Nets 113-89 Celtics (19 Dec, 2020) Play-by-Play

Brooklyn Nets

2-0, 1-0 away

113

	1	2	3	4	T
BKN	35	27	30	21	113
BOS	23	21	16	29	89

Boston Celtics

0-2, 0-1 home

Marcus Smart misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Brown makes driving layup
Jaylen Brown misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Daniel Theis misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marcus Smart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)
Jayson Tatum misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jayson Tatum misses running pullup jump shot
Marcus Smart misses 30-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Brown makes driving layup (Marcus Smart assists)
Marcus Smart misses 28-foot three point jumper
Daniel Theis makes 12-foot jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
Jaylen Brown misses 27-foot three point jumper
Marcus Smart misses 27-foot three point jumper
Daniel Theis makes dunk (Jayson Tatum assists)
Joe Harris blocks Jaylen Brown 's 3-foot driving layup
Grant Williams misses 22-foot jumper
Robert Williams III makes alley oop dunk shot (Marcus Smart assists)
Jaylen Brown makes 7-foot two point shot
Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper
Payton Pritchard misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jeff Teague makes 29-foot three point jumper (Daniel Theis assists)
Jayson Tatum misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jayson Tatum makes 5-foot two point shot
Jeff Teague misses jumper
Jeff Teague makes 17-foot jumper
Landry Shamet blocks Jayson Tatum's driving layup
Jeff Teague misses two point shot
DeAndre Jordan blocks Jayson Tatum 's 3-foot driving layup
DeAndre Jordan blocks Daniel Theis 's 5-foot two point shot
Payton Pritchard misses 28-foot three point jumper
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot blocks Jaylen Brown 's 4-foot layup
Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Smart makes 10-foot two point shot (Jaylen Brown assists)
Kevin Durant blocks Semi Ojeleye 's 24-foot three point jumper
Robert Williams III makes alley oop dunk shot (Jaylen Brown assists)
Jaylen Brown misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jayson Tatum misses 14-foot two point shot
Robert Williams III makes layup (Jaylen Brown assists)
Jayson Tatum misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
Jayson Tatum makes dunk
Kyrie Irving blocks Marcus Smart 's 4-foot driving layup
Marcus Smart misses 12-foot two point shot
Jayson Tatum makes 15-foot jumper
Jaylen Brown misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jayson Tatum makes 23-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Brown makes 13-foot jumper
Jayson Tatum misses 28-foot three point jumper
Marcus Smart makes 2-foot layup (Jayson Tatum assists)
Jaylen Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper
Jayson Tatum makes 26-foot three pointer
Jayson Tatum misses driving layup
Jaylen Brown makes driving layup (Marcus Smart assists)
Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot jump bank shot
Daniel Theis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant blocks Daniel Theis 's 5-foot layup
Jaylen Brown makes 17-foot jumper
Grant Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jayson Tatum misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jayson Tatum misses layup
Robert Williams III makes layup
Marcus Smart misses 18-foot jumper
Grant Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeff Teague misses driving floating jump shot
Kevin Durant blocks Grant Williams 's 6-foot jumper
Payton Pritchard misses 17-foot jumper
Payton Pritchard misses 29-foot three point jumper
Grant Williams misses 17-foot two point shot
Jeff Teague misses 16-foot jumper
Grant Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Aaron Nesmith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Daniel Theis assists)
Carsen Edwards misses 23-foot three point jumper
Aaron Nesmith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tremont Waters misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tremont Waters makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
Tremont Waters misses 14-foot jumper
Carsen Edwards misses running pullup jump shot
Semi Ojeleye makes dunk (Tremont Waters assists)
Robert Williams III misses alley oop dunk shot
Aaron Nesmith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tremont Waters makes 2-foot two point shot
Carsen Edwards misses running pullup jump shot
Payton Pritchard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Aaron Nesmith makes 17-foot jumper (Tremont Waters assists)
Bruce Brown blocks Payton Pritchard 's 4-foot two point shot
Carsen Edwards misses 23-foot three point jumper
Carsen Edwards misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Tremont Waters makes 29-foot three point jumper (Carsen Edwards assists)
Payton Pritchard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tremont Waters assists)
Aaron Nesmith makes 8-foot two point shot (Tremont Waters assists)
