Nets 95-93 Celtics (17 Apr, 2006) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

32-48, 12-29 away

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	21	27	22	23	93
NJ	31	22	21	21	95

New Jersey Nets

49-31, 29-11 home

Richard Jefferson makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)
Nenad Krstic makes dunk (Richard Jefferson assists)
Jason Collins makes 20-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Nenad Krstic makes 10-foot two point shot
Richard Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd misses 21-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson makes layup (Jason Collins assists)
Vince Carter makes two point shot
Vince Carter misses 10-foot running jumper
Jason Collins misses jumper
Vince Carter makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Vince Carter misses 28-foot three point jumper
Clifford Robinson makes 22-foot jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)
Richard Jefferson makes layup (Vince Carter assists)
Clifford Robinson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd misses 21-foot jumper
Clifford Robinson misses jumper
Richard Jefferson makes driving dunk (Zoran Planinic assists)
Nenad Krstic makes 4-foot hook shot (Richard Jefferson assists)
Zoran Planinic makes 16-foot jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Nenad Krstic makes 18-foot jumper (Jacque Vaughn assists)
Lamond Murray makes 20-foot jumper (Jacque Vaughn assists)
Jacque Vaughn makes 20-foot jumper (Clifford Robinson assists)
Clifford Robinson makes 10-foot jumper (Jacque Vaughn assists)
Lamond Murray misses 17-foot jumper
Jason Kidd makes three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Bostjan Nachbar misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Collins makes layup (Vince Carter assists)
Jason Kidd misses 16-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses jumper
Bostjan Nachbar misses driving layup
Vince Carter misses driving layup
Nenad Krstic makes tip shot
Richard Jefferson misses layup
Vince Carter misses 31-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson makes jumper
Nenad Krstic makes two point shot (Vince Carter assists)
Nenad Krstic misses 15-foot two point shot
Vince Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Nenad Krstic misses layup
Vince Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson makes three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Jason Collins makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd makes 18-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes 7-foot running jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Jason Kidd misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jason Collins misses 19-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Clifford Robinson misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd makes 19-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 5-foot hook shot
Nenad Krstic makes jumper (Jacque Vaughn assists)
Jason Kidd misses 26-foot three point jumper
Clifford Robinson misses 16-foot running jumper
Zoran Planinic makes two point shot (Vince Carter assists)
Jacque Vaughn makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Collins assists)
Zoran Planinic makes layup (Jacque Vaughn assists)
Zoran Planinic makes two point shot (Jacque Vaughn assists)
Jason Collins misses 8-foot jumper
Jacque Vaughn makes 18-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter misses 30-foot three point jumper
Clifford Robinson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Zoran Planinic makes 28-foot three point jumper
Jacque Vaughn misses 19-foot jumper
Zoran Planinic misses 8-foot running jumper
Zoran Planinic makes layup
Clifford Robinson misses 21-foot jumper
Lamond Murray misses 23-foot three point jumper
Bostjan Nachbar misses 24-foot three point jumper
