Boston Celtics @ New Jersey Nets
31-39, 10-25 Away
82
31-39, 10-25 Away
36-35, 22-13 Home
76
36-35, 22-13 Home
Boston Celtics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 25 | 9 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | 22 | 9-21 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | 14 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 46 | 23 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | 7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
82 | 30-74 | 3-10 | 19-29 | 39 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 24 | ||
41% | 30% | 66% |
New Jersey Nets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 41 | 9 | 3-13 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | 11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | 11 | 5-19 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | 29 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | 10 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 12 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
76 | 29-85 | 0-5 | 18-22 | 51 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 27 | ||
34% | 0% | 82% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
BOS leads 2-1
Game Information
IZOD Center
12:30 AM, 28 March 1998
East Rutherford, NJ
Attendance: 20,049
- Referees:
- Jim Clark
- Bill Spooner
- Bob Delaney
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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