| Los Angeles Clippers | 132 |
| Denver Nuggets | 127 |
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| New Jersey Nets | 108 |
| Boston Celtics | 98 |
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| Phoenix Suns | 102 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 114 |
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| Utah Jazz | 108 |
| Sacramento Kings | 113 |
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Boston 98, New Jersey 108
Regular Season
Izod Center (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
Attendance: 18,092
Officials: Jess Kersey, Ed Middleton
Team Rebounds: Boston (0) New Jersey (0)
Technicals: Boston (0) New Jersey (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS (65-15) | 34 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 98 |
| NJN (39-41) | 26 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 108 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 98 | 99.9 | 110.1 |
| NJN | 98 | 110.1 | 99.9 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | .500 | 0.153 | 0.128 | 0.273 |
| NJN | .432 | 0.102 | 0.333 | 0.274 |
Boston Celtics
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Danny Ainge | Starter | PG | 17:00 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 33 | Larry Bird | Starter | SF | 37:00 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 17.0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | Dennis Johnson | Starter | SG | 29:00 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0.8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 32 | Kevin McHale | Starter | PF | 34:00 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 17.6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 00 | Robert Parish | Starter | C | 28:00 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3.8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 34 | Rick Carlisle | Bench | SG | 23:00 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 50 | Greg Kite | Bench | C | 09:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Jerry Sichting | Bench | PG | 15:00 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 45 | David Thirdkill | Bench | SF | 11:00 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Sam Vincent | Bench | PG | 11:00 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Bill Walton | Bench | C | 23:00 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7.2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 237 | 38-77 | 1-4 | 21-30 | 90.0 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 98 | ||||
| 49.4% | 25.0% | 70.0% |
New Jersey Nets
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Otis Birdsong | Starter | SG | 42:00 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 7.6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 42 | Mike Gminski | Starter | C | 44:00 | 15-23 | 0-0 | 11-12 | 38.5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 41 |
| 55 | Albert King | Starter | SF | 24:00 | 2-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -0.2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Kelvin Ransey | Starter | PG | 23:00 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 52 | Buck Williams | Starter | PF | 38:00 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 11.6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 12 | Darwin Cook | Bench | SG | 26:00 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 54 | Mickey Johnson | Bench | C | 24:00 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 31 | Mike O'Koren | Bench | SF | 04:00 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Jeff Turner | Bench | PF | 15:00 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 41-95 | 0-1 | 26-32 | 99.2 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 108 | ||||
| 43.2% | 0.0% | 81.3% |
Boston Celtics Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Danny Ainge 10.7p, 3r, 5a |
Dennis Johnson 15.6p, 3.4r, 5.9a |
Larry Bird 26p, 10r, 6.8a |
Kevin McHale 21.1p, 8.1r, 2.7a |
Robert Parish 16.2p, 9.5r, 1.8a |
| Rotation | Jerry Sichting 6.4p, 1.3r, 2.3a |
Rick Carlisle 2.5p, 1r, 1.3a |
David Thirdkill 3.1p, 1.5r, 0.3a |
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Bill Walton 7.6p, 6.8r, 2.1a |
| Rotation | Sam Vincent 3.2p, 0.9r, 1.2a |
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Greg Kite 1.2p, 1.9r, 0.3a |
New Jersey Nets Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Kelvin Ransey 7.5p, 1.5r, 3.2a |
Otis Birdsong 15.7p, 2.6r, 3.3a |
Albert King 14.5p, 5.1r, 2.5a |
Buck Williams 16p, 12r, 1.6a |
Mike Gminski 16.2p, 8.2r, 1.7a |
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Darwin Cook 8.1p, 2.3r, 4.9a |
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Jeff Turner 4.1p, 2.5r, 0.2a |
Mickey Johnson 7.9p, 4.2r, 2.8a |
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Mike O'Koren 5.1p, 2r, 1.8a |
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