The Brooklyn Nets beat the Boston Celtics 141-126 on May 30, 2021 in the playoffs at TD Garden.
Final · Playoffs · TD Garden
Top performers
- Kevin Durant led the Nets with 42 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
- Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 40 points, 7 rebounds and 5 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 40 | 42 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14-20 | 3-3 | 11-11 | 4 |
| Kyrie Irving | 41 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11-24 | 6-12 | 11-11 | 4 |
| James Harden | 40 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8-12 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 3 |
| Joe Harris | 37 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Landry Shamet | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Blake Griffin | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Nic Claxton | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 197 | 125 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 41-72 | 16-27 | 27-28 | 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 | 40 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10-22 | 3-7 | 17-17 | 3 |
| Marcus Smart | 34 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-12 | 2-9 | 6-7 | 4 |
| Evan Fournier | 28 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-15 | 2-9 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Payton Pritchard | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Tristan Thompson | 23 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Grant Williams | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Tremont Waters | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Luke Kornet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tacko Fall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 192 | 106 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31-71 | 13-36 | 31-34 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nets · 2020-21 season · Previous May 28, 2021: BKN 119, BOS 125 · Next Jun 1, 2021: BOS 109, BKN 123
- Celtics · 2020-21 season · Previous May 28, 2021: BKN 119, BOS 125 · Next Jun 1, 2021: BOS 109, BKN 123