Boston Celtics @ New Jersey Nets
5-18, 0-10 Away
100
5-18, 0-10 Away
6-16, 4-8 Home
101
6-16, 4-8 Home
Boston Celtics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 35 | 10 | 3-15 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | 9 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | 24 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | 6 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | 11 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 28 | 13 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 9-10 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
100 | 41-82 | 3-8 | 15-18 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 23 | ||
50% | 38% | 83% |
New Jersey Nets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 19 | 6 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | 24 | 8-18 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | 17 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | 29 | 10-18 | 1-4 | 8-9 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | 6 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 11 | 7 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 10 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
101 | 39-89 | 3-10 | 20-25 | 42 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 21 | ||
44% | 30% | 80% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
NJ leads 2-0
Game Information
IZOD Center
12:30 AM, 22 December 1996
East Rutherford, NJ
Attendance: 14,181
- Referees:
- Bob Delaney
- Joe DeRosa
- Sean Corbin
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 20 | 9 | .690 | - | L1 |
| Boston | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2 | W3 |
| Toronto | 18 | 13 | .581 | 3 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 9 | 19 | .321 | 10.5 | W2 |
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