MAR82026
vs
BostonCeltics43-21, 22-11 Away
Lostby 11 pts109BOS-98CLESam Merrill stats vs the Boston Celtics, March 8, 2026
Mins
29
Pts
5
-
Rebs
5
-
Asts
4
-
Stl
1
-
Blks
0
Shooting
FG · 22.2%
2/9
3PT · 14.3%
1/7
FT
0/0
TS%
27.8%
More stats
Game Score
3.2
+ / -
-1
TOs
0
Fouls
5
OReb
1
DRebs
4
Efficiency
Off. Rtg
116.7
Def. Rtg
114.8
Net Rtg
+1.9
More advanced
Usage %
14.6%
Assist %
19.0%
Steal %
1.8%
Block %
0.0%
TOV %
0.0%
Reb %
9.6%
On/off impact
ORtg diff
+26.9
DRtg diff
-5.7
Net diff
+32.6
Team on/off impact
| Stat |   On | Off | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 29 | 19 | — |
| POSS | 57 | 36 | — |
| +/- | -1 | -10 | +9 |
| ORTG | 116.7 | 89.7 | +27.0 |
| DRTG | 114.8 | 120.5 | -5.7 |
| NRTG | +1.9 | -30.8 | +32.7 |
| TS% | 54.6% | 46.6% | +7.9% |
| OREB% | 18.5% | 22.7% | -4.2% |
| DREB% | 72.0% | 82.4% | -10.4% |
| REB% | 44.2% | 48.7% | -4.5% |
| AST% | 73.9% | 50.0% | +23.9% |
| BLK% | 12.1% | 5.9% | +6.2% |
| STL% | 3.5% | 5.6% | -2.0% |
| TOV% | 6.5% | 12.8% | -6.3% |
Play-by-play
Q40:15
Sam Merrill misses 23-foot three point jump shot
109 - 98Q40:37
Sam Merrill personal (5th personal)
107 - 98Q42:26
Sam Merrill defensive rebound
104 - 93Q42:47
Sam Merrill personal (4th personal)
104 - 93Q45:49→←
In: Keon Ellis, Sam Merrill
Out: Dennis Schröder, Keon Ellis
97 - 86Out: Dennis Schröder, Keon Ellis
Q48:44→←
In: James Harden
Out: Sam Merrill
91 - 81Out: Sam Merrill
Q49:23
Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jump shot
91 - 78Q410:26
Sam Merrill defensive rebound
91 - 74Q411:25+3
Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)
89 - 74Q412:00→←
In: Sam Merrill, Evan Mobley
Out: Thomas Bryant, James Harden
86 - 69Out: Thomas Bryant, James Harden
Q35:46→←
In: Dennis Schröder
Out: Sam Merrill
70 - 53Out: Sam Merrill
Q37:35+2
Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot layup (Sam Merrill assists)
62 - 50Q37:53+2
Sam Merrill makes 1-foot layup (James Harden assists)
62 - 48Q37:59
Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jump shot
62 - 46Q312:00→←
In: Sam Merrill
Out: Jaylon Tyson
56 - 36Out: Jaylon Tyson
Q20:12→←
In: Dean Wade
Out: Sam Merrill
56 - 35Out: Sam Merrill
Q20:25
Sam Merrill personal (3rd personal)
54 - 35Q20:30
Sam Merrill misses 26-foot three point jump shot
54 - 35Q20:53
Sam Merrill misses 27-foot three point jump shot
54 - 35Q24:02
Sam Merrill shooting foul (2nd personal)
46 - 29Q24:15
Sam Merrill offensive rebound
46 - 29Q24:28
Sam Merrill shooting foul (1st personal)
44 - 29Q24:46
Sam Merrill defensive rebound
44 - 28Q26:32
Payton Pritchard bad pass turnover (Sam Merrill steals)
42 - 28Q27:08→←
In: Jaylon Tyson, Sam Merrill
Out: Dean Wade, Keon Ellis
42 - 28Out: Dean Wade, Keon Ellis
Q15:08→←
In: Dennis Schröder, Thomas Bryant, Keon Ellis
Out: Dean Wade, Sam Merrill, Evan Mobley
19 - 15Out: Dean Wade, Sam Merrill, Evan Mobley
Q16:14
Sam Merrill misses 17-foot jump shot
13 - 13Q17:45
Sam Merrill misses 26-foot three point jump shot
5 - 11Q19:28
Sam Merrill defensive rebound
3 - 9Q19:55+2
Dean Wade makes 1-foot layup (Sam Merrill assists)
3 - 9Q110:34+3
Evan Mobley makes 25-foot three point jump shot (Sam Merrill assists)
0 - 7Q111:45+2
Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk (Sam Merrill assists)
0 - 2Game score
60-1
3.2
On courtOn bench
Game summary
Sam Merrill started vs Boston Celtics and finished with 5 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 steal in 29 minutes during the March 8, 2026 98-109 loss to BOS. He shot 2-9 from the field and 1-7 from three. His plus-minus was -1.