Celtics (93) vs Nets (104) · May 22, 2021 · NBA Scores

FINAL

May 22, 2021

Game Recap

Kevin Durant (32 points), Kyrie Irving (29) and James Harden (21) combine for 82 of Brooklyn's 104 points, lifting the Nets to victory in Game 1.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	21	32	20	20	93
BKN	16	31	31	26	104

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
94Evan FournierSF	38	3-10	2-4	2-2	6	2	2	0	0	3	10	-14
0Jayson TatumPF	41	6-20	1-4	9-11	3	5	1	1	4	5	22	-8
13Tristan ThompsonC	24	2-4	0-0	0-1	10	2	2	1	1	0	4	-16
36Marcus SmartSG	39	6-13	3-8	2-4	3	5	0	0	3	2	17	-9
8Kemba WalkerPG	26	5-16	3-7	2-2	1	2	0	0	3	4	15	-21
26Aaron Nesmith	16	1-5	1-3	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	+1
44Robert Williams III	22	5-8	0-0	1-2	9	1	1	9	0	2	11	+5
20Jabari Parker	21	3-6	1-2	2-2	4	1	0	1	1	1	9	+7
11Payton Pritchard	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
51Tremont Waters	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Grant Williams	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Carsen Edwards	— did not play —												— did not play —
40Luke Kornet	— did not play —												— did not play —
45Romeo Langford	— did not play —												— did not play —
37Semi Ojeleye	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		31-8436.9%	11-3036.7%	20-2676.9%	40	19	6	12	12	18	93

NETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
7Kevin DurantSF	39	10-25	1-8	11-12	12	1	1	1	4	3	32	+8
12Joe HarrisPF	37	4-11	2-6	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	4	10	+22
2Blake GriffinC	19	0-0	0-0	1-2	3	4	2	0	0	3	1	+1
11Kyrie IrvingSG	37	11-20	2-8	5-5	6	1	0	1	2	3	29	+16
13James HardenPG	36	5-13	2-8	9-10	9	8	4	1	3	2	21	+2
1Bruce Brown	18	1-4	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	1	0	2	2	+6
8Jeff Green	26	1-4	1-3	0-0	4	3	0	1	0	1	3	+14
20Landry Shamet	13	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	2	0	-14
33Nic Claxton	11	3-6	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	1	0	2	6	0
55Mike James	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Alize Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Tyler Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Reggie Perry	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		35-8441.7%	8-3423.5%	26-2989.7%	50	18	7	7	11	22	104

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterbosbkn

(11:55) Jump Ball Durant vs. Thompson: Tip to Harden
(11:38) Irving Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:38) Fournier STEAL (1 STL)
(11:34) MISS Walker 3' Running Layup
(11:32) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:27) MISS Harden 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(11:23) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:11) Smart Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (10:49) Irving 22' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Griffin 1 AST)
02
+2 (10:29) Tatum 13' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
22
(10:16) MISS Irving 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:14) Fournier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:58) Tatum Driving Layup (4 PTS)
42
(9:33) MISS Durant 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:31) Fournier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:21) MISS Fournier 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:18) Celtics Rebound
(9:07) MISS Fournier 5' Driving Hook Shot
(9:04) Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:57) Durant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:57) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (8:53) Smart 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Walker 1 AST)
72
+2 (8:34) Harden 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
74
+3 (8:17) Walker 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
104
(8:04) MISS Irving 7' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot
(8:02) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:52) Tatum 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
134
+2 (7:31) Harris 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
136
(7:19) MISS Walker 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:16) Griffin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:07) Durant 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)
138
(6:40) MISS Tatum 23' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:37) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:29) Durant 1' Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Harden 3 AST)
1310
+2 (6:05) Walker 12' Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
1510
(5:57) MISS Harris 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(5:54) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:45) MISS Smart 3PT Jump Shot
(5:41) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:31) MISS Harden 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(5:26) Fournier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (5:09) Fournier 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Walker 2 AST)
1810
(5:07) NETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(4:57) Walker S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Wall)
+1 (4:57) Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1811
+1 (4:57) Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1812
(4:47) Green P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Tiven)
(4:39) MISS Fournier 5' Driving Layup
(4:36) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:32) MISS Durant 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(4:30) Celtics Rebound
(4:13) MISS Smart 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:09) Irving REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:00) Irving 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1814
(3:47) MISS Walker 3' Driving Layup
(3:47) Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:45) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:44) Smart S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Tiven)
+1 (3:44) Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1815
+1 (3:44) Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1816
(3:37) MISS Walker 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:35) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:29) MISS Irving 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(3:29) Williams III BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:28) NETS Rebound
(3:25) MISS Durant 12' Jump Shot
(3:22) Williams III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:15) MISS Walker 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:14) NETS Rebound
(3:00) MISS Durant 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:56) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:55) Harris Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (S.Wall)
(2:55) Harris Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:55) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:48) MISS Smart 1' Running Layup
(2:48) Irving BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:45) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(2:42) MISS Durant 8' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(2:40) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:29) Shamet P.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Wall)
(2:20) MISS Tatum 30' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:17) NETS Rebound
(2:03) MISS Irving 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:00) Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:00) MISS Green 1' Putback Layup
(2:00) Williams III BLOCK (2 BLK)
(2:00) Brown REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(1:54) MISS Irving 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:50) Shamet REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:47) MISS Durant 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:41) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:29) MISS Parker 13' Step Back Jump Shot
(1:26) Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (1:24) Nesmith 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Williams III 1 AST)
2116
(1:00) MISS Durant 9' Floating Jump Shot
(0:58) Parker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:53) Tatum Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(0:38) Harden OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Tiven)
(0:38) Harden Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:30) MISS Tatum 12' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(0:26) Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:05) MISS Durant 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:02) Celtics Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

BKN

93Points104

31-84(36.9%)Field Goal(%)35-84(41.7%)

11-30(36.7%)3-Point(%)8-34(23.5%)

20-26(76.9%)Free Throw(%)26-29(89.7%)

40(11)Rebounds(Offensive)50(14)

19Assists18

6Steals7

12Blocks7

12Turnovers11

18Fouls22

34Pts In The Paint38

12Fast Break Pts6

9Pts Off Turnovers18

25Bench Pts11

12Largest Lead17

Game Details

Saturday, May 22, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Barclays Center · Brooklyn, NY

attendance: 14,391 (75.7%)