Zoran Planinic misses 23-foot three point jumper
Clifford Robinson misses layup
Clifford Robinson makes layup
Lamond Murray misses 22-foot three point jumper
Kendrick Perkins makes 5-foot hook shot (Raef LaFrentz assists)
Raef LaFrentz misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tony Allen misses 19-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses 4-foot jumper
Raef LaFrentz misses layup
Ryan Gomes makes layup (Gerald Green assists)
Gerald Green makes 14-foot running jumper
Gerald Green makes 8-foot running jumper (Raef LaFrentz assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 18-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Tony Allen assists)
Tony Allen makes driving layup
Ryan Gomes makes driving layup (Raef LaFrentz assists)
Tony Allen misses two point shot
Raef LaFrentz misses 9-foot two point shot
Ryan Gomes misses 17-foot jumper
Tony Allen misses 19-foot jumper
Raef LaFrentz misses 19-foot jumper
Tony Allen misses 20-foot jumper
Vince Carter blocks Ryan Gomes's layup
Brian Scalabrine makes layup
Ryan Gomes makes two point shot (Brian Scalabrine assists)
Brian Scalabrine misses 17-foot running jumper
Ryan Gomes makes driving layup (Kendrick Perkins assists)
Michael Olowokandi misses 16-foot two point shot
Orien Greene misses driving layup
Lamond Murray blocks Orien Greene's layup
Michael Olowokandi makes 6-foot two point shot (Gerald Green assists)
Tony Allen misses driving layup
Tony Allen makes layup (Michael Olowokandi assists)
Gerald Green misses driving layup
Kendrick Perkins makes layup
Gerald Green makes 15-foot jumper
Gerald Green makes 19-foot jumper (Brian Scalabrine assists)
Kendrick Perkins makes 11-foot hook shot (Gerald Green assists)
Brian Scalabrine makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tony Allen assists)
Kendrick Perkins makes 7-foot hook shot (Gerald Green assists)
Tony Allen misses 20-foot jumper
Gerald Green makes 24-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green misses 20-foot jumper
Raef LaFrentz makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tony Allen assists)
Orien Greene misses 16-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses jumper
Raef LaFrentz misses 19-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins makes dunk (Gerald Green assists)
Gerald Green misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Collins blocks Tony Allen's layup
Tony Allen misses 7-foot two point shot
Raef LaFrentz misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes makes driving layup (Orien Greene assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 17-foot jumper
Raef LaFrentz misses tip shot
Brian Scalabrine makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists)
Orien Greene misses driving layup
Ryan Gomes makes 7-foot jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists)
Vince Carter blocks Brian Scalabrine's 9-foot running jumper
Orien Greene misses 15-foot jumper
Brian Scalabrine misses 25-foot three point jumper
Orien Greene makes driving layup
Brian Scalabrine makes 20-foot jumper (Orien Greene assists)
Brian Scalabrine misses 18-foot jumper
Orien Greene makes 9-foot jumper
Michael Olowokandi makes layup (Orien Greene assists)
Brian Scalabrine makes 29-foot three point jumper (Gerald Green assists)
Clifford Robinson blocks Gerald Green's driving dunk
Ryan Gomes misses 16-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot
Tony Allen makes 6-foot two point shot
Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green misses 16-foot running jumper
Gerald Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tony Allen makes driving layup
Orien Greene makes two point shot
Dwayne Jones makes layup (Tony Allen assists)
Orien Greene misses running jumper
Gerald Green makes two point shot (Orien Greene assists)
Gerald Green makes 5-foot running jumper

