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Smart helps Celtics beat Thunder for 7th straight win
BOSTON (AP) Marcus Smart scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half, and the Boston Celtics beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 126-122 on Monday night for their seventh straight win.
Boston trailed by as many as 15 in the third quarter, but it outscored Oklahoma City 37-26 in the fourth.
''Tonight was a resilient win - a tough game to win,'' said Jaylen Brown, who scored 26 for Boston.
Jayson Tatum had 27 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, and Al Horford added 12 points and 11 boards. Smart also had eight assists and five rebounds.
Reserves Payton Pritchard and Derrick White led a key surge late in the third and early in the fourth as the Celtics rallied.
''The first team was a little sluggish. We tried. We was giving it everything we got and just couldn't find it,'' Smart said. ''And then those two came in and gave us the jump we needed. The energy definitely shifted with those two guys coming into the game.''
Pritchard scored 10, and White finished with 16 points - 11 in the second half - five assists and four steals.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 37 points. Lu Dort scored 21, and Aleksej Pokusevski finished with 16 points and 14 rebounds.
All five starters scored in double figures for Oklahoma City, which couldn't hang on after a solid start.
''There were a lot of bright spots. We really put it to them. We controlled the game on the road against a great team, which is a credit to our guys,'' coach Mark Daigneault said.
The Thunder had just six turnovers in the first half, but seven in each of the final two quarters while falling to 2-5 on the road.
Boston coach Joe Mazzulla said the Celtics overcame the Thunder with defense and credited the scrappy play of Pritchard and White.
''I thought especially in the second half, we didn't allow our lack of shot-making to affect our defensive effort,'' Mazzulla said. ''That to me is a sign of growth for the team.''
Pritchard hit a 31-foot 3-pointer with the shot clock about to expire late in the third, pulling Boston within nine. Pritchard then had a steal and a layup just before the buzzer, cutting the margin to 96-89 entering the final quarter.
Pritchard hit another 3-pointer in the opening minute of the fourth and Oklahoma City's 15-point lead was down to 99-94 with 11:11 left.
Smart drew an offensive foul on Gilgeous-Alexander and a two-handed dunk by Tatum tied it at 107 as fans roared in approval of Boston's surging momentum.
A three-point play by Dort tied it at 115 with 2:41 left, but Smart hit a 3-pointer to put Boston back up and White followed with another 3 after a miss by the Thunder at the other end.
STILL SCORING
The Thunder had scored 130-plus points in three straight games, including a 145-135 win over the Knicks in New York on Sunday. Coming just short at Boston with 122 points reminded the Thunder of their potential, Gilgeous-Alexander said.
''When we play to our identity, we can play with anybody,'' he said. ''We knew that going in - that we'd give ourselves a chance to win if we played our style and way and I think we did so for a majority of the game.''
TIP-INS
Thunder: Outrebounded Boston 51-46. ... Oklahoma City was playing the second of a four-game trip with stops still to go in Washington and Memphis.
Celtics: G Malcolm Brogdon missed his third straight game with a tight right hamstring. ... F Grant Williams received a technical foul with 7:31 left in the first quarter after complaining about a no-call when he went up for an offensive rebound. ... Tatum received a technical 1:04 into the second quarter after a foul, although he appeared to be yelling at himself. ... Boston Bruins winger David Pastrnak received a round of applause when he was shown sitting courtside during a stoppage in the second quarter.
UP NEXT
Thunder: Visit the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.
