The Brooklyn Nets beat the Boston Celtics 104-93 on May 22, 2021 in the playoffs at Barclays Center.
Final · Playoffs · Barclays Center
Top performers
- Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.
- Kevin Durant led the Nets with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assists.
Boston Celtics box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 41 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6-20 | 1-4 | 9-11 | 5 |
| Marcus Smart | 40 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-13 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 2 |
| Kemba Walker | 27 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-16 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Robert Williams III | 23 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Evan Fournier | 39 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Tristan Thompson | 25 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Grant Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Tremont Waters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 221 | 84 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 28-78 | 10-28 | 18-24 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Brooklyn Nets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 39 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10-25 | 1-8 | 11-12 | 3 |
| Kyrie Irving | 37 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11-20 | 2-8 | 5-5 | 3 |
| James Harden | 36 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5-13 | 2-8 | 9-10 | 2 |
| Joe Harris | 37 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Nic Claxton | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jeff Green | 27 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Blake Griffin | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Landry Shamet | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 221 | 102 | 45 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 34-80 | 8-34 | 26-29 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Celtics · 2020-21 season · Previous May 18, 2021: WSH 100, BOS 118 · Next May 25, 2021: BOS 108, BKN 130
- Nets · 2020-21 season · Previous May 16, 2021: CLE 109, BKN 123 · Next May 25, 2021: BOS 108, BKN 130