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8-2 overall · 4-0 on the road
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8-2 overall · 5-0 at home
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The Celtics rank 5th in the NBA in offensive rating (115.9), and the Spurs rank 4th in defensive rating (106.0). Strength against strength: something has to give.

League average is 110.9, so the Celtics are 5.0 above it. Jayson Tatum leads them with 27.1 points a game on 57.3% true shooting.

Victor WembanyamaTop scorer · SAS
Jayson TatumTop scorer · BOS
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Team vs team

Season before this game (SAS 10 games, BOS 10). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

SASBOS
Scoring
118.46th · Above avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.3
115.014th · Average
108.18th · Above avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
104.34th · Top 5
+10.33rd · Top 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
+10.72nd · Top 5
Efficiency
114.77th · Above avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
115.95th · Top 5
106.04th · Top 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 111.0
106.26th · Above avg
+8.76th · Above avg
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
+9.83rd · Top 5
102.610th
Pace
NBA avg 102.1
98.728th
Shooting
52.4%20th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
54.3%13th · Average
57.1%16th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
58.1%9th · Above avg
12.419th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
15.62nd · Top 5
34.4%16th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
37.6%6th · Above avg
0.309th · Above avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2915th · Average
Defense
50.3%4th · Top 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
51.0%5th · Top 5
7.919th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.4
8.515th · Average
7.01st · Top 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.520th · Average
Possessions
12.4%3rd · Top 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
14.4%14th · Average
28.9%12th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.5%
31.8%3rd · Top 5
48.53rd · Top 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
45.011th · Average
26.910th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
27.27th · Above avg

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San Antonio Spurs
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Last 5: average margin +14.0 (season +10.3). Streak W8.

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

Key players

San Antonio Spurs
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Victor WembanyamaF-C 29.112.03.060.0
Dylan HarperG 18.15.44.458.6
Stephon CastleG 15.35.95.050.5
De'Aaron FoxG 13.83.95.964.4
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

Injury report

San Antonio Spurs
Jayden Quaintance F · Right Knee Surgery · back ~12/3 Out
Tobias Harris F · Left Calf Strain · back ~11/11 Out
Devin Vassell G-F · Left Adductor Tightness · back ~11/9 Questionable
Boston Celtics

Nobody listed.

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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