Nets (119) vs Celtics (125) · May 28, 2021 · NBA Scores

FINAL

May 28, 2021

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BKN	32	25	27	35	119
BOS	33	28	35	29	125

Game Recap

Led by Jayson Tatum's Playoff career-high 50 points, along with six rebounds and seven assists, the No. 7 seed Celtics defeated the No. 2 seed Nets, 125-119, in Game 3. James Harden tallied 41 points, seven rebounds and 10 assists for the Nets, while Kevin Durant added 39 points and nine rebounds in the losing effort. The Nets lead this best-of-seven series, 2-1, with Game 4 taking place on Sunday, May 30 at 7:00 p.m. ET

Player Stats

NETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kevin DurantSF	40	13-24	4-9	9-12	9	1	4	1	3	1	-1	39
12Joe HarrisPF	35	3-9	2-7	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	3	+4	8
2Blake GriffinC	24	1-5	0-1	2-2	5	1	1	0	0	5	+16	4
11Kyrie IrvingSG	40	6-17	2-6	2-2	6	2	1	0	1	4	+1	16
13James HardenPG	39	11-18	7-12	12-13	7	10	1	0	2	1	+13	41
33Nic Claxton	16	2-5	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	1	2	2	-21	4
10Tyler Johnson	9	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-17	5
20Landry Shamet	18	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	3	-26	0
1Bruce Brown	14	0-2	0-0	2-2	3	2	0	0	0	3	+1	2
4Chris Chiozza	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Mike James	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Alize 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	-	38-8445.2%	16-3842.1%	27-3187.1%	37	16	8	3	9	23	-	119

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
94Evan FournierSF	37	6-12	4-7	1-2	5	2	1	0	1	5	+11	17
0Jayson TatumPF	40	16-30	5-11	13-15	6	7	2	1	1	3	+1	50
13Tristan ThompsonC	30	8-13	0-0	3-4	13	1	0	0	2	2	-16	19
36Marcus SmartSG	39	8-11	5-8	2-2	3	6	1	0	4	3	+1	23
8Kemba WalkerPG	33	3-14	0-7	0-0	8	3	1	0	5	5	-15	6
44Robert Williams III	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+8	0
45Romeo Langford	27	2-7	2-6	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	1	+21	6
11Payton Pritchard	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+3	0
12Grant Williams	11	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	3	+15	4
26Aaron Nesmith	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	2	+1	0
4Carsen Edwards	— did not play —												— did not play —
40Luke Kornet	— did not play —												— did not play —
37Semi Ojeleye	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Jabari Parker	— did not play —												— did not play —
51Tremont Waters	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-8950.6%	16-3941.0%	19-2382.6%	46	21	5	3	13	25	-	125

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBKNBOS

(11:56) Jump Ball Thompson vs. Durant: Tip to Harden
(11:43) MISS Irving 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:39) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:28) Walker 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
02
+2 (11:17) Harden 6' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
22
(11:17) Walker S.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Lewis)
+1 (11:17) Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
32
(11:05) MISS Walker 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(11:01) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:01) MISS Thompson Tip Layup Shot
(11:00) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:58) Harris 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Irving 1 AST)
62
(10:46) MISS Tatum 4' Driving Layup
(10:43) Thompson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(10:43) Thompson Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (E.Lewis)
(10:43) Thompson Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (10:26) Durant 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
92
(10:09) MISS Walker 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:07) CELTICS Rebound
(10:07) Harris L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Lewis)
(10:00) MISS Smart 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:57) Griffin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:49) Harden 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
112
(9:44) MISS Fournier 2' Driving Layup
(9:42) Thompson REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
+2 (9:42) Thompson 2' Dunk (2 PTS)
114
(9:42) Griffin Violation:Defensive Goaltending (E.Lewis)
(9:29) Fournier S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Barnaky)
+1 (9:29) Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
124
+1 (9:29) Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
134
(9:16) Smart Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:16) Durant STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (9:03) Harden 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (10 PTS)
164
(8:44) MISS Tatum 10' Driving Layup
(8:40) Thompson REBOUND (Off:4 Def:0)
(8:40) MISS Thompson Tip Layup Shot
(8:39) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:36) Harris 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)
194
(8:35) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(8:18) MISS Fournier 8' Driving Layup
(8:18) Harris BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:15) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:09) MISS Durant 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:06) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:58) Tatum 21' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
196
(7:32) MISS Durant 15' Jump Shot
(7:32) Tatum BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:29) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:26) Tatum 2' Running Layup (4 PTS)
198
(7:08) MISS Irving 2' Driving Layup
(7:06) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:01) Tatum 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1910
(6:44) Durant Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (C.Blair)
(6:44) Durant Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (6:39) Smart 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1912
+3 (6:24) Harden 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (13 PTS)
2212
(6:06) Harris S.FOUL (P2.T2) (E.Lewis)
+1 (6:06) Tatum Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2213
+1 (6:06) Tatum Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2214
+2 (5:54) Durant 16' Turnaround Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Harden 3 AST)
2414
+2 (5:43) Smart 6' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
2416
(5:43) Griffin S.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Blair)
+1 (5:43) Smart Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2417
+2 (5:30) Durant 10' Fadeaway Jumper (7 PTS) (Harden 4 AST)
2617
(5:18) MISS Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:14) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:00) MISS Harden 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:56) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:52) Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:52) Durant STEAL (2 STL)
(4:47) MISS Harris 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:43) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:27) MISS Tatum 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:24) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:08) MISS Griffin 7' Layup
(4:05) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:59) MISS Tatum 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:56) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (3:39) Durant 14' Fadeaway Jumper (9 PTS)
2817
(3:27) T. Johnson P.FOUL (P1.T4) (E.Lewis)
+3 (3:17) Smart 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Walker 1 AST)
2820
(3:03) MISS Irving 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:59) Fournier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:56) MISS Fournier 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(2:52) Irving REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:42) T. Johnson 11' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)
3020
+3 (2:27) Langford 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
3023
(2:19) Nets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:04) MISS Claxton 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(2:01) Langford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:54) Tatum Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (C.Blair)
(1:54) Tatum Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (1:42) Claxton 6' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Irving 2 AST)
3223
+2 (1:18) Tatum 19' Step Back Jump Shot (10 PTS)
3225
(1:03) MISS Durant 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:01) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (0:56) Thompson 6' Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
3227
(0:43) Claxton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(0:43) Tatum STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (0:39) Tatum 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (13 PTS)
3230
(0:32) MISS Durant 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:28) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:24) MISS Tatum 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:24) Langford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (0:12) Smart 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
3233
(0:00) MISS Claxton 7' Driving Hook Shot
(0:00) Nets Rebound

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4th quarter

Team Stats

BKN

BOS

119Points125

38-84(45.2%)Field Goal(%)45-89(50.6%)

16-38(42.1%)3-Point(%)16-39(41.0%)

27-31(87.1%)Free Throw(%)19-23(82.6%)

37(10)Rebounds(Offensive)46(13)

16Assists21

8Steals5

3Blocks3

9Turnovers13

23Fouls25

30Pts In The Paint36

8Fast Break Pts9

15Pts Off Turnovers18

11Bench Pts10

15Largest Lead17

Game Details

Friday, May 28, 2021 · 8:30 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 4,789 (24.5%)

tv: ABC