Nets 115-105 Celtics (4 Mar, 2023) Play-by-Play

Brooklyn Nets

35-28, 17-16 away

115

	1	2	3	4	T
BKN	15	40	34	26	115
BOS	37	27	20	21	105

Boston Celtics

45-19, 25-8 home

105

Jaylen Brown misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Marcus Smart makes two point shot (Jaylen Brown assists)
Jayson Tatum makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Jaylen Brown assists)
Jaylen Brown makes two point shot
Jayson Tatum misses running pullup jump shot
Robert Williams III misses tip shot
Jaylen Brown misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Jayson Tatum misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
Nic Claxton blocks Jayson Tatum's two point shot
Al Horford makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
Jaylen Brown makes driving dunk
Marcus Smart misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Brown makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot
Jaylen Brown makes 2-foot layup (Marcus Smart assists)
Sam Hauser makes 24-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
Derrick White makes driving layup
Marcus Smart makes 28-foot jump bank shot (Sam Hauser assists)
Derrick White makes two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)
Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Jaylen Brown 's 4-foot two point shot
Derrick White makes driving layup (Sam Hauser assists)
Derrick White misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Derrick White makes 9-foot two point shot (Jayson Tatum assists)
Jayson Tatum misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jayson Tatum makes two point shot
Sam Hauser makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Derrick White misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Sam Hauser misses running pullup jump shot
Jayson Tatum makes 5-foot two point shot (Derrick White assists)
Jaylen Brown makes 28-foot step back jumpshot
Jayson Tatum misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Brown makes driving layup (Jayson Tatum assists)
Jaylen Brown makes driving layup
Jayson Tatum misses driving floating jump shot
Marcus Smart misses driving floating jump shot
Jaylen Brown makes 28-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
Jaylen Brown misses driving layup
Marcus Smart misses 4-foot two point shot
Jayson Tatum makes 4-foot dunk (Al Horford assists)
Jaylen Brown misses driving layup
Marcus Smart makes pullup jump shot
Robert Williams III makes alley oop dunk shot (Marcus Smart assists)
Jayson Tatum misses 27-foot three point jumper
Marcus Smart misses 23-foot pullup jump shot
Jayson Tatum makes 5-foot two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)
Jayson Tatum makes two point shot
Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Robert Williams III 's 5-foot driving layup
Jaylen Brown misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Nic Claxton blocks Jaylen Brown 's 5-foot driving layup
Jaylen Brown makes two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)
Marcus Smart misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jayson Tatum makes driving layup (Al Horford assists)
Nic Claxton blocks Jaylen Brown 's 8-foot driving layup
Robert Williams III makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jayson Tatum assists)
Jaylen Brown misses running pullup jump shot
Jayson Tatum misses driving layup
Derrick White misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jayson Tatum misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
Jayson Tatum makes 3-foot layup (Derrick White assists)
Jaylen Brown makes driving layup
Derrick White misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Brown makes dunk
Jaylen Brown misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Payton Pritchard misses driving layup
Jaylen Brown makes 2-foot layup (Derrick White assists)
Derrick White makes two point shot
Spencer Dinwiddie blocks Payton Pritchard 's 3-foot two point shot
Jaylen Brown makes 3-foot layup (Payton Pritchard assists)
Payton Pritchard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jayson Tatum misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Al Horford misses 12-foot two point shot
Derrick White makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists)
Jaylen Brown makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Grant Williams misses driving layup
Jayson Tatum makes 2-foot dunk
Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jayson Tatum makes 3-foot two point shot (Jaylen Brown assists)
Jaylen Brown makes two point shot
Al Horford makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
Al Horford misses layup
Jayson Tatum misses two point shot
Marcus Smart makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
Jaylen Brown misses running pullup jump shot
Jaylen Brown misses 32-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jayson Tatum blocks Mikal Bridges's two point shot
Spencer Dinwiddie misses 29-foot three point jumper
Cameron Johnson misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Spencer Dinwiddie makes 3-foot two point shot
Dorian Finney-Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nic Claxton misses two point shot
Dorian Finney-Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