CELTICS

NETS

TIME		BOS	NJ
12:00	Jumpball: Kendrick Perkins vs. Jason Collins (Vince Carter gains possession)	0	0
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	15	18
11:40	Richard Jefferson makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)	0	2
11:18	Kendrick Perkins makes 5-foot hook shot (Raef LaFrentz assists)	2	2
10:56	Vince Carter makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)	2	5
10:33	Raef LaFrentz misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	5
10:33	Jason Collins defensive rebound	2	5
10:25	Nenad Krstic makes dunk (Richard Jefferson assists)	2	7
10:10	Tony Allen misses 19-foot jumper	2	7
10:08	Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound	2	7
10:07	Kendrick Perkins misses 4-foot jumper	2	7
10:06	Raef LaFrentz offensive rebound	2	7
10:04	Raef LaFrentz misses layup	2	7
10:03	Boston defensive rebound	2	7
9:47	Vince Carter bad pass (Gerald Green steals)	2	7
9:44	Ryan Gomes makes layup (Gerald Green assists)	4	7
9:29	Jason Collins makes 20-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)	4	9
9:18	Gerald Green makes 14-foot running jumper	6	9
8:53	Nenad Krstic makes 10-foot two point shot	6	11
8:34	Gerald Green makes 8-foot running jumper (Raef LaFrentz assists)	8	11
8:19	Richard Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper	8	11
8:18	New Jersey defensive rebound	8	11
7:54	Ryan Gomes misses 18-foot jumper	8	11
7:52	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	8	11
7:47	Vince Carter misses 28-foot three point jumper	8	11
7:45	New Jersey defensive rebound	8	11
7:33	Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Tony Allen assists)	10	11
7:11	Jason Kidd misses 21-foot jumper	10	11
7:09	Raef LaFrentz defensive rebound	10	11
7:01	Tony Allen makes driving layup	12	11
7:01	Jason Kidd shooting foul (Tony Allen draws the foul)	12	11
7:01	Tony Allen makes free throw 1 of 1	13	11
6:37	Richard Jefferson makes layup (Jason Collins assists)	13	13
6:22	Ryan Gomes makes driving layup (Raef LaFrentz assists)	15	13
6:09	Vince Carter makes two point shot	15	15
6:09	Gerald Green shooting foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	15	15
6:09	Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 1	15	16
5:58	Tony Allen misses two point shot	15	16
5:56	Jason Collins defensive rebound	15	16
5:50	Raef LaFrentz personal foul (Nenad Krstic draws the foul)	15	16
5:50	New Jersey full timeout	15	16
5:43	Vince Carter misses 10-foot running jumper	15	16
5:41	Vince Carter offensive rebound	15	16
5:37	Jason Collins misses jumper	15	16
5:35	Ryan Gomes defensive rebound	15	16
5:24	Raef LaFrentz misses 9-foot two point shot	15	16
5:22	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	15	16
5:13	Vince Carter makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	15	18
5:07	Boston 20 Sec. timeout	15	18
4:54	Ryan Gomes misses 17-foot jumper	15	18
4:54	Jason Collins defensive rebound	15	18
4:43	Richard Jefferson lost ball (Tony Allen steals)	15	18
4:35	Gerald Green traveling	15	18
4:22	Vince Carter misses 28-foot three point jumper	15	18
4:20	Nenad Krstic offensive rebound	15	18
4:16	Nenad Krstic bad pass (Raef LaFrentz steals)	15	18
4:13	Kendrick Perkins offensive foul (Nenad Krstic draws the foul)	15	18
4:13	Kendrick Perkins turnover	15	18
4:13	Brian Scalabrine enters the game for Gerald Green	15	18
4:13	Clifford Robinson enters the game for Jason Collins	15	18
3:54	Clifford Robinson makes 22-foot jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)	15	20
3:43	Clifford Robinson personal foul (Ryan Gomes draws the foul)	15	20
3:33	Ryan Gomes lost ball (Jason Kidd steals)	15	20
3:29	Richard Jefferson makes layup (Vince Carter assists)	15	22
3:09	Tony Allen misses 19-foot jumper	15	22
3:06	Vince Carter defensive rebound	15	22
3:02	Clifford Robinson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	15	25
2:33	Raef LaFrentz misses 19-foot jumper	15	25
2:32	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	15	25
2:23	Jason Kidd misses 21-foot jumper	15	25
2:21	Ryan Gomes defensive rebound	15	25
2:13	Tony Allen misses 20-foot jumper	15	25
2:11	Ryan Gomes offensive rebound	15	25
2:10	Vince Carter blocks Ryan Gomes's layup	15	25
2:08	Brian Scalabrine offensive rebound	15	25
2:05	Brian Scalabrine makes layup	17	25
1:51	Clifford Robinson misses jumper	17	25
1:50	Nenad Krstic offensive rebound	17	25
1:32	Richard Jefferson bad pass (Tony Allen steals)	17	25
1:28	Ryan Gomes makes two point shot (Brian Scalabrine assists)	19	25
1:20	New Jersey 20 Sec. timeout	19	25
1:20	Boston full timeout	19	25
1:20	Jacque Vaughn enters the game for Jason Kidd	19	25
1:20	Zoran Planinic enters the game for Vince Carter	19	25
1:20	Orien Greene enters the game for Tony Allen	19	25
1:20	Michael Olowokandi enters the game for Raef LaFrentz	19	25
1:12	Richard Jefferson makes driving dunk (Zoran Planinic assists)	19	27
1:01	Nenad Krstic personal foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul)	19	27
52.9	Brian Scalabrine misses 17-foot running jumper	19	27
51.5	Nenad Krstic defensive rebound	19	27
34.3	Nenad Krstic makes 4-foot hook shot (Richard Jefferson assists)	19	29
21.7	Ryan Gomes makes driving layup (Kendrick Perkins assists)	21	29
0.8	Zoran Planinic makes 16-foot jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)	21	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	31

Regular Season Series

NJ wins 3-1

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, 17 April 2006

East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 16,611

Referees:
Mike Callahan
Olandis Poole
Bill Kennedy

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	22	7	.759	-	L1
New York	19	10	.655	3	W4
Brooklyn	11	18	.379	11	L2
Philadelphia	10	17	.370	11	W1
Toronto	7	23	.233	15.5	L8

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