Nets 103-83 Celtics (22 Jan, 2006) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

16-24, 4-16 away

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	25	18	19	21	83
NJ	31	30	30	12	103

New Jersey Nets

22-16, 12-6 home

103

Nenad Krstic misses 14-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses driving layup
Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Delonte West blocks Jason Kidd's driving layup
Clifford Robinson makes 12-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic makes dunk (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd misses 5-foot two point shot
Vince Carter makes dunk (Clifford Robinson assists)
Nenad Krstic misses 7-foot hook shot
Nenad Krstic misses two point shot
Vince Carter makes layup
Clifford Robinson misses 22-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses 17-foot jumper
Jacque Vaughn makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes layup
Jacque Vaughn makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jacque Vaughn makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Nenad Krstic makes 5-foot hook shot
Vince Carter makes 7-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 6-foot running jumper
Jason Kidd makes 8-foot two point shot
Jacque Vaughn makes 16-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes two point shot
Nenad Krstic misses layup
Al Jefferson blocks Nenad Krstic's dunk
Jacque Vaughn misses two point shot
Jason Kidd misses 20-foot jumper
Zoran Planinic makes driving layup
Scott Padgett misses driving layup
Richard Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Scott Padgett misses 24-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses 22-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic makes layup
Richard Jefferson makes two point shot (Vince Carter assists)
Scott Padgett makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jacque Vaughn assists)
Nenad Krstic misses 18-foot jumper
Scott Padgett misses tip shot
Nenad Krstic makes layup (Richard Jefferson assists)
Delonte West blocks Richard Jefferson's layup
Richard Jefferson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd makes layup
Vince Carter makes driving dunk (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter misses 19-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 8-foot hook shot
Richard Jefferson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Scott Padgett misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson blocks Nenad Krstic's layup
Scott Padgett makes layup (Nenad Krstic assists)
Vince Carter makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Scott Padgett misses 25-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes layup
Jacque Vaughn misses layup
Scott Padgett makes layup (Jacque Vaughn assists)
Jason Kidd misses three point jumper
Marc Jackson makes 9-foot jumper (Jacque Vaughn assists)
Marc Jackson makes 6-foot two point shot (Scott Padgett assists)
Jacque Vaughn makes jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Marc Jackson makes 16-foot jumper
Marc Jackson misses layup
Scott Padgett misses 16-foot jumper
Jacque Vaughn makes driving layup
Marc Jackson makes 19-foot jumper (Zoran Planinic assists)
Tony Allen blocks Zoran Planinic's driving layup
Marc Jackson misses 11-foot two point shot
Zoran Planinic misses 17-foot jumper
Antoine Wright misses tip shot
Scott Padgett makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marc Jackson assists)
Zoran Planinic misses 14-foot jumper
Tony Allen blocks Linton Johnson's driving layup
Zoran Planinic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Antoine Wright misses 26-foot three point jumper
Linton Johnson makes jumper (Jacque Vaughn assists)
Paul Pierce misses 15-foot jumper
Raef LaFrentz misses 8-foot running jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses 9-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce makes 14-foot two point shot (Raef LaFrentz assists)
Vince Carter blocks Ricky Davis's layup
Ricky Davis makes 21-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins makes 8-foot hook shot (Ricky Davis assists)
Ricky Davis misses 19-foot jumper
Delonte West makes three point jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Delonte West makes three point jumper (Raef LaFrentz assists)
Ricky Davis makes 16-foot jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists)
Raef LaFrentz misses 22-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses driving layup
Paul Pierce misses driving layup
Ricky Davis makes 18-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Kendrick Perkins makes 6-foot two point shot
Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup
Al Jefferson misses jumper
Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes layup (Delonte West assists)
Al Jefferson makes 6-foot hook shot
Brian Scalabrine misses 32-foot three point jumper
Ricky Davis misses 19-foot jumper
Orien Greene misses 18-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 15-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 8-foot hook shot (Orien Greene assists)
Orien Greene misses driving layup
Tony Allen misses 10-foot jumper
Orien Greene makes dunk
Al Jefferson misses 5-foot hook shot
Orien Greene misses layup
Orien Greene misses tip shot
Raef LaFrentz makes 19-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Scott Padgett blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup
Raef LaFrentz makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Kendrick Perkins makes 6-foot two point shot (Delonte West assists)
Delonte West misses three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses two point shot
Brian Scalabrine misses 14-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ricky Davis misses 8-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce misses 30-foot three point jumper
Raef LaFrentz misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ricky Davis makes 9-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce makes jumper (Delonte West assists)
Delonte West misses 17-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 16-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce misses 20-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 9-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses two point shot
Tony Allen misses 21-foot jumper
Tony Allen makes two point shot (Orien Greene assists)
Paul Pierce makes 21-foot jumper
Brian Scalabrine makes 22-foot jumper (Marcus Banks assists)
Mark Blount misses 12-foot two point shot
Tony Allen misses tip shot
Marcus Banks misses 21-foot jumper
Brian Scalabrine misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Banks misses driving layup
Brian Scalabrine makes 6-foot running jumper
Mark Blount misses layup
Justin Reed misses 22-foot jumper
Orien Greene misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marc Jackson blocks Justin Reed's layup
Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Orien Greene assists)
Al Jefferson makes 13-foot two point shot
Tony Allen makes two point shot (Justin Reed assists)
Orien Greene misses 16-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 17-foot jumper (Orien Greene assists)
Orien Greene makes layup (Tony Allen assists)
Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot (Orien Greene assists)
Tony Allen makes driving layup (Orien Greene assists)
Justin Reed makes layup

