Nets 141-126 Celtics (31 May, 2021) Play-by-Play

Brooklyn Nets

48-24, 20-16 away

141

	1	2	3	4	T
BKN	33	40	39	29	141
BOS	34	26	31	35	126

TIME	BKN	BOS
12:00	Kevin Durant vs. Tristan Thompson (Romeo Langford gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Marcus Smart makes 28-foot three point jumper (Romeo Langford assists)	0	3
11:18	Kyrie Irving bad pass (Marcus Smart steals)	0	3
11:14	Evan Fournier misses 26-foot three point shot	0	3
11:12	Joe Harris defensive rebound	0	3
11:00	James Harden lost ball turnover (Tristan Thompson steals)	0	3
10:54	Jayson Tatum makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)	0	6
10:37	Marcus Smart shooting foul	0	6
10:37	Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 3	1	6
10:37	Kyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 3	2	6
10:37	Kyrie Irving makes free throw 3 of 3	3	6
10:30	Joe Harris shooting foul	3	6
10:30	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2	3	7
10:30	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2	3	8
10:13	Blake Griffin misses two point shot	3	8
10:11	Kyrie Irving offensive rebound	3	8
10:08	Joe Harris makes 4-foot layup (Kevin Durant assists)	5	8
9:53	Marcus Smart makes 27-foot three point jumper (Evan Fournier assists)	5	11
9:43	Kyrie Irving makes 2-foot two point shot	7	11
9:32	Blake Griffin shooting foul	7	11
9:32	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2	7	12
9:32	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2	7	13
9:17	Kevin Durant misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	7	13
9:15	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	7	13
9:05	Jayson Tatum makes 14-foot two point shot	7	15
8:56	Evan Fournier shooting foul	7	15
8:56	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	8	15
8:56	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	9	15
8:43	Romeo Langford misses driving floating jump shot	9	15
8:42	Nets defensive team rebound	9	15
8:32	Kyrie Irving misses 27-foot step back jumpshot	9	15
8:28	Celtics defensive team rebound	9	15
8:20	Evan Fournier misses 27-foot step back jumpshot	9	15
8:19	Romeo Langford offensive rebound	9	15
8:19	Romeo Langford makes dunk	9	17
8:03	Kevin Durant makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	11	17
7:44	Joe Harris shooting foul	11	17
7:44	Evan Fournier makes free throw 1 of 2	11	18
7:44	Evan Fournier makes free throw 2 of 2	11	19
7:39	Tristan Thompson personal foul	11	19
7:35	Jayson Tatum shooting foul	11	19
7:35	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	12	19
7:35	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	13	19
7:11	Jayson Tatum misses driving floating jump shot	13	19
7:09	James Harden defensive rebound	13	19
7:02	James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot	13	19
7:00	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	13	19
6:54	Tristan Thompson makes layup (Evan Fournier assists)	13	21
6:34	Kyrie Irving misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	21
6:34	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	13	21
6:24	Evan Fournier misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	13	21
6:22	Tristan Thompson offensive rebound	13	21
6:19	James Harden blocks Tristan Thompson's layup	13	21
6:17	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	13	21
6:07	Kevin Durant makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (James Harden assists)	15	21
6:06	Celtics Full timeout	15	21
6:06	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Romeo Langford	15	21
6:06	Tyler Johnson enters the game for James Harden	15	21
5:53	Jayson Tatum makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)	15	23
5:53	Blake Griffin shooting foul	15	23
5:53	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 1	15	24
5:39	Kevin Durant makes driving layup	17	24
5:24	Jayson Tatum misses layup	17	24
5:22	Joe Harris defensive rebound	17	24
5:20	Kyrie Irving makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot	20	24
5:04	Evan Fournier makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)	20	26
5:04	Kyrie Irving shooting foul	20	26
5:04	Aaron Nesmith enters the game for Jayson Tatum	20	26
5:04	Evan Fournier makes free throw 1 of 1	20	27
4:49	Kevin Durant makes 12-foot two point shot	22	27
4:49	Tristan Thompson shooting foul	22	27