Celtics: Visit the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Aleksej Pokusevski vs. Al Horford (Thunder gains possession) | ||
| 11:49 |  | Josh Giddey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:45 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | +2 | Al Horford makes two point cutting dunk (Jaylen Brown assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:15 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point pullup jump shot | 2-2 |
| 10:54 | | Luguentz Dort shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 10:54 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-3 |
| 10:54 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-4 |
| 10:45 | | Luguentz Dort misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:42 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Aleksej Pokusevski personal foul (Al Horford draws the foul) | ||
| 10:27 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:10 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | +2 | Al Horford makes two point alley-oop layup (Marcus Smart assists) | 2-6 |
| 9:46 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point pullup jump shot | 4-6 |
| 9:33 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 4-8 |
| 9:27 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point cutting layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 6-8 |
| 9:13 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:10 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | +2 | Aleksej Pokusevski makes two point layup | 8-8 |
| 8:57 | | Luguentz Dort kicked ball violation | ||
| 8:52 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:35 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 10-8 |
| 8:20 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:06 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:58 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | Jalen Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:33 | | Grant Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | Grant Williams misses two point putback layup | ||
| 7:30 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | Grant Williams technical foul | ||
| 7:31 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 11-8 |
| 7:17 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 14-8 |
| 7:02 | | Jalen Williams shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 7:02 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-9 |
| 7:02 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-10 |
| 6:49 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 16-10 |
| 6:49 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:41 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point pullup jump shot | 16-12 |
| 6:26 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Al Horford steals) | ||
| 6:24 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 6:15 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:12 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup | 16-14 |
| 5:55 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:53 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 16-17 |
| 5:29 | | Al Horford blocks Aaron Wiggins's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:25 | | Aaron Wiggins offensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point jump shot (Aaron Wiggins assists) | 19-17 |
| 5:06 | | Marcus Smart misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point running layup | 21-17 |
| 4:43 | | Aleksej Pokusevski blocks Jaylen Brown's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point running layup | 23-17 |
| 4:31 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Grant Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 4:31 | | +1 | Grant Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-18 |
| 4:31 | | +1 | Grant Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-19 |
| 4:26 | | Marcus Smart shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 4:26 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-19 |
| 4:26 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-19 |
| 4:12 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | +3 | Jalen Williams makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 28-19 |
| 3:39 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point cutting layup (Al Horford assists) | 28-21 |
| 3:25 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 30-21 |
| 3:06 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 30-23 |
| 3:02 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:49 | | Jalen Williams turnover (bad pass) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 2:48 | | Isaiah Joe shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 2:48 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-24 |
| 2:48 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-25 |
| 2:37 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:34 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:23 | | Jayson Tatum offensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup | 30-27 |
| 2:00 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:54 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 1:38 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:35 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 1:28 | | Luke Kornet blocks Luguentz Dort's two point layup | ||
| 1:24 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Derrick White misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:18 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point running jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 33-27 |
| 0:55 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:53 | | Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:46 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 0:39 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 33-30 |
| 0:35 | | Jayson Tatum personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 0:27 | | Aleksej Pokusevski misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:25 | | Aleksej Pokusevski offensive rebound | ||
| 0:26 | | +2 | Aleksej Pokusevski makes two point tip dunk | 35-30 |
| 0:06 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Payton Pritchard offensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | +2 | Payton Pritchard makes two point putback layup | 35-32 |
| 0:00 | | Josh Giddey misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | +3 | Sam Hauser makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 35-35 |
| 11:31 | | Aleksej Pokusevski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Jaylin Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:00 | | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | Jayson Tatum personal foul (Aleksej Pokusevski draws the foul) | ||
| 10:56 | | Jayson Tatum technical foul | ||
| 10:56 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 36-35 |
| 10:46 | | +2 | Jaylin Williams makes two point floating jump shot (Kenrich Williams assists) | 38-35 |
| 10:33 | | Luguentz Dort shooting foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 10:33 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-36 |
| 10:33 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-37 |
| 10:29 | | Luke Kornet shooting foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | ||
| 10:29 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-37 |
| 10:29 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-37 |
| 10:18 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 40-40 |
| 9:55 | | +2 | Kenrich Williams makes two point driving layup (Aleksej Pokusevski assists) | 42-40 |
| 9:43 | | Jaylin Williams shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 9:43 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-41 |
| 9:43 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-42 |
| 9:35 | | +2 | Kenrich Williams makes two point pullup jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 44-42 |
| 9:21 | | Sam Hauser turnover (lost ball) (Aleksej Pokusevski steals) | ||
| 9:18 | | +2 | Luguentz Dort makes two point running layup (Aleksej Pokusevski assists) | 46-42 |
| 9:18 | | Marcus Smart shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 9:18 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 47-42 |
| 9:03 | | Noah Vonleh offensive foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 9:03 | | Noah Vonleh turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:54 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:52 | | Luguentz Dort offensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | +3 | Kenrich Williams makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 50-42 |
| 8:32 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving floating jump shot | 50-44 |
| 8:14 | | Jaylin Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:13 | | Luguentz Dort offensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | Noah Vonleh shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 8:12 | | Luguentz Dort misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:12 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-44 |
