| Boston Celtics | 116 |
| New Jersey Nets | 104 |
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| Los Angeles Clippers | 112 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 116 |
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| Los Angeles Lakers | 129 |
| Sacramento Kings | 121 |
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| Portland Trail Blazers | 115 |
| Chicago Bulls | 113 |
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New Jersey 104, Boston 116
Regular Season
Boston Garden (Boston, Massachusetts)
Attendance: 14,890
Officials: N/A
Team Rebounds: New Jersey (0) Boston (0)
Technicals: New Jersey (0) Boston (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJN (20-48) | 21 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 104 |
| BOS (50-18) | 32 | 34 | 26 | 24 | 116 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| NJN | 97 | 107.2 | 119.6 |
| BOS | 97 | 119.6 | 107.2 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJN | .494 | 0.144 | 0.316 | 0.207 |
| BOS | .569 | 0.155 | 0.238 | 0.195 |
New Jersey Nets
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Tony Brown | Starter | SG | 40:00 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10.8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 40 | Ben Coleman | Starter | C | 36:00 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 15.8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 1 | Pearl Washington | Starter | PG | 15:00 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Buck Williams | Starter | SF | 41:00 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 10-11 | 23.1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 0 | Orlando Woolridge | Starter | PF | 36:00 | 8-21 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 7.6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 55 | Albert King | Bench | SF | 27:00 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 14.5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 12 | Kevin McKenna | Bench | SG | 23:00 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 11.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 30 | Jeff Turner | Bench | PF | 07:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Leon Wood | Bench | SG | 15:00 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 41-87 | 4-8 | 18-22 | 106.5 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 104 | ||||
| 47.1% | 50.0% | 81.8% |
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 | SG | 40:00 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 8.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 33 | Larry Bird | Starter | SF | 42:00 | 17-27 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 33.5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 40 |
| 3 | Dennis Johnson | Starter | PG | 34:00 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | Kevin McHale | Starter | PF | 39:00 | 12-17 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 21.2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 28 |
| 00 | Robert Parish | Starter | C | 39:00 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 16.5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 20 | Darren Daye | Bench | PF | 10:00 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 43 | Conner Henry | Bench | SF | 01:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Greg Kite | Bench | C | 02:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Fred Roberts | Bench | C | 03:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Jerry Sichting | Bench | PG | 21:00 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Bill Walton | Bench | C | 09:00 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 48-87 | 3-7 | 17-18 | 120.5 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 116 | ||||
| 55.2% | 42.9% | 94.4% |
New Jersey Nets Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Pearl Washington 8.2p, 1.8r, 3.9a |
Tony Brown 11.8p, 3r, 3.2a |
Buck Williams 18p, 12.6r, 1.6a |
Orlando Woolridge 20p, 4.9r, 3.5a |
Ben Coleman 6.4p, 4.3r, 0.5a |
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Kevin McKenna 7.5p, 1.4r, 1.6a |
Albert King 9.9p, 3.6r, 1.8a |
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Leon Wood 7.6p, 1.7r, 5.2a |
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Jeff Turner 5.1p, 2.6r, 0.9a |
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Boston Celtics Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Dennis Johnson 14.1p, 3.4r, 7.6a |
Danny Ainge 14.7p, 3.3r, 5.4a |
Larry Bird 27.1p, 9.3r, 7.3a |
Kevin McHale 26.6p, 9.9r, 2.6a |
Robert Parish 17.6p, 10.7r, 2.1a |
| Rotation | Jerry Sichting 5.3p, 1.1r, 2.2a |
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Darren Daye 3.3p, 2r, 1a |
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Conner Henry 2.1p, 0.5r, 0.5a |
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Bill Walton 2.9p, 2.7r, 0.7a |
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Fred Roberts 5.3p, 2.8r, 1a |
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Greg Kite 1.6p, 2.2r, 0.3a |