New Jersey Nets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PTS |
| 32 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 39 | 5-17 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 31 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 26 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | 11-20 | 1-6 | 7-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PTS |
| 19 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
36-78 | 6-17 | 22-24 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 100 | ||
46.2% | 35.3% | 91.7% |
Boston Celtics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PTS |
| 43 | 9-20 | 1-4 | 3-6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 40 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 11-13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
| 34 | 4-14 | 0-5 | 4-8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PTS |
| 22 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
34-87 | 3-20 | 20-29 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 91 | ||
39.1% | 15.0% | 69.0% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
NJ wins 4-0
Game Information
TD Garden
8:00 PM, 23 March 1997
Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,022
- Referees:
- Ed Middleton
- Bruce Alexander
- Blane Reichelt
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 12 | 3 | .800 | - | W3 |
| New York | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3 | W4 |
| Brooklyn | 6 | 9 | .400 | 6 | W1 |
| Toronto | 4 | 12 | .250 | 8.5 | W2 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 12 | .143 | 9.5 | L5 |
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