Spencer Dinwiddie misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Mikal Bridges misses 10-foot two point shot
Mikal Bridges makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)
Royce O'Neale misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
Dorian Finney-Smith misses tip shot
Royce O'Neale misses driving layup
Cam Thomas misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Cam Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mikal Bridges misses two point shot
Spencer Dinwiddie makes driving layup
Mikal Bridges makes 25-foot three point jumper (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
Royce O'Neale makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)
Cam Thomas misses 27-foot three point jumper
Spencer Dinwiddie misses driving layup
Seth Curry makes 9-foot two point shot (Cam Thomas assists)
Seth Curry misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Seth Curry misses 28-foot three point jumper
Cam Thomas misses driving floating jump shot
Joe Harris makes 29-foot three point jumper (Seth Curry assists)
Cameron Johnson makes driving layup (Mikal Bridges assists)
Seth Curry makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists)
Cameron Johnson misses 29-foot three point jumper
Cameron Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cameron Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cameron Johnson misses 15-foot two point shot
Cameron Johnson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Mikal Bridges makes 18-foot running pullup jump shot (Nic Claxton assists)
Dorian Finney-Smith makes 26-foot three point shot (Mikal Bridges assists)
Mikal Bridges makes 2-foot two point shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)
Mikal Bridges makes driving layup
Mikal Bridges misses 24-foot three point jumper
Royce O'Neale misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Mikal Bridges makes driving layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
Dorian Finney-Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
Mikal Bridges makes 28-foot three point jumper (Royce O'Neale assists)
Royce O'Neale makes 1-foot dunk (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)
Seth Curry makes two point shot
Royce O'Neale makes driving layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
Robert Williams III blocks Spencer Dinwiddie 's 3-foot driving layup
Royce O'Neale makes driving layup
Dorian Finney-Smith makes alley oop layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
Mikal Bridges makes 28-foot step back jumpshot
Al Horford blocks Mikal Bridges 's 8-foot two point shot
Jayson Tatum blocks Nic Claxton 's 3-foot two point shot
Dorian Finney-Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
Mikal Bridges makes 13-foot two point shot (Cameron Johnson assists)
Dorian Finney-Smith misses 29-foot three point jumper
Robert Williams III blocks Dorian Finney-Smith 's 3-foot driving layup
Mikal Bridges misses two point shot
Cameron Johnson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
Mikal Bridges misses three point shot
Nic Claxton makes layup (Royce O'Neale assists)
Spencer Dinwiddie makes 17-foot two point shot
Cameron Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Cameron Johnson makes two point shot
Royce O'Neale misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mikal Bridges makes two point shot
Dorian Finney-Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Spencer Dinwiddie makes 12-foot two point shot (Cameron Johnson assists)
Dorian Finney-Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)
Spencer Dinwiddie misses driving floating jump shot
Royce O'Neale misses 29-foot three point jumper
Cameron Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Cameron Johnson misses 28-foot three point jumper
Derrick White blocks Royce O'Neale 's 4-foot two point shot
Dorian Finney-Smith misses tip shot
Spencer Dinwiddie misses driving floating jump shot
Jaylen Brown blocks Nic Claxton 's 10-foot driving layup
Cameron Johnson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nic Claxton assists)
Cameron Johnson misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Seth Curry misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mikal Bridges makes 11-foot running pullup jump shot
Seth Curry makes 20-foot step back jumpshot (Mikal Bridges assists)
Seth Curry misses running pullup jump shot
Cameron Johnson makes tip shot
Mikal Bridges makes 9-foot running pullup jump shot
Mikal Bridges makes 27-foot three pointer
Spencer Dinwiddie makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Spencer Dinwiddie misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
Mikal Bridges misses driving layup
Spencer Dinwiddie makes driving layup
Dorian Finney-Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dorian Finney-Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Royce O'Neale assists)
Cameron Johnson misses 12-foot two point shot
Royce O'Neale misses 28-foot three point jumper
Dorian Finney-Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper
Grant Williams blocks Mikal Bridges 's 15-foot pullup jump shot
Spencer Dinwiddie misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot

NETS

CELTICS

TIME		BKN	BOS
12:00	Nic Claxton vs. Robert Williams III (Marcus Smart gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Jaylen Brown misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:45	Nic Claxton defensive rebound	0	0
11:29	Jayson Tatum blocks Mikal Bridges's two point shot	0	0
11:28	Al Horford defensive rebound	0	0
11:25	Marcus Smart makes two point shot (Jaylen Brown assists)	0	2
11:25	Mikal Bridges shooting foul	0	2
11:25	Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 1	0	3
11:08	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 29-foot three point jumper	0	3
11:05	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	0	3
11:00	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	0	3
11:00	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	0	4
11:00	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	0	5
10:45	Cameron Johnson misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	0	5
10:43	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	0	5
10:35	Jayson Tatum out of bounds lost ball turnover	0	5
10:24	Spencer Dinwiddie bad pass (Marcus Smart steals)	0	5
10:17	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	0	5
10:17	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2	0	6
10:17	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2	0	7
10:05	Robert Williams III shooting foul	0	7
10:05	Mikal Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2	1	7
10:05	Mikal Bridges misses free throw 2 of 2	1	7
10:05	Al Horford defensive rebound	1	7
9:52	Jayson Tatum makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Jaylen Brown assists)	1	9
9:39	Spencer Dinwiddie makes 3-foot two point shot	3	9
9:34	Marcus Smart out of bounds bad pass turnover	3	9
9:26	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper	3	9
9:23	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	3	9
9:15	Cameron Johnson personal foul	3	9
9:15	Royce O'Neale enters the game for Cameron Johnson	3	9
9:05	Jaylen Brown makes two point shot	3	11
8:50	Dorian Finney-Smith lost ball turnover (Jaylen Brown steals)	3	11
8:48	Spencer Dinwiddie loose ball foul	3	11
8:48	Robert Williams III makes free throw 1 of 2	3	12
8:48	Robert Williams III makes free throw 2 of 2	3	13
8:24	Nic Claxton misses two point shot	3	13
8:23	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	3	13
8:18	Jayson Tatum misses running pullup jump shot	3	13
8:17	Robert Williams III offensive rebound	3	13
8:17	Robert Williams III misses tip shot	3	13
8:16	Robert Williams III offensive rebound	3	13
8:14	Robert Williams III lost ball turnover (Spencer Dinwiddie steals)	3	13
8:04	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper	3	13
8:01	Royce O'Neale offensive rebound	3	13
7:54	Spencer Dinwiddie misses 27-foot step back jumpshot	3	13
7:51	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	3	13
7:45	Jaylen Brown misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	3	13
7:41	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	3	13
7:34	Mikal Bridges misses 10-foot two point shot	3	13
7:32	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	3	13
7:19	Jayson Tatum misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	3	13
7:17	Jayson Tatum offensive rebound	3	13
7:14	Nic Claxton blocks Jayson Tatum's two point shot	3	13
7:12	Nic Claxton defensive rebound	3	13
7:03	Mikal Bridges makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	5	13
7:03	Celtics Full timeout	5	13
7:03	Sam Hauser enters the game for Jayson Tatum	5	13
7:03	Derrick White enters the game for Robert Williams III	5	13
7:03	Cam Thomas enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	5	13
6:53	Al Horford makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)	5	16
6:31	Sam Hauser shooting foul	5	16
6:31	Spencer Dinwiddie misses free throw 1 of 2	5	16
6:31	Nets offensive team rebound	5	16
6:31	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Nic Claxton	5	16
6:31	Spencer Dinwiddie misses free throw 2 of 2	5	16
6:31	Derrick White defensive rebound	5	16
6:21	Jaylen Brown makes driving dunk	5	18
5:55	Royce O'Neale misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	18
5:54	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	5	18
5:54	Dorian Finney-Smith misses tip shot	5	18
5:52	Nets offensive team rebound	5	18
5:45	Royce O'Neale misses driving layup	5	18
5:44	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	5	18
5:30	Marcus Smart misses 28-foot three point jumper	5	18
5:29	Cam Thomas defensive rebound	5	18
5:19	Cam Thomas misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	18
5:18	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	5	18
5:12	Jaylen Brown makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot	5	21
5:11	Nets Full timeout	5	21
4:52	Cam Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	21
4:51	Mikal Bridges offensive rebound	5	21
4:48	Mikal Bridges misses two point shot	5	21
4:46	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	5	21
4:40	Jaylen Brown makes 2-foot layup (Marcus Smart assists)	5	23
4:31	Spencer Dinwiddie makes driving layup	7	23
4:18	Sam Hauser makes 24-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)	7	26
3:59	Mikal Bridges makes 25-foot three point jumper (Spencer Dinwiddie assists)	10	26
3:43	Derrick White makes driving layup	10	28
3:22	Royce O'Neale makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)	13	28
3:01	Marcus Smart makes 28-foot jump bank shot (Sam Hauser assists)	13	31
2:36	Cam Thomas misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	31
2:34	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	13	31
2:24	Derrick White makes two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)	13	33
2:07	Spencer Dinwiddie misses driving layup	13	33
2:06	Al Horford defensive rebound	13	33
2:03	Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Jaylen Brown 's 4-foot two point shot	13	33
2:02	Celtics offensive team rebound	13	33
2:02	Jayson Tatum enters the game for Jaylen Brown	13	33
2:02	Grant Williams enters the game for Marcus Smart	13	33
2:02	Luke Kornet enters the game for Al Horford	13	33
2:02	Nic Claxton enters the game for Royce O'Neale	13	33
2:02	Seth Curry enters the game for Mikal Bridges	13	33
1:51	Derrick White makes driving layup (Sam Hauser assists)	13	35
1:51	Nets Full timeout	13	35
1:30	Seth Curry makes 9-foot two point shot (Cam Thomas assists)	15	35
1:16	Derrick White misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	35
1:14	Nic Claxton defensive rebound	15	35
1:08	Seth Curry misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	15	35
1:06	Celtics defensive team rebound	15	35
49.0	Derrick White makes 9-foot two point shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	15	37
35.0	Seth Curry misses 28-foot three point jumper	15	37
33.0	Grant Williams defensive rebound	15	37
14.0	Jayson Tatum misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	37
11.1	Cam Thomas defensive rebound	15	37
0.0	Cam Thomas misses driving floating jump shot	15	37
0.0	Nets offensive team rebound	15	37
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	15	37

Regular Season Series

BOS wins 3-1

Celtics
103
Nets
92

Game 1

4/12

Celtics
109
Nets
98

Game 2

13/1

Nets
96
Celtics
139

Game 3

2/2

Nets
115
Celtics
105

Game 4

4/3

TD Garden

12:30 AM, 4 March 2023

Boston, MA

Attendance: 19,156

Referees:
Kevin Scott
Karl Lane
Jonathan Sterling

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

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