Boston Celtics at Brooklyn Nets
· National Basketball AssociationTatum scores 36 points, the Celtics pour it on in 2nd half to beat the Nets 139-114
Payton Pritchard had 23 points, eight assists and six rebounds for the Celtics, who quickly and emphatically bounced back with their highest points total of the season after a surprising 117-116 home loss to Atlanta on Tuesday night.
Boston fell into a 13-point hole in the first quarter of this one before the NBA champions snapped themselves back into top form and turned the game into a rout with a 74-point second half.
Ziaire Williams scored a season-high 23 points for the Nets.
Nets: The Nets should like what they're seeing from Williams, who made his second straight start with Ben Simmons (left calf tightness) and Dorian Finney-Smith (sprained left ankle) sidelined. They added the No. 10 pick in the 2021 draft after he spent his first three seasons in Memphis.
Regular Season Series
BOS leads series 2-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 136 - 114 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 136 - 114 | |
4th 0.0 | (00:00) [Celtics] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS) | 136 - 114 | |
4th 1.1 | shot clock turnover | 136 - 114 | |
4th 25.1 | Noah Clowney makes dunk (Tyrese Martin assists) | 136 - 114 |
Statistics
BOS | BKN | |
---|---|---|
50-93 | FG | 40-79 |
53.8 | Field Goal % | 50.6 |
22-46 | 3PT | 19-43 |
47.8 | Three Point % | 44.2 |
17-24 | FT | 15-18 |
70.8 | Free Throw % | 83.3 |
45 | Rebounds | 34 |
12 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
33 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
35 | Assists | 26 |
7 | Steals | 4 |
6 | Blocks | 3 |
7 | Turnovers | 12 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
8 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
7 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
52 | Points in Paint | 40 |
17 | Fouls | 20 |
30 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 18,112 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | L1 |
New York | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | W4 |
Brooklyn | 11 | 18 | .379 | 11 | L2 |
Philadelphia | 10 | 17 | .370 | 11 | W1 |
Toronto | 7 | 23 | .233 | 15.5 | L8 |
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