Payton Pritchard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Payton Pritchard makes 3-foot two point shot (Tremont Waters assists)
Kevin Durant misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Kyrie Irving misses driving layup
Joe Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Spencer Dinwiddie misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes 19-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving makes driving layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
Kevin Durant makes driving layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
Joe Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Kyrie Irving misses two point shot
Kyrie Irving makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Kyrie Irving makes layup (DeAndre Jordan assists)
Spencer Dinwiddie makes layup (DeAndre Jordan assists)
Kyrie Irving misses 21-foot jumper
Jarrett Allen makes two point shot
Caris LeVert makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Caris LeVert misses 11-foot two point shot
Jeff Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)
Caris LeVert makes layup
Caris LeVert misses 11-foot jumper
Landry Shamet misses 22-foot jumper
Landry Shamet misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses three point jumper
Caris LeVert misses 6-foot jumper
Landry Shamet makes 25-foot three point jumper (Caris LeVert assists)
Jarrett Allen misses 7-foot hook shot
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Taurean Prince assists)
Caris LeVert misses 15-foot two point shot
Taurean Prince misses 12-foot two point shot
Kyrie Irving makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot assists)
Kevin Durant makes driving dunk (Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot assists)
Landry Shamet misses 14-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 14-foot two point shot (Kyrie Irving assists)
Kevin Durant makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (DeAndre Jordan assists)
Kyrie Irving misses 17-foot jumper
Joe Harris misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green makes dunk (Kyrie Irving assists)
Robert Williams III blocks Spencer Dinwiddie 's 16-foot jumper
Robert Williams III blocks Kyrie Irving 's 4-foot two point shot
Joe Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
Kyrie Irving misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
Joe Harris misses layup
Joe Harris makes three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Spencer Dinwiddie misses driving floating jump shot
Kyrie Irving misses 29-foot three point jumper
Kyrie Irving makes 31-foot three point jumper (DeAndre Jordan assists)
Kevin Durant misses 23-foot pullup jump shot
Spencer Dinwiddie misses 24-foot three point jumper
Joe Harris misses 23-foot jumper
Jayson Tatum blocks Spencer Dinwiddie 's 6-foot driving layup
Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
Kevin Durant misses 23-foot three point jumper
Joe Harris makes 3-foot layup (Kevin Durant assists)
Marcus Smart blocks Spencer Dinwiddie 's 5-foot layup
Kevin Durant misses 14-foot jumper
Kyrie Irving makes 27-foot three point jumper (DeAndre Jordan assists)
Joe Harris misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
Jarrett Allen misses 10-foot hook shot
Kyrie Irving misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
Kevin Durant makes 3-foot driving dunk (Joe Harris assists)
Kevin Durant misses 27-foot three point jumper
Joe Harris misses 28-foot three point jumper
Caris LeVert makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
Caris LeVert makes 12-foot two point shot
Caris LeVert makes 30-foot three point jumper (Landry Shamet assists)
Kevin Durant makes 29-foot three pointer
Kevin Durant misses driving floating jump shot
Kevin Durant makes 3-foot driving dunk
Landry Shamet misses 29-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Allen makes dunk
Taurean Prince misses 28-foot three point jumper
Caris LeVert makes pullup jump shot
Jarrett Allen misses 10-foot jumper
Jarrett Allen misses layup
Caris LeVert misses 25-foot three point jumper
Robert Williams III blocks Caris LeVert 's 17-foot jumper
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot misses 25-foot three point jumper
Caris LeVert misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
Taurean Prince misses 22-foot jumper
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot makes 25-foot three point jumper (Taurean Prince assists)
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot misses driving layup
Tyler Johnson misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
Taurean Prince makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)
Taurean Prince makes 28-foot three point jumper (Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot assists)
Taurean Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tyler Johnson misses 29-foot three point jumper
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot makes two point shot (Reggie Perry assists)

