New Jersey Nets @ Boston Celtics
8-4, 2-3 Away
79
8-4, 2-3 Away
7-4, 4-2 Home
96
7-4, 4-2 Home
New Jersey Nets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 33 | 10 | 4-14 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | 16 | 6-16 | 1-1 | 3-6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 19 | 7-16 | 0-2 | 5-7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 2 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | 9 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
79 | 30-87 | 4-11 | 15-26 | 46 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 19 | ||
34% | 36% | 58% |
Boston Celtics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 41 | 16 | 5-19 | 2-7 | 4-6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | 5 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 18 | 7-21 | 2-4 | 2-7 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | 8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | 21 | 7-12 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 22 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 21 | 8-9 | 3-3 | 2-3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
96 | 35-80 | 14-25 | 12-23 | 57 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 22 | ||
44% | 56% | 52% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
BOS leads 1-0
Game Information
TD Garden
12:00 AM, 21 November 2002
Boston, MA
Attendance: 16,777
- Referees:
- Bernie Fryer
- George Toliver
- Marc Davis
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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