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Boston Celtics vs. Brooklyn Nets

October 27, 2026 · 2026-27 season

The Celtics beat the Nets 125-124 on 2026-10-27 at home. The Celtics started Paul George, Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, Mitchell Robinson, and Jordan Walsh. The Nets started Julius Randle, Michael Porter Jr., Day'Ron Sharpe, Nolan Traore, and Egor Dëmin. Julius Randle (Nets) scored 23 points (6/16) in his matchups, with Jayson Tatum as his primary defender. Jayson Tatum (Celtics) scored 10 points (3/10) in his matchups, with Chaney Johnson as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

BOS
Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics 125

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Jayson Tatum GS 42:20 40 5 8 0 1 0 3 10-20 2-7 18-22 +5
Paul George GS 36:06 20 7 7 2 0 3 3 8-16 1-6 3-3 -2
Derrick White GS 33:06 16 5 7 0 0 3 1 5-15 1-7 5-5 -4
Mitchell Robinson GS 24:52 7 5 0 1 0 1 1 3-4 0-0 1-4 -17
Jordan Walsh GS 24:02 15 6 1 1 0 0 3 5-8 3-5 2-2 -6
Sam Hauser 24:40 11 4 0 0 0 0 2 4-9 3-8 0-0 +9
Payton Pritchard 24:27 4 2 6 0 1 3 0 2-7 0-3 0-0 +2
Baylor Scheierman 21:18 3 4 1 1 0 0 3 1-5 1-3 0-0 +7
Neemias Queta 15:25 7 3 2 0 0 2 6 3-3 0-0 1-2 -2
Luka Garza 12:38 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 1-4 0-1 0-0 +18
Hugo González 6:06 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0-2 0-1 0-0 -5
Totals 125 47 32 5 2 14 24 42-93 11-41 30-38

Did not play: Chris Cenac Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision), Mike Conley (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ron Harper Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision)

BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn Nets 124

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Julius Randle GS 44:17 24 9 4 2 0 5 6 10-23 0-7 4-5 +8
Michael Porter Jr. GS 40:19 27 12 2 0 2 3 2 8-16 6-12 5-6 +1
Nolan Traore GS 23:59 15 1 3 2 0 2 1 6-9 1-2 2-4 -3
Day'Ron Sharpe GS 17:26 4 6 0 1 1 1 4 2-4 0-1 0-0 +3
Egor Dëmin GS 10:08 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 1-3 0-2 0-0 +2
Chaney Johnson 29:10 15 3 2 1 0 1 6 5-9 3-6 2-2 +3
Mikel Brown Jr. 27:44 17 5 5 0 0 2 1 5-17 4-11 3-3 -1
Keon Ellis 25:22 2 3 4 0 2 0 3 1-6 0-4 0-0 +4
Noah Clowney 24:28 3 4 1 0 2 0 4 1-1 1-1 0-0 -17
Moritz Wagner 22:02 15 4 3 2 0 0 1 6-9 2-4 1-2 -4
Josh Minott 0:06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -1
Totals 124 48 26 9 7 15 30 45-97 17-50 17-22

Did not play: Terance Mann (DNP - Coach's Decision), Danny Wolf (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

BOS
Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn Nets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Celtics defense

Defender Guarded most
Jayson Tatum Chaney Johnson: 22 poss., 7 pts (0/0) · Julius Randle: 14 poss., 2 pts (0/1)
Paul George Julius Randle: 14 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · Egor Dëmin: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Derrick White Nolan Traore: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Keon Ellis: 12 poss., 5 pts (2/4)
Sam Hauser Julius Randle: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Michael Porter Jr.: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Mitchell Robinson Day'Ron Sharpe: 14 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Julius Randle: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Payton Pritchard Nolan Traore: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Mikel Brown Jr.: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Baylor Scheierman Julius Randle: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Michael Porter Jr.: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Jordan Walsh Michael Porter Jr.: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Nolan Traore: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Neemias Queta Moritz Wagner: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Chaney Johnson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Luka Garza Moritz Wagner: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Noah Clowney: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Hugo González Julius Randle: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Keon Ellis: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Nets defense

Defender Guarded most
Julius Randle Paul George: 25 poss., 6 pts (3/8) · Jayson Tatum: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Michael Porter Jr. Jordan Walsh: 18 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Derrick White: 14 poss., 8 pts (3/4)
Chaney Johnson Neemias Queta: 14 poss., 8 pts (2/2) · Jayson Tatum: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Noah Clowney Jayson Tatum: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Sam Hauser: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Moritz Wagner Neemias Queta: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Mitchell Robinson: 7 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Keon Ellis Jayson Tatum: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Payton Pritchard: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Nolan Traore Payton Pritchard: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Derrick White: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Mikel Brown Jr. Payton Pritchard: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Baylor Scheierman: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/5)
Day'Ron Sharpe Mitchell Robinson: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Luka Garza: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Egor Dëmin Jayson Tatum: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Derrick White: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Josh Minott