Boston Celtics @ New Jersey Nets
5-6, 2-3 Away
100
5-6, 2-3 Away
6-3, 4-1 Home
108
6-3, 4-1 Home
Boston Celtics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 31 | 18 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | 21 | 10-16 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | 16 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | 16 | 6-13 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 17 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | 5 | 1-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 2-12 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
100 | 36-84 | 9-20 | 19-25 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 37 | ||
43% | 45% | 76% |
New Jersey Nets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 29 | 11 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 35 | 17 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 3-10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | 27 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 11-14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | 20 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | 12 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 9 | 5 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 12 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
108 | 38-78 | 1-3 | 31-56 | 43 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 25 | ||
49% | 33% | 55% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
NJ leads 1-0
Game Information
IZOD Center
12:30 AM, 20 November 1997
East Rutherford, NJ
Attendance: 15,449
- Referees:
- Bernie Fryer
- Greg Willard
- Derek Richardson
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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