31 from three. The glass went 54-42 for them. Brown led with 30 (11 of 22, 7 of 9 at the line); Queta added 17, Hauser 17. The hinge was Q1, 30-20: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
1/23 @ BKN 130-126 — BOS notes
BOS won 130-126 in 2 overtimes. BOS shot 45% (49 of 109) to BKN's 44%, 22 of 51 from three, and got to the line 16 times to BKN's 34. BOS turned it over 8 times to BKN's 17. The glass went 41-58 against them. Pritchard led with 32 (13 of 24, 6 of 11 from three); Brown added 27, Hauser 19. The hinge was OT2, 12-8: from level to 4 ahead. BOS trailed 49-55 at the half and won the second half 81-71. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
1/24 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 19 free throws a game; Vučević at 20 and White at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Collins (13 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and Hauser at 20 a game. Without Minott (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 43 percent from three to Boston's 38 and the turnovers, Boston giving it away 13 times a game to Chicago's 10. Call it Chicago 118, Boston 115, Boston keeping it close.
1/26 vs POR — 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 119 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 33 and Hauser at 18 a game. Without Minott (11 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sharpe at 25 and Grant at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Henderson (46 straight), Murray (9 straight), Thybulle (41 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-8 a night and Boston plus-0 and the arc, Boston at 38 percent from three to Portland's 33. Call it Boston 117, Portland 113, Portland keeping it close.
1/28 vs ATL — 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 113 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Pritchard at 18 a game. Without Minott (12 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Johnson at 22 and Alexander-Walker at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Risacher (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 108 a night to Atlanta's 117. Call it Boston 118, Atlanta 111.
1/30 vs SAC — 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 111, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Pritchard at 17 a game. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 21 and Monk at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Murray (13 straight), Plowden (37 straight), Monk (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 111 a night to Sacramento's 120 and the line, where Sacramento takes 22 free throws a game to Boston's 17. Call it Boston 120, Sacramento 108, Boston by 12.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNCT C. Thomas
DP D. Powell
DS D. Sharpe
DW D. Wolf
DE Demin
ED E. Dëmin
MP M. Porter Jr.
NC N. Claxton
NC N. Clowney
NT N. Traore
ZW Z. Williams
BOSAS A. Simons
AW A. Williams
BS B. Scheierman
GO Gonzalez
HG H. González
JB J. Brown
JW J. Walsh
LG L. Garza
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
RH R. Harper Jr.
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
Payton Pritchard scores 32 and Celtics outlast Nets 130-126 in double overtime
NEW YORK -- — Payton Pritchard scored 32 points, Jaylen Brown had 27 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics outlasted the lottery-bound Brooklyn Nets 130-126 in double overtime on Friday night.
Hugo González forced the second OT on a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in the first extra period. Baylor Scheierman found the 19-year-old Spanish rookie with a no-look pass and González buried the wide-open shot from the corner.
The Celtics, who have won four of five, never trailed in the second OT. Anfernee Simmons put Boston ahead for good with a three-point play, and Sam Hauser 's 3-pointer made it 128-124 with 1:51 left.
Michael Porter Jr . scored 30 points and Nolan Traore added a career-high 21 for the Nets, who nearly knocked off the second-place team in the Eastern Conference two days after they were beaten 120-66 by the crosstown New York Knicks .
Nic Claxton forced overtime with a putback dunk with 1.9 seconds left and finished with 19 points for the Nets, who have lost nine of 10.
Brooklyn led 117-112 with 7.9 seconds left in the first OT. Pritchard hit a 3-pointer for Boston, then fouled Traore, who made 1 of 2 free throws to set up González's tying 3.
Brown had three rebounds in the second overtime to complete his fifth career triple-double.
The Celtics led 101-91 with 3:06 left in regulation, but the Nets closed the period on a 13-3 run.
Up next Celtics: At Chicago on Saturday night.
Nets: At the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night.