May 28, 2021 · First Round · Game 3 · 8:30 PM EDT
BKN leads 2-1
Biggest lead BKN by 15 · BOS by 17 · 4 lead changes
Q3 7:44+6% BKNJ. Harden driving Layup (19 PTS)BKN 66 · BOS 72
Q3 6:41+8% BKNK. Durant 24' 3PT (25 PTS) (J. Harden 10 AST)BKN 71 · BOS 72
Q3 5:39+8% BOSM. Smart 25' 3PT (14 PTS) (J. Tatum 3 AST)BKN 73 · BOS 75Q3 5:11+13% BOSM. Smart 25' 3PT (17 PTS) (J. Tatum 4 AST)BKN 75 · BOS 78Q3 3:47+7% BOSM. Smart 25' 3PT (21 PTS) (J. Tatum 5 AST)BKN 77 · BOS 84| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1PH 76ers | 49 | 23 | .681 | — |
2BK Nets | 48 | 24 | .667 | 1.0 |
3MI Bucks | 46 | 26 | .639 | 3.0 |
4AT Hawks | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 |
5NY Knicks | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 |
6MI Heat | 40 | 32 | .556 | 9.0 |
7BO Celtics | 36 | 36 | .500 | 13.0 |
8IN Pacers | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 |
9WA Wizards | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 |
10CH Hornets | 33 | 39 | .458 | 16.0 |
11CH Bulls | 31 | 41 | .431 | 18.0 |
12TO Raptors | 27 | 45 | .375 | 22.0 |
13CL Cavaliers | 22 | 50 | .306 | 27.0 |
14OR Magic | 21 | 51 | .292 | 28.0 |
15DE Pistons | 20 | 52 | .278 | 29.0 |
| Zone | BKN | BOS |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 6/13 46% | 10/19 53% |
| Paint | 9/18 50% | 8/15 53% |
| Mid-range | 7/15 47% | 11/16 69% |
| Corner 3 | 5/6 83% | 5/11 45% |
| Above the break 3 | 11/32 34% | 11/28 39% |
KI Kyrie IrvingG | 41 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 6-17 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 44.7% |
| KDKevin DurantF | 40 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 13-24 | 4-9 | 9-12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 66.6% |
| JHJames HardenG | 39 | 41 | 7 | 10 | 11-18 | 7-12 | 12-13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +13 | 86.4% |
JH Joe HarrisG-F | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 44.4% |
BG Blake GriffinF | 25 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +16 | 34.0% |
LS Landry ShametG | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -27 | 0.0% |
NC Nic ClaxtonC | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -21 | 40.0% |
BB Bruce BrownG-F | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 34.7% |
TJ Tyler JohnsonG | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -17 | 83.3% |
| Totals | 240 | 119 | 37 | 16 | 38-84 | 16-38 | 27-31 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 23 | ||
| Shooting | 45.2% | 42.1% | 87.1% | 60.9% |
DNP: Alize Johnson, Chris Chiozza, DeAndre Jordan, Mike James, Reggie Perry, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot
JT Jayson TatumF-G | 41 | 50 | 6 | 7 | 16-30 | 5-11 | 13-15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 68.3% |
| MSMarcus SmartG | 39 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 8-11 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 96.8% |
EF Evan FournierG-F | 37 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +11 | 66.0% |
KW Kemba WalkerG | 34 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3-14 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -15 | 21.4% |
TT Tristan ThompsonC-F | 30 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | -16 | 64.4% |
RL Romeo LangfordG-F | 27 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +22 | 42.9% |
GW Grant WilliamsF | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +14 | 100.0% |
AN Aaron NesmithG-F | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | — |
RW Robert Williams IIIC-F | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | — |
PP Payton PritchardG | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 125 | 46 | 21 | 45-89 | 16-39 | 19-23 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 25 | ||
| Shooting | 50.6% | 41.0% | 82.6% | 63.1% |
DNP: Carsen Edwards, Jabari Parker, Luke Kornet, Semi Ojeleye, Tremont Waters
11:56Jump Ball K. Durant vs. T. Thompson: Tip to J. HardenBKN 011:43MISS K. Irving 24' 3PTBKN 011:39M. Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BKN 011:28K. Walker driving Layup (2 PTS)BKN 011:17J. Harden driving Layup (2 PTS)BKN 211:17K. Walker shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Harden 1 FT)BKN 211:17J. Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)BKN 311:05MISS K. Walker driving reverse LayupBKN 311:01T. Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)BKN 311:01MISS T. Thompson tip LayupBKN 311:00K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BKN 310:58J. Harris 25' 3PT running (3 PTS) (K. Irving 1 AST)BKN 610:46MISS J. Tatum driving LayupBKN 610:43T. Thompson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)BKN 610:43T. Thompson charge offensive FOUL (1 PF)BKN 610:43T. Thompson offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)BKN 610:26K. Durant 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Harden 1 AST)BKN 910:09MISS K. Walker 24' 3PTBKN 910:07J. Harris loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)BKN 910:00MISS M. Smart 26' step back 3PTBKN 99:57B. Griffin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BKN 99:49J. Harden driving Layup (5 PTS)BKN 119:44MISS E. Fournier driving LayupBKN 119:42T. Thompson REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)BKN 119:42T. Thompson DUNK (2 PTS)BKN 119:42B. Griffin defensive goaltending VIOLATIONBKN 119:29E. Fournier shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Harden 2 FT)BKN 119:29J. Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)BKN 129:29J. Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)BKN 139:16M. Smart lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)BKN 139:16K. Durant STEAL (1 STL)BKN 139:03J. Harden 25' 3PT step back (10 PTS)BKN 168:44MISS J. Tatum 9' driving LayupBKN 168:40T. Thompson REBOUND (Off:4 Def:0)BKN 168:40MISS T. Thompson tip LayupBKN 168:39J. Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BKN 168:36J. Harris 3PT (6 PTS) (J. Harden 2 AST)BKN 198:18MISS E. Fournier 8' driving Layup - blockedBKN 198:18J. Harris BLOCK (1 BLK)BKN 198:15J. Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BKN 198:09MISS K. Durant 24' 3PTBKN 198:06K. Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BKN 197:58J. Tatum 20' step back Jump Shot (2 PTS)BKN 197:32MISS K. Durant 14' Jump Shot - blockedBKN 197:32J. Tatum BLOCK (1 BLK)BKN 197:29J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BKN 197:26J. Tatum running Layup (4 PTS)BKN 197:08MISS K. Irving driving LayupBKN 197:06J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BKN 197:01J. Tatum 6' driving floating Jump Shot (6 PTS)BKN 196:44K. Durant charge offensive FOUL (1 PF)BKN 196:44K. Durant offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)BKN 196:39M. Smart driving Layup (2 PTS)BKN 196:24J. Harden 25' 3PT step back (13 PTS)BKN 226:06J. Harris shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Tatum 2 FT)BKN 226:06J. Tatum Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)BKN 226:06J. Tatum Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)BKN 225:54K. Durant 16' turnaround Jump Shot (5 PTS) (J. Harden 3 AST)BKN 245:43M. Smart 6' driving Layup (4 PTS)BKN 245:43B. Griffin shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Smart 1 FT)BKN 245:43M. Smart Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)BKN 245:30K. Durant 10' fadeaway Jump Shot (7 PTS) (J. Harden 4 AST)BKN 265:18MISS K. Walker 25' 3PTBKN 265:14J. Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)BKN 265:00MISS J. Harden 26' 3PTBKN 264:56K. Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BKN 264:52K. Walker bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)BKN 264:52K. Durant STEAL (2 STL)BKN 264:47MISS J. Harris 26' 3PTBKN 264:43K. Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)BKN 264:27MISS J. Tatum 26' step back 3PTBKN 264:24K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BKN 264:08MISS B. Griffin 6' LayupBKN 264:05J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)BKN 263:59MISS J. Tatum 26' 3PTBKN 263:56J. Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)BKN 263:39K. Durant 14' fadeaway Jump Shot (9 PTS)BKN 283:27T. Johnson personal FOUL (1 PF)BKN 283:17M. Smart 26' 3PT (8 PTS) (K. Walker 1 AST)BKN 283:03MISS K. Irving 25' 3PTBKN 282:59E. Fournier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BKN 282:56MISS E. Fournier 26' running pullup 3PTBKN 282:52K. Irving REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BKN 282:42T. Johnson 10' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (K. Durant 1 AST)BKN 302:27R. Langford 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (M. Smart 1 AST)BKN 302:04MISS N. Claxton turnaround HookBKN 302:01R. Langford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BKN 301:54J. Tatum charge offensive FOUL (1 PF)BKN 301:54J. Tatum offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)BKN 301:42N. Claxton driving Hook (2 PTS) (K. Irving 2 AST)BKN 321:18J. Tatum 18' step back Jump Shot (10 PTS)BKN 321:03MISS K. Durant 28' 3PTBKN 321:01J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)BKN 320:56T. Thompson 6' Hook (4 PTS) (J. Tatum 1 AST)BKN 320:43N. Claxton bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)BKN 320:43J. Tatum STEAL (1 STL)BKN 320:39J. Tatum 26' 3PT running pullup (13 PTS)BKN 320:32MISS K. Durant 25' 3PTBKN 320:28M. Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BKN 320:24MISS J. Tatum 26' step back 3PTBKN 320:24R. Langford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)BKN 320:12M. Smart 27' 3PT pullup (11 PTS)BKN 320:00MISS N. Claxton 6' driving HookBKN 32The Celtics beat the Nets 125-119 at home.
Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 50 points and 7 assists, while James Harden led the Nets with 41 points and 10 assists.
The Celtics led by as many as 17 points. The lead changed hands 4 times and the score was tied 2 times. Their best stretch was a 12-0 run.
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