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Boston Celtics
8-2 overall · 3-2 on the road
Tue 3/23
4:30 PM PT
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2-8 overall · 1-3 at home
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CelticsDefense

The Nets rank 28th in the NBA in offensive rating (104.7), and the Celtics rank 6th in defensive rating (106.2). An uphill night for the offense.

League average is 110.9, so the Nets are 6.2 below it. Michael Porter Jr. leads them with 21.5 points a game on 60.0% true shooting.

Jayson TatumTop scorer · BOS
Michael Porter Jr.Top scorer · BKN
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Celtics8-2
Nets2-8
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Season before this game (BOS 10 games, BKN 10). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

BOSBKN
Scoring
115.014th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.3
106.728th · Bottom 5
104.34th · Top 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
115.721st · Below avg
+10.72nd · Top 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
-9.024th · Below avg
Efficiency
115.95th · Top 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
104.728th · Bottom 5
106.26th · Above avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 111.0
112.320th · Average
+9.83rd · Top 5
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
-7.624th · Below avg
98.728th
Pace
NBA avg 102.1
102.513th
Shooting
54.3%13th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
51.3%25th · Below avg
58.1%9th · Above avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
55.7%24th · Below avg
15.62nd · Top 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
13.813th · Average
37.6%6th · Above avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
34.4%17th · Average
0.2915th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.345th · Top 5
Defense
51.0%5th · Top 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
54.8%22nd · Below avg
8.515th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.4
8.811th · Average
4.520th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.324th · Below avg
Possessions
14.4%14th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
16.7%27th · Bottom 5
31.8%3rd · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.5%
25.5%24th · Below avg
45.011th · Average
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
42.621st · Below avg
27.27th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
23.428th · Bottom 5

Recent form

Boston Celtics
WLWWW

Last 5: average margin +12.2 (season +10.7). Streak W3.

Brooklyn Nets
WLWLL

Last 5: average margin -7.0 (season -9.0). Streak L2.

Key players

Boston Celtics
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Jayson TatumF 27.16.07.857.3
Paul GeorgeF 20.45.24.160.0
Derrick WhiteG 12.93.35.356.1
Payton PritchardG 12.83.33.856.3
Brooklyn Nets
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Michael Porter Jr.F 21.57.71.160.0
Julius RandleF 20.06.75.057.2
Nolan TraoréG 12.92.02.662.4
Mikel Brown Jr.G 12.92.13.948.9

Injury report

Boston Celtics

Nobody listed.

Brooklyn Nets
Egor Demin G · back ~11/11 Out
Mikel Brown Jr. G · back ~11/11 Out
Grant Nelson F · back ~11/10 Day-To-Day

Earlier this season

10/27/26 · at BOSBKN 124 – BOS 125

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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