CELTICS

NETS

TIME		BOS	NJ
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Kendrick Perkins vs. Nenad Krstic (Clifford Robinson gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Nenad Krstic misses 14-foot jumper	0	0
11:42	Delonte West defensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Paul Pierce misses 15-foot jumper	0	0
11:30	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Richard Jefferson misses driving layup	0	0
11:25	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	0	0
11:17	Paul Pierce bad pass	0	0
11:00	Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
10:59	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	0	0
10:41	Raef LaFrentz misses 8-foot running jumper	0	0
10:40	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	0	0
10:34	Vince Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	0	3
10:12	Kendrick Perkins misses 9-foot two point shot	0	3
10:11	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	0	3
10:07	Delonte West blocks Jason Kidd's driving layup	0	3
10:07	New Jersey offensive rebound	0	3
10:00	Clifford Robinson makes 12-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)	0	5
9:41	Paul Pierce makes 14-foot two point shot (Raef LaFrentz assists)	2	5
9:21	Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)	2	8
9:11	Vince Carter blocks Ricky Davis's layup	2	8
9:08	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	2	8
9:03	Vince Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	8
9:02	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	2	8
9:00	Kendrick Perkins turnover	2	8
8:44	Nenad Krstic makes dunk (Jason Kidd assists)	2	10
8:23	Ricky Davis makes 21-foot jumper	4	10
8:04	Jason Kidd misses 5-foot two point shot	4	10
8:03	Richard Jefferson offensive rebound	4	10
8:02	Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	4	10
8:02	Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 2	4	11
8:02	Vince Carter makes free throw 2 of 2	4	12
7:56	Vince Carter personal foul (Delonte West draws the foul)	4	12
7:48	Ricky Davis bad pass (Clifford Robinson steals)	4	12
7:46	Vince Carter makes dunk (Clifford Robinson assists)	4	14
7:46	Raef LaFrentz shooting foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	4	14
7:46	Boston full timeout	4	14
7:46	Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 1	4	15
7:37	Clifford Robinson personal foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul)	4	15
7:26	Kendrick Perkins makes 8-foot hook shot (Ricky Davis assists)	6	15
7:07	Nenad Krstic misses 7-foot hook shot	6	15
7:05	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	6	15
6:52	Ricky Davis misses 19-foot jumper	6	15
6:50	Vince Carter defensive rebound	6	15
6:47	Richard Jefferson offensive foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	6	15
6:47	Richard Jefferson turnover	6	15
6:26	Delonte West makes three point jumper (Ricky Davis assists)	9	15
6:09	Nenad Krstic misses two point shot	9	15
6:07	Vince Carter offensive rebound	9	15
6:05	Vince Carter makes layup	9	17
5:46	Richard Jefferson personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	9	17
5:46	Jacque Vaughn enters the game for Richard Jefferson	9	17
5:37	Delonte West makes three point jumper (Raef LaFrentz assists)	12	17
5:26	Vince Carter lost ball (Delonte West steals)	12	17
5:18	Ricky Davis makes 16-foot jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists)	14	17
