Boston Celtics vs. Brooklyn Nets
February 27, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Celtics beat the Nets 148-111 on 2026-02-27 at home. The Celtics started Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Neemias Queta, Sam Hauser, and Baylor Scheierman. The Nets started Michael Porter Jr., Nic Claxton, Noah Clowney, Nolan Traore, and Egor Dëmin. Michael Porter Jr. (Nets) scored 20 points (7/9) in his matchups, with Sam Hauser as his primary defender. Jaylen Brown (Celtics) scored 9 points (4/11) in his matchups, with Noah Clowney as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
BOS
Boston Celtics
148
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
111
Lineups
BOS
Boston Celtics
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Sam Hauser · Baylor Scheierman Starter 12.5 min
- Luka Garza · Dalano Banton · Ron Harper Jr. · Jordan Walsh · John Tonje 5.2 min
- Nikola Vučević · Jaylen Brown · Payton Pritchard · Sam Hauser · Hugo González 4.4 min
- Nikola Vučević · Derrick White · Payton Pritchard · Baylor Scheierman · Hugo González 4.2 min
- Nikola Vučević · Jaylen Brown · Payton Pritchard · Jordan Walsh · Hugo González 4.1 min
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Michael Porter Jr. · Nic Claxton · Noah Clowney · Nolan Traore · Egor Dëmin Starter 19.7 min
- Terance Mann · Ziaire Williams · Day'Ron Sharpe · Josh Minott · Danny Wolf 11.8 min
- Ochai Agbaji · Jalen Wilson · Grant Nelson · Danny Wolf · Ben Saraf 7.8 min
- Ziaire Williams · Josh Minott · Grant Nelson · Nolan Traore · Ben Saraf 2.1 min
- Michael Porter Jr. · Terance Mann · Nic Claxton · Ziaire Williams · Josh Minott 1.5 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Celtics defense
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Michael Porter Jr. 20 pts (7/9) in 53 possessions
Guarded by: Sam Hauser (45 %, 11 pts) · Baylor Scheierman (19 %, 0 pts) · Jaylen Brown (8 %, 4 pts)
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Nolan Traore 5 pts (2/4) in 47 possessions
Guarded by: Derrick White (37 %, 3 pts) · Jaylen Brown (19 %, 0 pts) · Baylor Scheierman (18 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | Noah Clowney: 19 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Nolan Traore: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Derrick White | Nolan Traore: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Egor Dëmin: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Sam Hauser | Michael Porter Jr.: 24 poss., 11 pts (4/5) · Egor Dëmin: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Payton Pritchard | Ziaire Williams: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Terance Mann: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Nikola Vučević | Day'Ron Sharpe: 14 poss., 4 pts (0/0) · Nic Claxton: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Baylor Scheierman | Egor Dëmin: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Michael Porter Jr.: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Hugo González | Danny Wolf: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Ben Saraf: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Neemias Queta | Nic Claxton: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Noah Clowney: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Jordan Walsh | Danny Wolf: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Terance Mann: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Luka Garza | Grant Nelson: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ochai Agbaji: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Dalano Banton | Grant Nelson: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Danny Wolf: 3 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Ron Harper Jr. | Jalen Wilson: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Ben Saraf: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| John Tonje | Ochai Agbaji: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ben Saraf: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Nets defense
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Jaylen Brown 9 pts (4/11) in 58 possessions
Guarded by: Noah Clowney (30 %, 4 pts) · Nolan Traore (16 %, 2 pts) · Josh Minott (15 %, 0 pts)
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Derrick White 0 pts (0/8) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Nolan Traore (32 %, 0 pts) · Noah Clowney (20 %, 0 pts) · Josh Minott (14 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | Sam Hauser: 18 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Baylor Scheierman: 10 poss., 5 pts (1/3) |
| Nic Claxton | Neemias Queta: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Nikola Vučević: 10 poss., 6 pts (3/4) |
| Nolan Traore | Derrick White: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jaylen Brown: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Danny Wolf | Hugo González: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jordan Walsh: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Noah Clowney | Jaylen Brown: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Derrick White: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Egor Dëmin | Baylor Scheierman: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Sam Hauser: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Terance Mann | Payton Pritchard: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jordan Walsh: 7 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Ziaire Williams | Payton Pritchard: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Derrick White: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | Nikola Vučević: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Hugo González: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Josh Minott | Jaylen Brown: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Derrick White: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Grant Nelson | Luka Garza: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nikola Vučević: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ben Saraf | Hugo González: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · John Tonje: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Ochai Agbaji | Ron Harper Jr.: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jordan Walsh: 3 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jalen Wilson | Dalano Banton: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Baylor Scheierman: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |