May 22, 2021East - First Round · Game 1
BOSBoston Celtics93@BKNBrooklyn Nets104
BOS box score
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson TatumF | 41:00 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6-20 | 1-4 | 9-11 | -8 |
| Marcus SmartG | 39:00 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6-13 | 3-8 | 2-4 | -9 |
| Evan FournierF | 38:00 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 2-2 | -14 |
| Kemba WalkerG | 26:00 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5-16 | 3-7 | 2-2 | -21 |
| Tristan ThompsonC | 24:00 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | -16 |
| Robert Williams | 22:00 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +5 |
| Jabari Parker | 21:00 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | +7 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 16:00 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Payton Pritchard | 6:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 233 | 93 | 40 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 31-83 | 11-29 | 20-26 | — |
Did not play: Carsen Edwards (Coach's Decision), Grant Williams, Luke Kornet (Coach's Decision), Romeo Langford (Coach's Decision), Semi Ojeleye (Coach's Decision), Tremont Waters
BKN box score
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin DurantF | 39:00 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10-25 | 1-8 | 11-12 | +8 |
| Joe HarrisF | 37:00 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +22 |
| Kyrie IrvingG | 37:00 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11-20 | 2-8 | 5-5 | +16 |
| James HardenG | 36:00 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5-13 | 2-8 | 9-10 | +2 |
| Blake GriffinC | 19:00 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Jeff Green | 26:00 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +14 |
| Bruce Brown | 18:00 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Landry Shamet | 13:00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -14 |
| Nic Claxton | 11:00 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 236 | 104 | 50 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 35-84 | 8-34 | 26-29 | — |
Did not play: Alize Johnson (Coach's Decision), DeAndre Jordan (Coach's Decision), Mike James (Coach's Decision), Reggie Perry (Coach's Decision), Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot (Coach's Decision), Tyler Johnson (Coach's Decision)
Four factors
| Team | eFG% | TOV% | ORB% | FT/FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 44.0 | 11.3 | 23.4 | .241 |
| BKN | 46.4 | 10.2 | 32.6 | .310 |