5:09	New Jersey full timeout	14	17
4:58	Clifford Robinson misses 22-foot three point jumper	14	17
4:56	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	14	17
4:39	Raef LaFrentz misses 22-foot jumper	14	17
4:37	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	14	17
4:31	Vince Carter misses 17-foot jumper	14	17
4:31	Delonte West defensive rebound	14	17
4:16	Paul Pierce misses driving layup	14	17
4:15	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	14	17
4:11	Jason Kidd bad pass (Paul Pierce steals)	14	17
4:05	Paul Pierce misses driving layup	14	17
4:03	Jacque Vaughn defensive rebound	14	17
3:58	Jacque Vaughn makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)	14	19
3:44	Ricky Davis makes 18-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)	16	19
3:26	Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	19
3:24	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	16	19
3:12	Kendrick Perkins makes 6-foot two point shot	18	19
2:58	Vince Carter makes layup	18	21
2:40	Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	21
2:38	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	18	21
2:29	Raef LaFrentz shooting foul (Nenad Krstic draws the foul)	18	21
2:29	Al Jefferson enters the game for Raef LaFrentz	18	21
2:29	Tony Allen enters the game for Ricky Davis	18	21
2:29	Nenad Krstic makes free throw 1 of 2	18	22
2:29	Nenad Krstic makes free throw 2 of 2	18	23
2:15	Jason Kidd blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup	18	23
2:13	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	18	23
2:08	Jacque Vaughn makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	18	25
1:54	Al Jefferson misses jumper	18	25
1:54	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	18	25
1:49	Jacque Vaughn makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)	18	27
1:23	Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper	21	27
1:08	Nenad Krstic makes 5-foot hook shot	21	29
53.8	Al Jefferson makes layup (Delonte West assists)	23	29
42.7	Vince Carter makes 7-foot jumper	23	31
26.0	Al Jefferson makes 6-foot hook shot	25	31
5.9	Vince Carter misses 6-foot running jumper	25	31
3.9	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	25	31
0.8	Jacque Vaughn personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	25	31
0.8	Brian Scalabrine enters the game for Kendrick Perkins	25	31
0.8	Orien Greene enters the game for Delonte West	25	31
0.8	Justin Reed enters the game for Paul Pierce	25	31
0.8	Zoran Planinic enters the game for Vince Carter	25	31
0.8	Scott Padgett enters the game for Clifford Robinson	25	31
0.5	Brian Scalabrine misses 32-foot three point jumper	25	31
0.0	Boston offensive rebound	25	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	31

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Nets
96
Celtics
99

Game 1

21/1

Celtics
83
Nets
103

Game 2

22/1

Nets
79
Celtics
74

Game 3

15/4

Celtics
93
Nets
95

Game 4

17/4

IZOD Center

1:00 AM, 22 January 2006

East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 18,312

Referees:
Ron Garretson
Marc Davis
Michael Smith

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	22	6	.786	-	W1
New York	18	10	.643	4	W3
Brooklyn	11	17	.393	11	L1
Philadelphia	9	17	.346	12	L1
Toronto	7	22	.241	15.5	L7

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