The Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-119 on May 28, 2021 in the playoffs at TD Garden.
Final · Playoffs · TD Garden
Top performers
- James Harden led the Nets with 41 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists.
- Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 50 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 39 | 41 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11-18 | 7-12 | 12-13 | 1 |
| Kevin Durant | 40 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13-24 | 4-9 | 9-12 | 1 |
| Kyrie Irving | 41 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-17 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Joe Harris | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Blake Griffin | 25 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 |
| Nic Claxton | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Landry Shamet | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 215 | 112 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 36-79 | 15-36 | 25-29 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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 | 50 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16-30 | 5-11 | 13-15 | 3 |
| Marcus Smart | 39 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8-11 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Tristan Thompson | 30 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Evan Fournier | 37 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Kemba Walker | 34 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3-14 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Grant Williams | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Robert Williams III | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 213 | 119 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 43-82 | 14-33 | 19-23 | 24 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nets · 2020-21 season · Previous May 25, 2021: BOS 108, BKN 130 · Next May 30, 2021: BKN 141, BOS 126
- Celtics · 2020-21 season · Previous May 25, 2021: BOS 108, BKN 130 · Next May 30, 2021: BKN 141, BOS 126