Game ID: 22500859
Brooklyn Nets @ Boston Celtics
Friday, February 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 35 31 43 39 148BKN 32 25 26 28 111
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 2/19 · 7 days' restNEW Vučević 20 to 26 min over the last 3
NEW Scheierman 18 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 2/22 · 2 days' restNEW Vučević 20 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Scheierman 18 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restNEW Scheierman 18 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 2/25 · back-to-backNEW Scheierman 18 to 28 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restNEW Scheierman 18 to 27 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restNEW Scheierman 18 to 26 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/02 · back-to-backNEW Scheierman 18 to 28 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/04 · 1 day's restNEW Scheierman 18 to 27 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restNEW Scheierman 18 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW González 14 to 21 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 2/20 · back-to-backOUT Claxton missed 2 since 2/11, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 18 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Minott missed 4 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 32 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 6 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 2/19 after 2, 21 min since (63% of 32)
BACK Mann back 2/07 after 2, 23 min since (94% of 24)
BACK Agbaji back 2/11 after 2, 22 min since (138% of 16)
BACK Wilson back 2/09 after 3, 14 min since (90% of 16)
NEW Traore 22 to 31 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 2/22 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 3 since 2/11, returns tonight: 31 min (110% of 28)
OUT Saraf missed 2 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 19 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Minott missed 5 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 33 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 7 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 2/19 after 2, 29 min since (90% of 32)
BACK Mann back 2/07 after 2, 23 min since (95% of 24)
BACK Agbaji back 2/11 after 2, 18 min since (114% of 16)
BACK Wilson back 2/09 after 3, 15 min since (92% of 16)
NEW Traore 22 to 29 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 2 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Saraf missed 3 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 20 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Minott missed 6 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 34 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 8 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 2/19 after 2, 31 min since (95% of 32)
BACK Claxton back 2/22 after 3, 31 min since (110% of 28)
BACK Agbaji back 2/11 after 2, 17 min since (108% of 16)
BACK Wilson back 2/09 after 3, 15 min since (92% of 16)
NEW Traore 22 to 31 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 3 since 2/20, returns tonight: 13 min (57% of 23)
OUT Saraf missed 4 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 21 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Minott missed 7 since 2/07, returns tonight: 5 min (26% of 19)
OUT Wilson missed 2 since 2/22, returns tonight: 5 min (32% of 16)
OUT Etienne missed 35 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 9 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 2/19 after 2, 31 min since (97% of 32)
BACK Claxton back 2/22 after 3, 31 min since (113% of 28)
BACK Agbaji back 2/11 after 2, 17 min since (107% of 16)
NEW Traore 22 to 30 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 2/27 · back-to-backOUT Saraf missed 5 since 2/19, returns tonight: 10 min (47% of 21)
OUT Johnson missed 22 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 36 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 10 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 2/19 after 2, 31 min since (96% of 32)
BACK Claxton back 2/22 after 3, 29 min since (103% of 28)
BACK Williams back 2/26 after 3, 13 min since (57% of 23)
BACK Minott back 2/26 after 7, 5 min since (26% of 19)
BACK Wilson back 2/26 after 2, 5 min since (32% of 16)
NEW Traore 22 to 30 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 23 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 37 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 11 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Claxton back 2/22 after 3, 27 min since (98% of 28)
BACK Williams back 2/26 after 3, 15 min since (66% of 23)
BACK Saraf back 2/27 after 5, 10 min since (47% of 21)
BACK Minott back 2/26 after 7, 11 min since (55% of 19)
BACK Wilson back 2/26 after 2, 6 min since (41% of 16)
NEW Traore 22 to 29 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 2 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 24 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 38 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 12 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Claxton back 2/22 after 3, 27 min since (98% of 28)
BACK Williams back 2/26 after 3, 21 min since (92% of 23)
BACK Saraf back 2/27 after 5, 14 min since (68% of 21)
BACK Minott back 2/26 after 7, 13 min since (66% of 19)
BACK Wilson back 2/26 after 2, 6 min since (41% of 16)
NEW Traore 22 to 29 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 3 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 25 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 39 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 13 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Williams back 2/26 after 3, 21 min since (94% of 23)
BACK Saraf back 2/27 after 5, 18 min since (85% of 21)
BACK Minott back 2/26 after 7, 13 min since (68% of 19)
BACK Wilson back 2/26 after 2, 5 min since (33% of 16)
BKN availability going into 3/07 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 4 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 26 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 40 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 14 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Williams back 2/26 after 3, 22 min since (96% of 23)
BACK Saraf back 2/27 after 5, 17 min since (83% of 21)
BACK Minott back 2/26 after 7, 11 min since (57% of 19)
BACK Wilson back 2/26 after 2, 4 min since (28% of 16)
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 107 a night and allowing 98, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 14 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Pritchard at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 21 and Claxton at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Saraf (5 straight), Johnson (22 straight), Etienne (36 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-12 a night and Brooklyn minus-10 and the defense, Boston allowing 98 a night to Brooklyn's 116. Call it Boston 115, Brooklyn 101, Boston by 14.