| 8:01 | | Jaylen Brown offensive foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 8:01 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:52 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:50 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | Jalen Williams shooting foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 7:48 | | +1 | Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 51-45 |
| 7:48 | | +1 | Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-46 |
| 7:41 | | +3 | Aleksej Pokusevski makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 54-46 |
| 7:25 | | Jaylin Williams kicked ball violation | ||
| 7:20 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:17 | | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Aleksej Pokusevski offensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | +2 | Aleksej Pokusevski makes two point tip dunk | 56-46 |
| 6:40 | | Marcus Smart offensive foul (Charge) (Kenrich Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 6:40 | | Marcus Smart turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:40 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:21 | | Kenrich Williams misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:19 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup (Derrick White assists) | 56-48 |
| 5:59 | | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Derrick White steals) | ||
| 5:51 | | Derrick White misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:49 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | Kenrich Williams misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:42 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (lost ball) (Kenrich Williams steals) | ||
| 5:20 | | Jalen Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:17 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | +2 | Al Horford makes two point running layup (Derrick White assists) | 56-50 |
| 5:12 | | Aleksej Pokusevski shooting foul (Al Horford draws the foul) | ||
| 5:12 | | +1 | Al Horford makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 56-51 |
| 5:05 | | +2 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 58-51 |
| 4:47 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | Isaiah Joe turnover (bad pass) (Derrick White steals) | ||
| 4:27 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point running dunk (Jaylen Brown assists) | 58-53 |
| 4:04 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:02 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 3:56 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:55 | | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:43 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point stepback jump shot (Kenrich Williams assists) | 60-53 |
| 3:18 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point stepback jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 60-56 |
| 3:04 | | Luguentz Dort misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:00 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | Jayson Tatum blocks Jeremiah Robinson-Earl's two point tip layup | ||
| 3:03 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:02 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:46 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | ||
| 2:39 | | Jaylen Brown shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 2:39 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 61-56 |
| 2:39 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 62-56 |
| 2:17 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (bad pass) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 2:13 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point running dunk | 64-56 |
| 2:02 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:02 | | Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | Aleksej Pokusevski turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 1:54 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running layup | 64-58 |
| 1:42 | | Josh Giddey turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:39 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:37 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | +3 | Jalen Williams makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 67-58 |
| 1:04 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Al Horford offensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | +2 | Grant Williams makes two point layup | 67-60 |
| 0:40 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point cutting dunk (Jalen Williams assists) | 69-60 |
| 0:35 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Jaylen Brown's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:35 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | Grant Williams misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:21 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving floating jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 69-62 |
| 0:00 | | Aleksej Pokusevski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:45 | | Thunder defensive rebound | ||
| 11:37 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving finger roll layup | 71-62 |
| 11:19 | | Marcus Smart misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Josh Giddey misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:51 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Luguentz Dort misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:38 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | Aleksej Pokusevski blocks Jayson Tatum's two point running layup | ||
| 10:31 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | +2 | Aleksej Pokusevski makes two point running layup | 73-62 |
| 10:10 | | Marcus Smart misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Marcus Smart offensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point putback layup | 73-64 |
| 10:08 | | Aleksej Pokusevski shooting foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 10:08 | | +1 | Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 73-65 |
| 9:53 | | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point stepback jump shot | 76-65 |
| 9:39 | | Al Horford turnover (lost ball) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 9:32 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point running layup | 76-67 |
| 9:17 | | Marcus Smart blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:17 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | Aleksej Pokusevski blocks Al Horford's two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 9:03 | | Al Horford offensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | Al Horford misses two point putback layup | ||
| 9:00 | | Al Horford offensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | +2 | Al Horford makes two point tip layup | 76-69 |
| 8:33 | | Jayson Tatum blocks Josh Giddey's three point jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | Thunder turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 8:22 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:01 | | +2 | Aleksej Pokusevski makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Luguentz Dort assists) | 78-69 |
| 7:47 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 78-71 |
| 7:32 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 80-71 |
| 7:22 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Al Horford offensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Payton Pritchard offensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | +3 | Aleksej Pokusevski makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 83-71 |
| 7:01 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:55 | | Jalen Williams blocks Jaylen Brown's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:52 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | Jalen Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:37 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:19 | | Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:10 | | Josh Giddey turnover (lost ball) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 6:02 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running layup (Marcus Smart assists) | 83-73 |
| 5:50 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 86-73 |
| 5:32 | | Al Horford misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 5:31 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | Luguentz Dort misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 5:16 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:04 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | Luguentz Dort turnover (lost ball) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 4:53 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point running layup | ||
| 4:51 | | Payton Pritchard offensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | Marcus Smart turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:33 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving layup | 88-73 |
| 4:33 | | Jaylen Brown shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 4:33 | | Jalen Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:33 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point pullup jump shot | 88-75 |
| 4:11 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point stepback jump shot | 90-75 |
| 3:56 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jaylen Brown assists) | 90-77 |
