The 2021 East 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Boston Celtics vs. Brooklyn Nets head-to-head, and both teams battled 5 times. Out of the 5 game series of the 1st Round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs, Brooklyn Nets outdueled Boston Celtics , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Boston Celtics ’s 1 playoff games victories.
As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Boston Celtics had an offensive rating of 129.9, defensive rating of 143.9, 42.0 free-throw attempts, and 40.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.35 percent clip as a team. Brooklyn Nets had an offensive rating of 143.9, defensive rating of 129.9, 30.0 free-throw attempts, 27.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.593 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Boston Celtics finished the game with a record of 97 , and Brooklyn Nets recorded Boston Celtics possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets’s based on the advanced stats,Brooklyn Nets had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.675 percent, Brooklyn Nets had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 10.2 vs 11.3 .
The most impactful players on each team in the Boston Celtics vs. Brooklyn Nets matchup of the 2021 East 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Jayson Tatum and Kevin Durant based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Jayson Tatum for the Boston Celtics in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 22.0 and made 10.0 , 1.0 offensive rebounds 6.0 defensive rebounds, 5.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.175. While Kevin Durant put up 20.0 and made 14.0, 1.0 offensive rebounds, 3.0 defensive rebounds, 5.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.202.