2/19 @ GSW 121-110 — BOS notes
BOS won 121-110. BOS shot 52% (49 of 95) to GSW's 45%, 17 of 40 from three. BOS turned it over 13 times to GSW's 8, and GSW turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 54-40 for them. Pritchard led with 26 (10 of 18, 6 of 11 from three); Brown added 23, Hauser 16. The hinge was Q2, 38-19: a lead of 4 became 23, and the lead reached 34. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
2/22 @ LAL 111-89 — BOS notes
BOS won 111-89. BOS shot 48% (40 of 83) to LAL's 39%, 14 of 36 from three. BOS turned it over 14 times to LAL's 8. The glass went 50-39 for them. Brown led with 32 (10 of 28, 3 of 9 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Pritchard added 30, White 12. The hinge was Q2, 32-22: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
2/24 @ PHX 97-81 — BOS notes
BOS won 97-81. BOS shot 40% (38 of 95) to PHX's 37%, 13 of 47 from three. The glass went 61-34 for them. White led with 22 (9 of 18, 4 of 11 from three); Hauser added 16, Queta 14. The hinge was Q3, 30-11: a lead of 4 became 23, and the lead reached 28. Queta was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
2/25 @ DEN 84-103 — BOS notes
BOS lost 84-103. BOS shot 35% (29 of 83) to DEN's 42%, 12 of 43 from three. BOS turned it over 13 times to DEN's 8. J. Brown led with 23 (7 of 21, 1 of 6 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); White added 20, Queta 10. Q1 was theirs, 24-21, but the other 3 periods went 82-60 against them. White's -20 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/27 vs BKN 148-111 — BOS notes
BOS won 148-111. BOS shot 67% (52 of 78) to BKN's 49%, 22 of 34 from three, and went to the line 27 times to BKN's 16 — 22 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 39-25 for them. Brown led with 28 (9 of 12, 4 of 4 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); Vučević added 28, Pritchard 22. The hinge was Q3, 43-26: a lead of 9 became 26, and the lead reached 41. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +40.
3/01 vs PHI — 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 112 a night and allowing 99, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Pritchard at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Maxey at 31 and Edgecombe at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without George (12 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-12 a night and Philadelphia plus-0 and the defense, Boston allowing 99 a night to Philadelphia's 116. Call it Boston 116, Philadelphia 110.
3/02 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 19 and Rollins at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Gia. Antetokounmpo (15 straight), Prince (51 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 96, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and White at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 14 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-14 a night and Milwaukee minus-5 and the defense, Boston allowing 96 a night to Milwaukee's 120. Call it Boston 114, Milwaukee 107.
3/04 vs CHA — 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 110 a night and allowing 95, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and White at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 14 a night. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 101, shooting 49 percent and 45 from three, 19 free throws a game; Miller at 24 and Ball at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Charlotte at 45 percent from three to Boston's 37 and the turnovers, Charlotte giving it away 15 times a game to Boston's 11. Call it Boston 112, Charlotte 108, Charlotte keeping it close.
3/06 vs DAL — 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 109 a night and allowing 102, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 24 and White at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 31 free throws a game; Williams at 16 and Marshall at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Bagley III (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Dallas minus-2 and the defense, Boston allowing 102 a night to Dallas's 117. Call it Boston 116, Dallas 105, Boston by 11.
2/20 @ OKC 86-105 — BKN notes
BKN lost 86-105. BKN shot 37% (29 of 79) to OKC's 42%, 7 of 41 from three. Porter Jr. led with 22 (6 of 16, 1 of 9 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Traore added 17, Sharpe 12. Q3 was theirs, 34-27, the deficit cut from 17 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 78-52 against them. Mann's -15 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/22 @ ATL 104-115 — BKN notes
BKN lost 104-115. BKN shot 45% (38 of 85) to ATL's 48%, 12 of 34 from three. The glass went 34-52 against them. Porter Jr. led with 18 (8 of 19, 1 of 8 from three); Claxton added 15, Dëmin 13. Q3 was theirs, 31-29, the deficit cut from 4 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 86-73 against them. They led by as many as 11. Powell's -20 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/24 vs DAL 114-123 — BKN notes
BKN lost 114-123. BKN shot 51% (41 of 80) to DAL's 59%, 13 of 32 from three. The glass went 28-44 against them. Porter Jr. led with 26 (9 of 16, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Clowney added 22, Mann 17. Q3 was theirs, 27-23, the deficit cut from 12 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 100-87 against them. Sharpe's -15 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/26 vs SAS 110-126 — BKN notes
BKN lost 110-126. BKN shot 46% (41 of 89) to SAS's 49%, 13 of 34 from three, and got to the line 17 times to SAS's 27. BKN turned it over 15 times to SAS's 8, and SAS turned those into 13 steals. The glass went 50-39 for them. Porter Jr. led with 25 (9 of 22, 3 of 9 from three); Wolf added 14, Sharpe 14. Q4 was theirs, 26-22, the deficit cut from 20 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 104-84 against them. Williams's -19 in 13 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/27 @ BOS 111-148 — BKN notes
BKN lost 111-148. BKN took 10 more shots (88 to 78), but shot 49% to BOS's 67%, 14 of 34 from three, and got to the line 16 times to BOS's 27. The glass went 25-39 against them. Porter Jr. led with 18 (6 of 12, 2 of 4 from three); Wolf added 16, Claxton 12. Q1 was theirs, 32-35, but the other 3 periods went 113-79 against them. Porter Jr.'s -23 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/01 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 123, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 22 and Claxton at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Johnson (23 straight), Etienne (37 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Allen at 22 a game. Without Harden (2 straight), Mitchell (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 114 a night to Brooklyn's 123 and the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-2 a night and Brooklyn minus-9. Call it Cleveland 118, Brooklyn 111.
3/03 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Adebayo at 20 and Herro at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Jović (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 23 and Claxton at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Powell (2 straight), Johnson (24 straight), Etienne (38 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-7 a night and Brooklyn minus-9 and the defense, Miami allowing 115 a night to Brooklyn's 124. Call it Miami 122, Brooklyn 110, Miami by 12.
3/05 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Adebayo at 21 and Herro at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Powell (2 straight), Jović (5 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 125, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 21 and Wolf at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Powell (3 straight), Johnson (25 straight), Etienne (39 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-7 and the defense, Miami allowing 115 a night to Brooklyn's 125. Call it Miami 122, Brooklyn 110, Miami by 12.
3/07 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 29 from three, 28 free throws a game; Cunningham at 24 and Duren at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 126, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 21 and Wolf at 13 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Powell (4 straight), Johnson (26 straight), Etienne (40 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-10 a night and Brooklyn minus-3 and the defense, Detroit allowing 112 a night to Brooklyn's 126. Call it Detroit 119, Brooklyn 108, Detroit by 11.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNBS B. Saraf
DS D. Sharpe
DW D. Wolf
DE Demin
ED E. Dëmin
GN G. Nelson
JM J. Minott
JW J. Wilson
MP M. Porter Jr.
NC N. Claxton
NC N. Clowney
NT N. Traore
OA O. Agbaji
TM T. Mann
ZW Z. Williams
BOSBS B. Scheierman
DB D. Banton
DW D. White
GO Gonzalez
HG H. González
JB J. Brown
JT J. Tonje
JW J. Walsh
LG L. Garza
NQ N. Queta
NV N. Vučević
PP P. Pritchard
RH R. Harper Jr.
SH S. Hauser
VU Vucevic
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, Vucevic score 28, Celtics shoot season-high 66% in a 148-111 win over the Nets
BOSTON -- — Jaylen Brown had 28 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Brooklyn Nets 148-111 on Friday night.
Nikola Vucevic finished with 28 points and 11 rebounds for his third double-double since joining the Celtics. Payton Pritchard added 22 points for Boston, which has won five of six since returning from the All-Star break.
The Celtics shot a season-high 66.7% from the field and connected on 22 3-pointers. They also got 77 points from their bench.
Michael Porter Jr . finished with 18 points for Brooklyn, which has lost seven straight games.
The Celtics took control in the third quarter, outscoring the Nets 43-26. Brooklyn managed only seven points over the final 6:23 of the period.
Boston shot 15 of 19 from the field with 12 assists in the pivotal quarter and connected 5 of 7 attempts from the 3-point line
Boston’s lead grew to as many as 41 points in the fourth.
The Celtics shot 62% from the field (24 of 39) and 60% from the 3-point line (12 of 20), yet only led 66-57 at halftime.
The Nets were able to stay close thanks to eighth Boston turnovers, which Brooklyn turned into 12 points.
The Celtics had only four turnovers in the second half.