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FINAL
Apr 23, 2022

Game Recap

Led by Jayson Tatums 39 points (27 in the 2nd half), along with five rebounds, six assists and a Playoff career-high six steals, the No. two seed Boston Celtics defeated the No. seven seed Brooklyn Nets in Game three, 109-103. Jaylen Brown added 23 points and five assists for the Celtics in the victory, while Kevin Durant tallied 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Nets. The Celtics lead this best-of-seven First Round series, 3-0, with Game four taking place on Monday, April 25 (TNT, 7:00 p.m. ET)

Box Score

1234T
BOS30232828109
BKN25252231103
Boston Celtics logoCELTICSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
0Jayson TatumSF4413-294-139-1056606439+4
42Al HorfordPF281-21-20-03302133+3
27Daniel TheisC174-61-20-06200019+5
7Jaylen BrownSG379-161-44-445203123+3
36Marcus SmartPG386-152-100-036202414-5
12Grant Williams323-71-30-05110137+2
9Derrick White131-30-20-06110112+5
44Robert Williams III151-10-00-02101002+5
11Payton Pritchard124-52-30-001100210+8
8Malik Fitts— did not play —— did not play —
30Sam Hauser— did not play —— did not play —
40Luke Kornet— did not play —— did not play —
16Juwan Morgan— did not play —— did not play —
26Aaron Nesmith— did not play —— did not play —
13Nik Stauskas— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL42-8450.0%12-3930.8%13-1492.9%34261331419109
Brooklyn Nets logoNETSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
7Kevin DurantSF456-112-32-288105316-2
1Bruce BrownPF4010-192-74-683215526+1
0Andre DrummondC151-30-00-03100132-9
30Seth CurrySG344-82-40-012101410-3
11Kyrie IrvingPG436-170-74-439312516-3
33Nic Claxton206-90-01-271011013-2
9Goran Dragic80-10-00-01100210-12
8Patty Mills234-54-50-010010012+4
2Blake Griffin72-42-32-21001118-4
21LaMarcus Aldridge— did not play —— did not play —
14Kessler Edwards— did not play —— did not play —
20Day'Ron Sharpe— did not play —— did not play —
24Cam Thomas— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL39-7750.6%12-2941.4%13-1681.3%3325751822103

