Boston Celtics @ New Jersey Nets
41-35, 15-22 Away
86
41-35, 15-22 Away
38-39, 22-17 Home
99
38-39, 22-17 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
45% (33-73)
Field Goal %
47% (41-87)
22% (4-18)
Three Point %
43% (9-21)
64% (16-25)
Free Throw %
80% (8-10)
44
Turnovers
30
52
Rebounds
45
0
Largest Lead
27
Game Information
East Rutherford, NJ
Referee:Eddie F. Rush
Referee:Tim Donaghy
Referee:Gary Zielinski
Game Flow
--BOS
--NJ
Shot Chart
- Paul Pierce missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Nenad Krstic missed 9 ft jumper.
- Vince Carter made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Raef LaFrentz made 23 ft jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Jason Collins made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Brian Scalabrine.
- Brian Scalabrine missed 16 ft jumper.
- Vince Carter made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 19 ft jumper.
- Vince Carter made 17 ft two point shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Raef LaFrentz made dunk. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Vince Carter made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Collins.
- Antoine Walker missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 18 ft jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 20 ft jumper.
- Antoine Walker made layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Nenad Krstic made jumper. Assisted by Brian Scalabrine.
- Delonte West made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Nenad Krstic's layup blocked by Paul Pierce.
- Ricky Davis made jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Brian Scalabrine's 8 ft jumper blocked by Raef LaFrentz.
- Jason Kidd made driving layup. Assisted by Vince Carter.
- Antoine Walker missed layup.
- Vince Carter made jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Ricky Davis made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Vince Carter made 21 ft jumper.
- Al Jefferson made 7 ft running jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Vince Carter missed two point shot.
- Nenad Krstic's layup blocked by Paul Pierce.
- Gary Payton missed two point shot.
- Vince Carter made 28 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Ricky Davis missed 17 ft jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Brian Scalabrine made two point shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Nenad Krstic made two point shot. Assisted by Clifford Robinson.
- Ricky Davis's layup blocked by Clifford Robinson.
- Nenad Krstic missed layup.
- Brian Scalabrine missed tip shot.
- Vince Carter made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Zoran Planinic.
- Zoran Planinic made driving layup.
- Al Jefferson missed 6 ft hook shot.
- Mark Blount made layup.
- Vince Carter made three point jumper. Assisted by Travis Best.
- Marcus Banks missed 11 ft jumper.
- Ricky Davis made two point shot.
- Zoran Planinic missed 36 ft three point jumper.
- Clifford Robinson missed layup.
- Paul Pierce missed 12 ft two point shot.
- Vince Carter missed jumper.
- Marcus Banks missed 17 ft jumper.
- Mark Blount made jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Jason Kidd missed 5 ft hook shot.
- Delonte West made layup. Assisted by Mark Blount.
- Brian Scalabrine missed driving layup.
- Clifford Robinson made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Mark Blount made layup. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Travis Best made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Gary Payton missed 27 ft three point jumper.
- Delonte West made three point jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Nenad Krstic made layup. Assisted by Clifford Robinson.
- Delonte West missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Mark Blount missed 11 ft two point shot.
- Vince Carter missed 7 ft jumper.
- Nenad Krstic missed layup.
- Nenad Krstic made layup.
- Ricky Davis missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Clifford Robinson missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Vince Carter missed driving layup.
- Paul Pierce made 16 ft two point shot.
- Nenad Krstic made layup. Assisted by Vince Carter.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Vince Carter made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Zoran Planinic.
- Paul Pierce made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Clifford Robinson made jumper. Assisted by Vince Carter.
- Paul Pierce missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz made driving layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Vince Carter missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Paul Pierce made layup. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Vince Carter missed two point shot.
- Ricky Davis missed driving layup.
- Billy Thomas missed 18 ft jumper.
- Ricky Davis made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Vince Carter missed driving layup.
- Paul Pierce made 12 ft running jumper.
- Travis Best missed two point shot.
- Gary Payton made 12 ft jumper.
- Vince Carter made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Vince Carter missed jumper.
- Vince Carter made 28 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Brian Scalabrine.
- Delonte West missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Nenad Krstic made layup. Assisted by Brian Scalabrine.
- Gary Payton made 6 ft running jumper. Assisted by Delonte West.
- Jason Kidd missed layup.
- Brian Scalabrine missed layup.
- Antoine Walker made driving layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Brian Scalabrine made driving layup. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Nenad Krstic made dunk. Assisted by Brian Scalabrine.
- Delonte West missed 22 ft jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz's layup blocked by Jason Collins.
- Vince Carter missed 9 ft two point shot.
- Paul Pierce missed 21 ft jumper.
- Vince Carter missed 18 ft jumper.
- Paul Pierce made driving layup.
- Paul Pierce missed 19 ft jumper.
- Clifford Robinson missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Vince Carter made driving layup. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Raef LaFrentz's layup blocked by Vince Carter.
- Ricky Davis missed 18 ft jumper.
- Vince Carter made two point shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Vince Carter made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Antoine Walker made layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Vince Carter missed 8 ft running jumper.
- Jason Kidd missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Travis Best made 14 ft running jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Clifford Robinson made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Jason Kidd missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Vince Carter made driving layup. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Antoine Walker missed layup.
- Vince Carter made 15 ft two point shot. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Delonte West missed 17 ft jumper.
- Travis Best missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Clifford Robinson made layup.
- Mark Blount made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Travis Best made two point shot.
- Ricky Davis missed 54 ft three point jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed 21 ft jumper.
- Clifford Robinson made driving layup. Assisted by Travis Best.
- Clifford Robinson missed three point jumper.
- Zoran Planinic missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Zoran Planinic made dunk. Assisted by Travis Best.
- Marcus Banks made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Nenad Krstic's layup blocked by Raef LaFrentz.
- Vince Carter made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
- Paul Pierce made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Vince Carter missed 20 ft jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz made dunk. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
- Nenad Krstic missed 14 ft two point shot.
- Travis Best missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Vince Carter missed two point shot.
- Ricky Davis missed jumper.
- Al Jefferson missed 9 ft two point shot.
- Nenad Krstic missed 15 ft jumper.
- Jason Kidd made two point shot. Assisted by Travis Best.
- Tony Allen made 22 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
- Vince Carter missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Al Jefferson missed 11 ft two point shot.
- Marcus Banks missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Zoran Planinic missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Tony Allen made driving dunk. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
- Jabari Smith missed 16 ft jumper.
- Marcus Banks made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Al Jefferson.
- Zoran Planinic's driving layup blocked by Tony Allen.
- Justin Reed made driving layup. Assisted by Al Jefferson.
- Billy Thomas's layup blocked by Kendrick Perkins.
- Brian Scalabrine missed 14 ft two point shot.
- Tony Allen missed 18 ft jumper.
- Zoran Planinic made driving layup.
- Al Jefferson made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Kendrick Perkins.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 25 | 14 | .641 | - | W1 |
| Boston | 24 | 15 | .615 | 1 | L2 |
| Toronto | 24 | 17 | .585 | 2 | L1 |
| Philadelphia | 22 | 16 | .579 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Brooklyn | 11 | 26 | .297 | 13 | L4 |
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