NETS

CELTICS

TIME		BKN	BOS
12:00	DeAndre Jordan vs. Daniel Theis (Kyrie Irving gains possession)	0	0
11:43	DeAndre Jordan bad pass (Daniel Theis steals)	0	0
11:39	Marcus Smart misses 28-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:35	Kyrie Irving defensive rebound	0	0
11:27	Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover (Jaylen Brown steals)	0	0
11:22	Jaylen Brown makes driving layup	0	2
11:05	Kevin Durant misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	0	2
11:05	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	0	2
10:57	Jaylen Brown misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	2
10:56	Kyrie Irving defensive rebound	0	2
10:41	Kyrie Irving misses driving layup	0	2
10:39	DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound	0	2
10:39	Daniel Theis shooting foul	0	2
10:39	DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2	0	2
10:39	Nets offensive team rebound	0	2
10:39	DeAndre Jordan makes free throw 2 of 2	1	2
10:26	Daniel Theis misses 24-foot three point jumper	1	2
10:23	Javonte Green offensive rebound	1	2
10:20	Marcus Smart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)	1	5
10:06	Kyrie Irving bad pass (Daniel Theis steals)	1	5
9:57	Daniel Theis bad pass (Kyrie Irving steals)	1	5
9:50	Joe Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)	4	5
9:36	Jayson Tatum misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	5
9:32	Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound	4	5
9:27	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	5
9:24	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	4	5
9:17	Jayson Tatum misses running pullup jump shot	4	5
9:15	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	4	5
9:11	Kevin Durant makes 19-foot jumper	6	5
8:55	Marcus Smart misses 30-foot three point jumper	4	5
8:55	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	4	5
8:46	Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	5
8:44	Javonte Green defensive rebound	4	5
8:38	Jaylen Brown makes driving layup (Marcus Smart assists)	6	7
8:27	Kyrie Irving makes driving layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	8	7
8:10	Marcus Smart misses 28-foot three point jumper	6	7
8:06	Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound	6	7
8:01	Kevin Durant makes driving layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	8	7
8:01	Daniel Theis shooting foul	8	7
8:01	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 1	9	7
7:42	Daniel Theis makes 12-foot jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)	9	9
7:27	Joe Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)	12	9
7:05	Jaylen Brown misses 27-foot three point jumper	14	9
7:01	Javonte Green offensive rebound	14	9
6:59	Marcus Smart misses 27-foot three point jumper	14	9
6:57	Kyrie Irving defensive rebound	14	9
6:50	Kyrie Irving misses two point shot	14	9
6:47	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	14	9
6:39	Daniel Theis makes dunk (Jayson Tatum assists)	14	11
6:22	Kyrie Irving makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	16	11
6:15	Celtics Full timeout	16	11
6:15	Grant Williams enters the game for Jayson Tatum	16	11
6:15	Robert Williams III enters the game for Javonte Green	16	11
6:15	Jeff Teague enters the game for Daniel Theis	16	11
6:10	Joe Harris blocks Jaylen Brown 's 3-foot driving layup	16	11
6:10	Celtics offensive team rebound	16	11
6:03	Robert Williams III offensive charge	16	11
6:03	Robert Williams III turnover	16	11
5:53	Kyrie Irving makes layup (DeAndre Jordan assists)	18	11
5:39	Robert Williams III bad pass (DeAndre Jordan steals)	18	11
5:32	Spencer Dinwiddie makes layup (DeAndre Jordan assists)	20	11
5:15	Grant Williams misses 22-foot jumper	20	11
5:12	Joe Harris defensive rebound	20	11
5:09	Grant Williams personal foul	20	11
5:09	Jeff Green enters the game for DeAndre Jordan	20	11
5:09	Caris LeVert enters the game for Kevin Durant	20	11
5:09	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Spencer Dinwiddie	20	11
5:00	Kyrie Irving misses 21-foot jumper	20	11
4:57	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	20	11
4:56	Jarrett Allen makes two point shot	22	11
4:37	Robert Williams III makes alley oop dunk shot (Marcus Smart assists)	22	13
4:25	Robert Williams III shooting foul	22	13
4:25	Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2	22	13
4:25	Nets offensive team rebound	22	13
4:25	Landry Shamet enters the game for Kyrie Irving	22	13
4:25	Taurean Prince enters the game for Joe Harris	22	13
4:25	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	23	13
4:13	Jaylen Brown makes 7-foot two point shot	23	15
4:05	Caris LeVert makes 25-foot step back jumpshot	26	15
3:47	Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper	26	15
3:45	Landry Shamet defensive rebound	26	15
3:28	Caris LeVert misses 11-foot two point shot	26	15
3:28	Nets offensive team rebound	26	15
3:28	Jaylen Brown loose ball foul	26	15
3:28	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	27	15
3:28	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Marcus Smart	27	15
3:28	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	28	15
3:15	Robert Williams III out of bounds bad pass turnover	28	15
3:05	Jeff Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)	31	15
2:49	Payton Pritchard misses 23-foot three point jumper	31	15
2:46	Taurean Prince defensive rebound	31	15
2:46	Payton Pritchard personal foul	31	15
2:46	Nets Full timeout	31	15
2:46	Jayson Tatum enters the game for Jaylen Brown	31	15
2:46	Daniel Theis enters the game for Robert Williams III	31	15
2:46	Caris LeVert makes free throw 1 of 2	32	15
2:46	Caris LeVert makes free throw 2 of 2	33	15
2:30	Grant Williams bad pass (Taurean Prince steals)	33	15
2:26	Caris LeVert bad pass (Jeff Teague steals)	33	15
2:24	Taurean Prince shooting foul	33	15
2:24	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2	33	16
2:24	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2	33	17
2:09	Caris LeVert makes layup	35	17
1:59	Landry Shamet personal foul	35	17
1:54	Jeff Teague makes 29-foot three point jumper (Daniel Theis assists)	35	20
1:35	Caris LeVert misses 11-foot jumper	35	20
1:31	Grant Williams defensive rebound	35	20
1:18	Jayson Tatum misses 28-foot three point jumper	35	20
1:14	Jeff Green defensive rebound	35	20
1:02	Landry Shamet misses 22-foot jumper	35	20
1:00	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	35	20
51.6	Taurean Prince shooting foul	35	20
51.6	Daniel Theis makes free throw 1 of 2	35	21
51.6	Daniel Theis misses free throw 2 of 2	35	21
49.3	Caris LeVert defensive rebound	35	21
36.5	Landry Shamet misses 24-foot three point jumper	35	21
33.2	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	35	21
28.6	Jayson Tatum makes 5-foot two point shot	35	23
5.0	Jeff Green misses three point jumper	35	23
2.0	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	35	23
0.0	Caris LeVert misses 6-foot jumper	35	23
0.0	Nets offensive team rebound	35	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	35	23

