Top Performers
Points
50
Tatum
BOS
Rebounds
13
Thompson
BOS
Assists
10
Harden
BKN
Threes
7
Harden
BKN
38-84 (45.2%)
FG%
45-89 (50.6%)
16-38 (42.1%)
3PM
16-39 (41.0%)
27-31 (87.1%)
FTM
19-23 (82.6%)
37
Rebounds
46
10
Offensive Rebounds
13
27
Defensive Rebounds
33
16
Assists
21
8
Steals
5
3
Blocks
3
11
Turnovers
15
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
27
Fouls
28
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
2020-21 Eastern Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  76ers - z | 49 | 23 | .681 | |
| 2 |  Nets - x | 48 | 24 | .667 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Bucks - y | 46 | 26 | .639 | 3.0 |
| 4 |  Knicks - x | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Hawks - y | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 |
| 6 |  Heat - x | 40 | 32 | .556 | 9.0 |
| 7 |  Celtics - x | 36 | 36 | .500 | 13.0 |
| 8 |  Wizards - x | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 |
| 9 |  Pacers - e | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 |
| 10 |  Hornets - e | 33 | 39 | .458 | 16.0 |
| 11 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 41 | .431 | 18.0 |
| 12 |  Raptors - e | 27 | 45 | .375 | 22.0 |
| 13 |  Cavaliers - e | 22 | 50 | .306 | 27.0 |
| 14 |  Magic - e | 21 | 51 | .292 | 28.0 |
| 15 |  Pistons - e | 20 | 52 | .278 | 29.0 |
Game Summary
The Boston Celtics emerged victorious over the Brooklyn Nets, 125 to 119, in Game 3 of the 2021 First Round on May 28, 2021.
Game Info
May 28, 2021
ABC/ESPN
TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
#42 Eric Lewis (Head Official)
#74 Curtis Blair
#36 Brent Barnaky
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Durant #7 | 40 | 39 | 9 (0) | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 13-24 | 4-9 | 9-12 | 66.6 |
B. Griffin #32 | 25 | 4 | 5 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +14 | 0 | 5 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 34.0 |
K. Irving #11 | 41 | 16 | 6 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 5 | 6-17 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 44.7 |
J. Harris #12 | 35 | 8 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 1 | 4 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 44.4 |
J. Harden #1 | 39 | 41 | 7 (1) | 10 | 1 | 0 | +11 | 2 | 1 | 11-18 | 7-12 | 12-13 | 86.4 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Shamet #44 | 19 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -25 | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
N. Claxton #33 | 16 | 4 | 5 (3) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -20 | 2 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 40.0 |
B. Brown #11 | 15 | 2 | 3 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 34.7 |
T. Johnson #8 | 10 | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -17 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 83.3 |
J. Green #32 | |||||||||||||
D. Jordan #6 | |||||||||||||
S. Dinwiddie #26 | |||||||||||||
T. Luwawu-Cabarrot #20 | |||||||||||||
M. James #55 | |||||||||||||
A. Johnson #24 | |||||||||||||
C. Chiozza #4 | |||||||||||||
R. Perry #0,14 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BKN | 119 | 37 (10) | 16 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 38-84 | 16-38 | 27-31 | 60.9 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Tatum #0 | 41 | 50 | 6 (0) | 7 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 4 | 16-30 | 5-11 | 13-15 | 68.3 |
T. Thompson #13 | 30 | 19 | 13 (9) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -16 | 2 | 3 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 64.4 |
E. Fournier #10 | 37 | 17 | 5 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +10 | 1 | 5 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 66.0 |
K. Walker #15 | 34 | 6 | 8 (0) | 3 | 1 | 0 | -14 | 5 | 6 | 3-14 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 21.4 |
M. Smart #36 | 39 | 23 | 3 (0) | 6 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 3 | 8-11 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 96.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Langford #9 | 27 | 6 | 6 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +21 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 42.9 |
G. Williams #2 | 11 | 4 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +14 | 0 | 3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
A. Nesmith #23 | 9 | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
R. Williams III #35 | 6 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
P. Pritchard #11 | 6 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
J. Parker #12 | |||||||||||||
J. Brown #7 | |||||||||||||
L. Kornet #7 | |||||||||||||
S. Ojeleye #37 | |||||||||||||
C. Edwards #4 | |||||||||||||
T. Waters #51 | |||||||||||||
T. Fall #99 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BOS | 125 | 46 (13) | 21 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 45-89 | 16-39 | 19-23 | 63.1 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
K. Walker makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Harden makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Harris makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
K. Durant makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
J. Harden makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Thompson makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Harden makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
J. Harris makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
J. Tatum makes 21' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Tatum makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Tatum makes 7' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Smart makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Harden makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
K. Durant makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Smart makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Durant makes 10' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Durant makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Smart makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
T. Johnson makes 11' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Langford makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
N. Claxton makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Tatum makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Thompson makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Tatum makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
M. Smart makes 27' 3PT shot
1Q
N. Claxton makes 5' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Thompson makes 4' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Tatum makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
T. Johnson makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
R. Langford makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
J. Harris makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Thompson makes 8' 2PT shot
2Q
E. Fournier makes 13' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Harden makes 8' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Irving makes 13' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Durant makes 13' 2PT shot
2Q
E. Fournier makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
K. Durant makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
G. Williams makes 9' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Tatum makes 26' 3PT shot
2Q
B. Griffin makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
E. Fournier makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Tatum makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Durant makes 10' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Thompson makes 2PT shot
2Q
K. Durant makes 10' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Tatum makes 27' 3PT shot
3Q
T. Thompson makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Durant makes 27' 3PT shot
3Q
K. Irving makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Durant makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Tatum makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Harden makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Durant makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
K. Irving makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Smart makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
M. Smart makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
K. Durant makes 10' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Smart makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
E. Fournier makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
J. Tatum makes 22' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Tatum makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
J. Tatum makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Harden makes 28' 3PT shot
3Q
K. Irving makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Harden makes 27' 3PT shot
4Q
E. Fournier makes 27' 3PT shot
4Q
T. Thompson makes 4' 2PT shot
4Q
T. Thompson makes 2PT shot
4Q
J. Harden makes 26' 3PT shot
4Q
K. Walker makes 17' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Harden makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
K. Irving makes 27' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Tatum makes 18' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Irving makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Tatum makes 3' 2PT shot
4Q
E. Fournier makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
K. Walker makes 17' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Smart makes 14' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Harden makes 27' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Tatum makes 20' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Durant makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
G. Williams makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
38-84 (45.2%)
FG%
45-89 (50.6%)
16-38 (42.1%)
3PM
16-39 (41.0%)
27-31 (87.1%)
FTM
19-23 (82.6%)
37
Rebounds
46
10
Offensive Rebounds
13
27
Defensive Rebounds
33
16
Assists
21
8
Steals
5
3
Blocks
3
11
Turnovers
15
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
27
Fouls
28
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0