Play-by-Play

1st quarterbosbkn
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (11:54) Jump Ball A. Horford vs. A. Drummond: Tip to J. Brown
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (11:41) A. Drummond personal FOUL (1 PF)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (11:32) MISS M. Smart 3PT
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (11:29) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (11:10) MISS K. Irving 7' driving floating Shot
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (11:08) A. Drummond REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (10:56) MISS B. Brown 25' 3PT
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (10:55) K. Irving REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (10:54) BKN shot clock Team TURNOVER
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (10:39) J. Tatum bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (10:39) B. Brown STEAL (1 STL)
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    +2 (10:37) B. Brown running Layup (2 PTS)
    02
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (10:36) TEAM delay-of-game VIOLATION
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (10:22) D. Theis cutting Layup (2 PTS) (M. Smart 1 AST)
    22
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (9:54) MISS S. Curry 3PT
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (9:54) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    +2 (9:53) B. Brown tip Layup (4 PTS)
    24
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (9:43) MISS J. Tatum 9' driving floating Shot
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (9:42) A. Drummond REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (9:35) MISS K. Irving 27' 3PT
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (9:33) D. Theis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +3 (9:23) M. Smart 26' 3PT pullup (3 PTS) (J. Brown 1 AST)
    54
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    +3 (8:55) B. Brown 3PT (7 PTS) (S. Curry 1 AST)
    57
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (8:36) MISS J. Tatum 3PT
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (8:32) A. Drummond REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (8:24) D. Theis shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Irving 2 FT)
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    +1 (8:24) K. Irving Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
    58
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    +1 (8:24) K. Irving Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
    59
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (8:12) MISS D. Theis 3PT
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (8:08) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    +3 (7:56) K. Durant 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
    512
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (7:52) BOS Timeout
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (7:32) K. Durant personal FOUL (1 PF)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +3 (7:24) J. Tatum 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (M. Smart 2 AST)
    812
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (7:00) MISS B. Brown driving Layup - blocked
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (7:00) A. Horford BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (7:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (6:58) MISS A. Drummond alley-oop Layup
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (6:52) M. Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (6:51) B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Tatum 2 FT)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +1 (6:51) J. Tatum Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
    912
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +1 (6:51) J. Tatum Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
    1012
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (6:39) B. Brown bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (6:39) J. Tatum STEAL (1 STL)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +3 (6:30) J. Tatum 26' 3PT (8 PTS) (M. Smart 3 AST)
    1312
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    +2 (6:19) K. Irving 12' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
    1314
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (6:09) D. Theis cutting DUNK (4 PTS) (J. Tatum 1 AST)
    1514
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (6:03) BKN Timeout
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    +2 (5:54) K. Irving driving Layup (6 PTS)
    1516
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (5:35) J. Brown 11' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
    1716
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    +2 (5:18) N. Claxton alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (K. Irving 1 AST)
    1718
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (5:09) MISS J. Brown 26' pullup 3PT
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (5:09) J. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (4:58) S. Curry personal FOUL (1 PF)
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (4:51) S. Curry kicked ball VIOLATION
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (4:41) G. Williams cutting Layup (2 PTS) (A. Horford 1 AST)
    1918
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    +2 (4:26) K. Durant 8' fadeaway Jump Shot (5 PTS)
    1920
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (4:07) A. Horford lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (4:07) K. Irving STEAL (1 STL)
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (4:01) MISS S. Curry driving finger roll Layup - blocked
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (4:01) A. Horford BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (4:00) J. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (3:58) K. Irving take personal FOUL (1 PF) (Brown 2 FT)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +1 (3:58) J. Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
    2020
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +1 (3:58) J. Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
    2120
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (3:49) MISS K. Irving 25' 3PT
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (3:45) G. Dragic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (3:43) MISS G. Dragic 8' turnaround Shot
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (3:41) D. White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +3 (3:23) M. Smart 25' 3PT pullup (6 PTS) (J. Brown 2 AST)
    2420
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (3:11) G. Dragic lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (3:11) D. White STEAL (1 STL)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (3:06) D. White running Layup (2 PTS)
    2620
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (2:53) G. Williams personal FOUL (1 PF)
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    +3 (2:47) B. Brown 24' 3PT (10 PTS) (G. Dragic 1 AST)
    2623
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (2:38) MISS D. White 24' running 3PT
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (2:35) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (2:32) MISS M. Smart 26' 3PT
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (2:29) TEAM defensive REBOUND
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (2:13) G. Dragic bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (2:13) M. Smart STEAL (1 STL)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (1:57) MISS J. Tatum 25' step back 3PT
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (1:55) TEAM defensive REBOUND
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (1:34) MISS B. Brown 26' 3PT
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (1:30) G. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (1:10) J. Tatum 12' driving floating Jump Shot (10 PTS)
    2823
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (0:56) D. White personal FOUL (1 PF)
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (0:47) K. Irving traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (0:26) J. Tatum 16' pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
    3023
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    +2 (0:09) K. Irving 11' pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
    3025
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (0:00) MISS J. Tatum 25' 3PT - blocked
  • Brooklyn Nets logo
    (0:00) B. Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (0:00) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter

Team Stats

109Points103
42-84(50.0%)Field Goal(%)39-77(50.6%)
12-39(30.8%)3-Point(%)12-29(41.4%)
13-14(92.9%)Free Throw(%)13-16(81.3%)
34(13)Rebounds(Offensive)33(12)
26Assists25
13Steals7
3Blocks5
14Turnovers18
19Fouls22
50Pts In The Paint42
25Fast Break Pts9
37Pts Off Turnovers25
21Bench Pts33
15Largest Lead7

Game Details

Saturday, April 23, 2022 · 6:30 PM
Barclays Center · Brooklyn, NY
attendance: 18,175 (95.7%)