Regular Season Series

BKN Wins 3-0

Nets
123
Celtics
95

Game 1

25/12

Celtics
109
Nets
121

Game 2

12/3

Celtics
104
Nets
109

Game 3

24/4

TD Garden

1:00 AM, 19 December 2020

Boston, MA

Referees:
Jason Goldenberg
Kevin Scott
Jenna Schroeder

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	64	18	.780	-	W2
New York	50	32	.610	14	W5
Philadelphia	47	35	.573	17	W8
Brooklyn	32	50	.390	32	L2
Toronto	25	57	.305	39	L4

Balanced Pelicans oust Kings, will meet Thunder in playoffs

Brandon Ingram scored 24 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and 12 rebounds and the Zion Williamson-less Pelicans booked a spot in the NBA playoffs with a 105-98 victory over the Kings in a play-in game Friday night.

Ingram, Valanciunas lift Zion-less Pelicans past Kings and into the playoffs

— Brandon Ingram scored 24 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans booked a spot in the NBA playoffs with a 105-98 victory over the Sacramento Kings in a play-in tournament elimination game on Friday night.

Pelicans dominate Kings to advance to playoff matchup vs. Thunder

Brandon Ingram and Jonas Valanciunas combine for 46 points to lead the Pelicans to a 105-98 victory over the Kings.

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