BKN113
FINAL
105BOS
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Brooklyn Nets vs Boston Celtics — Win Probability

FINAL
Brooklyn Nets logo
Brooklyn Nets
2-12
113
VS
Boston Celtics logo
Boston Celtics
8-7
105
Model expected score: Brooklyn Nets 108.3 – Boston Celtics 121.9 (no market line posted for this game yet -- see Margin/Totals below)

Injury Report

Live ESPN injury status for both teams, polled fresh each run.

BKN
  • Mikel Brown Jr.Day-To-Day
  • Grant NelsonDay-To-Day
  • Egor DeminOut
BOS
Nothing on the report.

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Celtics 87%
ACTUAL RESULT
✕ Nets won by 8
COMBINED SCORE
218

Margin of Victory — Boston Celtics (Home)

Pregame odds for every possible outcome, simulated before tipoff -- the highlighted bar is what actually happened.

Lost ← actual result
17%
Won by 1-3
6%
Won by 4-7
9%
Won by 8-14
19%
Won by 15-21
19%
Won by 21+
30%

Total Score — Over / Under

Combined score across 100,000 simulated versions of this game, against six fixed lines (no market total posted for this game yet -- the highlighted line is this model's own pick, not a sportsbook number). The real combined score was 218.

O/U LINE 210
86% over ✓14% under
O/U LINE 220
70% over30% under ✓
O/U LINE 230 MODEL'S PICK
50% over50% under ✓
O/U LINE 240
30% over70% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
15% over85% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
6% over94% under ✓

Starter Grades

Season-to-date Basketball-Reference stats for each team's starters, minimum 25% of that team's games started.

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Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Michael Porter Jr.SF
24.2
Cam ThomasSG
15.6
Noah ClowneyPF
12.3
Nic ClaxtonC
11.7
Egor DëminPG
10.3
BOS
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Jaylen BrownSF
28.7
Jayson TatumPF
21.8
Payton PritchardPG
17.0
Derrick WhiteSG
16.5
Neemias QuetaC
10.2

Team Grades

Both teams' own season-to-date production, ranked against the rest of the league -- Core Four, Four Factors, and Net Efficiency, computed from real box scores (regular season only).

Ranked all 30 teams
BKN
109.87
29th / 30
Points
BOS
113.19
22nd / 30
BKN
39.00
30th / 30
Rebounds
BOS
44.94
T-15th / 30
BKN
25.07
24th / 30
Assists
BOS
24.25
26th / 30
BKN
97.21
29th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
BOS
95.32
30th / 30
BKN
52.29%
25th / 30
eFG%
Effective Field Goal Percentage(FG + 0.5 x 3P) / FGA. Weights a made 3 as worth 1.5 made 2s, since it's worth one more point.
BOS
53.34%
22nd / 30
BKN
12.70%
15th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
BOS
9.93%
1st / 30
BKN
24.67%
18th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
BOS
29.59%
8th / 30
BKN
.303
9th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
BOS
.199
30th / 30
BKN
113.02
24th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
BOS
118.74
9th / 30
BKN
123.65
29th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
BOS
114.16
10th / 30
BKN
-10.63
26th / 30
Net Rating
Net RatingOffensive Rating minus Defensive Rating -- point differential per 100 possessions, the single best metric for evaluating a team's true strength.
BOS
+4.59
11th / 30

Efficiency and Scoring per 100 possessions

Season-to-date shooting, rebounding, and ballhandling per 100 possessions.

"Team" is each team's own production. "Opponent" is what they allowed their opponent to average. Both ranked against all 30 teams.

Team
44.25%28th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
45.22%22nd/30
14.208th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
15.803rd/30
42.115th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
45.701st/30
33.71%25th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.58%22nd/30
24.8329th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
28.1915th/30
46.0929th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
51.6012th/30
53.87%19th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
54.64%15th/30
20.789th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
14.9529th/30
26.7510th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
19.3430th/30
77.69%20th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
77.29%21st/30
11.4515th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
14.164th/30
28.6729th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.9811th/30
7.4127th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.5916th/30
3.7026th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.3112th/30
14.5416th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
11.671st/30
22.4922nd/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
24.7830th/30
Opponent
50.50%29th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
43.95%4th/30
14.2023rd/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.5718th/30
36.2110th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
37.9621st/30
39.20%28th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
35.75%14th/30
30.5927th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
24.983rd/30
52.4620th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
49.779th/30
58.30%27th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
50.20%3rd/30
19.8918th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
23.4729th/30
26.1321st/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
29.1828th/30
76.12%4th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
80.45%24th/30
11.7315th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.7228th/30
34.9828th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
33.7022nd/30
8.2310th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
6.231st/30
4.4610th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.1122nd/30
14.0617th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
15.4111th/30
23.6628th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
20.468th/30
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