| 3:40 | | Aaron Wiggins turnover (lost ball) (Sam Hauser steals) | ||
| 3:37 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point running layup | 90-79 |
| 3:37 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 3:37 | | +1 | Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 90-80 |
| 3:26 | | Aleksej Pokusevski misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:19 | | Aaron Wiggins offensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point tip dunk | 92-80 |
| 3:18 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 3:18 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:18 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 92-81 |
| 3:11 | | Sam Hauser blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:06 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | Aleksej Pokusevski turnover (traveling) | ||
| 2:56 | | Aleksej Pokusevski personal foul (Grant Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 2:49 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:47 | | Aaron Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 2:41 | | Marcus Smart shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 2:41 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 93-81 |
| 2:41 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 94-81 |
| 2:23 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 2:23 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:23 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 2:23 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 94-82 |
| 2:03 | | Aleksej Pokusevski misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running layup | 94-84 |
| 1:41 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:39 | | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:23 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 1:08 | | +2 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point cutting dunk (Jalen Williams assists) | 96-84 |
| 0:44 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 96-87 |
| 0:32 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (bad pass) (Grant Williams steals) | ||
| 0:10 | | Payton Pritchard misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:08 | | Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (lost ball) (Payton Pritchard steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Payton Pritchard makes two point running layup | 96-89 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | | — | ||
| 11:52 | | Josh Giddey turnover (lost ball) (Derrick White steals) | ||
| 11:51 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 11:51 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 96-90 |
| 11:51 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 96-91 |
| 11:47 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving layup | 98-91 |
| 11:47 | | Derrick White shooting foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | ||
| 11:47 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 99-91 |
| 11:37 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 99-94 |
| 11:15 | | Luguentz Dort turnover (bad pass) (Payton Pritchard steals) | ||
| 5:00 | | Payton Pritchard turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:11 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:54 | | Josh Giddey turnover (lost ball) (Grant Williams steals) | ||
| 10:46 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:43 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot | 102-94 |
| 10:06 | | +3 | Sam Hauser makes three point jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists) | 102-97 |
| 9:52 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:44 | | Sam Hauser misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Kenrich Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point driving bank jump shot | 104-97 |
| 9:07 | | Josh Giddey blocks Payton Pritchard's two point layup | ||
| 9:03 | | Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | Luguentz Dort misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:55 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | Derrick White offensive foul (Charge) (Kenrich Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 8:48 | | Derrick White turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:39 | | Josh Giddey turnover (lost ball) (Derrick White steals) | ||
| 8:34 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point running layup | 104-99 |
| 8:23 | | +2 | Luguentz Dort makes two point driving reverse layup | 106-99 |
| 8:12 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | Grant Williams shooting foul (Isaiah Joe draws the foul) | ||
| 8:03 | | +1 | Isaiah Joe makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 107-99 |
| 8:02 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl personal foul (Loose ball) (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 8:03 | | Isaiah Joe misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 8:03 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | Isaiah Joe misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | ||
| 8:02 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl personal foul (Loose ball) (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 7:46 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 107-101 |
| 7:23 | | Josh Giddey turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 7:23 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point running layup (Marcus Smart assists) | 107-103 |
| 7:20 | | Kenrich Williams defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 7:12 | | Jayson Tatum blocks Josh Giddey's two point layup | ||
| 7:07 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:57 | | Isaiah Joe defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Luguentz Dort turnover (traveling) | ||
| 6:33 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup | 107-105 |
| 6:16 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 6:03 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:59 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point cutting dunk (Marcus Smart assists) | 107-107 |
| 5:35 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl personal foul (Loose ball) (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 5:34 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:21 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shooting foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 5:21 | | +1 | Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 107-108 |
| 5:21 | | Marcus Smart misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:21 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 5:15 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point running layup | 109-108 |
| 5:15 | | Al Horford shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 5:15 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 110-108 |
| 4:58 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point turnaround jump shot | 110-110 |
| 4:37 | | Kenrich Williams misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:35 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | Luguentz Dort shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 4:19 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 110-111 |
| 4:19 | | Jayson Tatum misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:19 | | Jalen Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | Jaylen Brown personal foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 4:01 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:56 | | Luguentz Dort misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:54 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup | 110-113 |
| 3:34 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot | 112-113 |
| 3:04 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 112-115 |
| 2:41 | | +2 | Luguentz Dort makes two point driving layup (Aleksej Pokusevski assists) | 114-115 |
| 2:41 | | Derrick White shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 2:41 | | Derrick White defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 2:41 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 115-115 |
| 2:21 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:19 | | Aleksej Pokusevski defensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:03 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot | 115-118 |
| 1:24 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:22 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 1:02 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 115-121 |
| 0:55 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 117-121 |
| 0:55 | | Al Horford shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 0:55 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 118-121 |
| 0:37 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point driving layup | 118-123 |
| 0:37 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:28 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:25 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 0:20 | | Marcus Smart offensive foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 0:20 | | Marcus Smart turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:13 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 120-123 |
| 0:09 | | +2 |