4:49	Grant Williams enters the game for Tristan Thompson	22	27
4:49	Nicolas Claxton enters the game for Blake Griffin	22	27
4:49	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 1	23	27
4:42	Marcus Smart misses 28-foot three point jumper	23	27
4:39	Kyrie Irving defensive rebound	23	27
4:34	Marcus Smart shooting foul	23	27
4:34	Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 2	24	27
4:34	Jayson Tatum enters the game for Marcus Smart	24	27
4:34	Kyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 2	25	27
4:17	Jayson Tatum misses 27-foot three point jumper	25	27
4:15	Celtics offensive team rebound	25	27
4:15	Landry Shamet enters the game for Joe Harris	25	27
4:05	Nicolas Claxton blocks Jayson Tatum's driving layup	25	27
4:02	Grant Williams offensive rebound	25	27
4:01	Payton Pritchard misses 23-foot three point jumper	25	27
3:59	Kyrie Irving defensive rebound	25	27
3:45	Aaron Nesmith shooting foul	25	27
3:45	Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 2	26	27
3:45	Kyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 2	27	27
3:30	Landry Shamet shooting foul	27	27
3:30	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2	27	28
3:30	Jabari Parker enters the game for Aaron Nesmith	27	28
3:30	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2	27	29
3:20	Kevin Durant makes 2-foot driving dunk (Kyrie Irving assists)	29	29
2:58	Payton Pritchard misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	29	29
2:56	Kyrie Irving defensive rebound	29	29
2:45	Kyrie Irving misses two point shot	29	29
2:43	Jabari Parker defensive rebound	29	29
2:35	Nicolas Claxton blocks Evan Fournier 's 3-foot two point shot	29	29
2:33	Landry Shamet defensive rebound	29	29
2:26	Jayson Tatum blocks Landry Shamet 's 3-foot driving layup	29	29
2:26	Nets offensive team rebound	29	29
2:26	Nets Full timeout	29	29
2:26	Semi Ojeleye enters the game for Evan Fournier	29	29
2:26	James Harden enters the game for Nicolas Claxton	29	29
2:14	Kevin Durant misses 15-foot jumper	29	29
2:12	Jabari Parker defensive rebound	29	29
1:58	Jabari Parker makes driving layup (Payton Pritchard assists)	29	31
1:44	Kevin Durant lost ball turnover (Semi Ojeleye steals)	29	31
1:39	Payton Pritchard makes two point shot	29	33
1:22	Kyrie Irving misses driving layup	29	33
1:20	Jabari Parker defensive rebound	29	33
1:13	Payton Pritchard misses driving layup	29	33
1:11	Kyrie Irving defensive rebound	29	33
58.5	Kevin Durant misses 9-foot two point shot	29	33
57.5	Kevin Durant offensive rebound	29	33
56.5	Grant Williams blocks Kevin Durant 's 3-foot two point shot	29	33
55.5	Celtics defensive team rebound	29	33
35.2	Jabari Parker lost ball turnover (Tyler Johnson steals)	29	33
29.6	Grant Williams shooting foul	29	33
29.6	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	30	33
29.6	Bruce Brown enters the game for Kyrie Irving	30	33
29.6	Nicolas Claxton enters the game for Landry Shamet	30	33
29.6	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	31	33
9.3	Jayson Tatum misses 27-foot step back jumpshot	31	33
8.1	Celtics offensive team rebound	31	33
8.1	Tyler Johnson loose ball foul	31	33
8.1	Semi Ojeleye misses free throw 1 of 2	31	33
8.1	Celtics offensive team rebound	31	33
8.1	Romeo Langford enters the game for Jabari Parker	31	33
8.1	Kyrie Irving enters the game for Tyler Johnson	31	33
8.1	Joe Harris enters the game for Bruce Brown	31	33
8.1	Landry Shamet enters the game for Nicolas Claxton	31	33
8.1	Semi Ojeleye makes free throw 2 of 2	31	34
3.2	Kevin Durant makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	33	34
0.0	Grant Williams misses running pullup jump shot	33	34
0.0	Celtics offensive team rebound	33	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	34

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0:38

Celtics
93
Nets
104

Game 1

23/5

Celtics
108
Nets
130

Game 2

26/5

Nets
119
Celtics
125

Game 3

29/5

Nets
141
Celtics
126

Game 4

31/5

Celtics
109
Nets
123

Game 5

2/6

TD Garden

12:00 AM, 31 May 2021

Boston, MA

Attendance: 17,226

Referees:
John Goble
Kevin Cutler
Rodney Mott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	7	2	.778	-	L1
Brooklyn	4	4	.500	2.5	W1
New York	3	4	.429	3	L2
Toronto	2	7	.222	5	L2
Philadelphia	1	6	.143	5	L4

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