Boston Celtics @ New Jersey Nets
5-0, 2-0 Away
112
5-0, 2-0 Away
4-2, 3-2 Home
101
4-2, 3-2 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Ray Allen makes 16-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Richard Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Richard Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett misses 16-foot two point shot
- Vince Carter makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
- Ray Allen misses three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 17-foot jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists)
- Richard Jefferson misses 17-foot two point shot
- Rajon Rondo misses 18-foot jumper
- Vince Carter misses 23-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce misses driving layup
- Jason Kidd makes 23-foot jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen misses tip shot
- Jason Kidd makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jason Kidd makes free throw 2 of 2
- Vince Carter makes 18-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Nenad Krstic misses 17-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Richard Jefferson makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Vince Carter makes two point shot
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Richard Jefferson makes dunk (Jason Kidd assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes tip shot
- Richard Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Richard Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Jason Kidd makes 12-foot jumper (Jason Collins assists)
- Ray Allen makes two point shot
- Richard Jefferson makes driving layup
- Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Richard Jefferson makes technical free throw
- Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Vince Carter makes 22-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Tony Allen misses 24-foot jumper
- Richard Jefferson makes two point shot (Vince Carter assists)
- Eddie House makes 22-foot jumper (Tony Allen assists)
- Antoine Wright misses two point shot
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Vince Carter misses 20-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses two point shot
- Bostjan Nachbar misses 18-foot jumper
- Darrell Armstrong misses 17-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
- Jamaal Magloire misses 6-foot two point shot
- Tony Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tony Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Antoine Wright makes 25-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
- Ray Allen misses 14-foot two point shot
- Darrell Armstrong makes technical free throw
- Bostjan Nachbar makes free throw 1 of 2
- Bostjan Nachbar misses free throw 2 of 2
- Vince Carter makes 16-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett makes 11-foot two point shot
- Vince Carter misses 17-foot two point shot
- Eddie House makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Richard Jefferson misses two point shot
- Paul Pierce makes 5-foot two point shot (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Bostjan Nachbar misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen misses jumper
- Richard Jefferson misses two point shot
- Antoine Wright makes dunk (Jason Kidd assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 8-foot two point shot
- Glen Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Glen Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Kidd makes 23-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins misses 17-foot jumper
- Bostjan Nachbar makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Paul Pierce makes running jumper (Eddie House assists)
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 1
- Bostjan Nachbar misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Glen Davis misses layup
- Eddie House makes three point jumper (Glen Davis assists)
- Richard Jefferson makes 11-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Richard Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 1
- Paul Pierce misses 17-foot two point shot
- Glen Davis makes two point shot
- Richard Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Richard Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes 7-foot two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
- Malik Allen misses 19-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists)
- Jason Kidd misses driving layup
- Richard Jefferson misses jumper
- Richard Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Richard Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Nenad Krstic makes 4-foot two point shot (Vince Carter assists)
- Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Richard Jefferson makes technical free throw
- Vince Carter makes driving layup
- Vince Carter misses free throw 1 of 1
- Richard Jefferson misses running jumper
- Vince Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 16-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Pierce makes two point shot (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Nenad Krstic misses 19-foot jumper
- Richard Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
- Richard Jefferson misses driving layup
- Kendrick Perkins makes 5-foot two point shot (Ray Allen assists)
- Richard Jefferson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Vince Carter misses free throw 1 of 2
- Vince Carter makes free throw 2 of 2
- Vince Carter misses 16-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup
- Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd misses 24-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jason Kidd makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes two point shot (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jason Kidd misses three point jumper
- Ray Allen makes 19-foot jumper
- Antoine Wright misses 18-foot jumper
- Glen Davis misses layup
- Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Vince Carter makes driving layup
- Paul Pierce makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 14-foot running jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Josh Boone misses free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Boone misses free throw 2 of 2
- Richard Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Richard Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Vince Carter makes driving dunk
- Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
- Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Bostjan Nachbar misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Glen Davis makes two point shot (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Antoine Wright makes 17-foot jumper
- Bostjan Nachbar misses free throw 1 of 2
- Bostjan Nachbar makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eddie House misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Eddie House makes driving layup (Glen Davis assists)
- Eddie House makes free throw 1 of 1
- Sean Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sean Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen misses 8-foot running jumper
- Bostjan Nachbar makes two point shot
- Bostjan Nachbar makes free throw 1 of 1
- Antoine Wright makes layup (Bostjan Nachbar assists)
- Bostjan Nachbar misses 20-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
- Richard Jefferson misses 24-foot jumper
- Eddie House misses 18-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses layup
- Sean Williams makes layup
- Sean Williams makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
- Ray Allen makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Jason Kidd misses 23-foot jumper
- Darrell Armstrong makes free throw 1 of 3
- Darrell Armstrong makes free throw 2 of 3
- Darrell Armstrong makes free throw 3 of 3
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Richard Jefferson misses 20-foot jumper
- Eddie House misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Richard Jefferson makes 15-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd misses 17-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Jason Kidd misses 17-foot jumper
- Sean Williams misses layup
- Richard Jefferson makes 18-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 10-foot two point shot
- Sean Williams makes 9-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eddie House makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eddie House makes free throw 2 of 2
- Darrell Armstrong makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Kidd makes 19-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 10-foot two point shot
- Rajon Rondo makes layup
- Darrell Armstrong makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Sean Williams makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jason Kidd misses driving layup
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Kidd makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jason Kidd makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Richard Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Richard Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes dunk (Eddie House assists)
- Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ray Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
- Richard Jefferson misses three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | BOS | NJ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Kendrick Perkins vs. Jason Collins (Jason Kidd gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Jason Kidd bad pass (Kevin Garnett steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Ray Allen makes 16-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists) | 2 | 0 |
| 11:21 | | Paul Pierce shooting foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul) | 2 | 0 |
| 11:21 | | Richard Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11:21 | | Richard Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10:57 | | Kevin Garnett misses 16-foot two point shot | 2 | 2 |
| 10:56 | | Boston defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:47 | | Vince Carter makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists) | 2 | 4 |
| 10:30 | | Ray Allen misses three point jumper | 2 | 4 |
| 10:29 | | Vince Carter defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 10:27 | | Jumpball: Kevin Garnett vs. Vince Carter (Kendrick Perkins gains possession) | 2 | 4 |
| 10:27 | | Vince Carter lost ball (Kevin Garnett steals) | 2 | 4 |
| 10:14 | | Rajon Rondo makes 17-foot jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists) | 4 | 4 |
| 9:48 | | Richard Jefferson misses 17-foot two point shot | 4 | 4 |
| 9:45 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 9:30 | | Rajon Rondo misses 18-foot jumper | 4 | 4 |
| 9:29 | | Vince Carter defensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 9:25 | | Vince Carter misses 23-foot jumper | 4 | 4 |
| 9:22 | | Ray Allen defensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 9:18 | | Richard Jefferson shooting foul (Ray Allen draws the foul) | 4 | 4 |
| 9:18 | | Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 9:18 | | Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 9:03 | | Vince Carter bad pass (Paul Pierce steals) | 6 | 4 |
| 8:59 | | Paul Pierce misses driving layup | 6 | 4 |
| 8:57 | | Nenad Krstic defensive rebound | 6 | 4 |
| 8:49 | | Jason Kidd makes 23-foot jumper (Richard Jefferson assists) | 6 | 6 |
| 8:22 | | Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot two point shot | 6 | 6 |
| 8:22 | | Ray Allen offensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 8:19 | | Ray Allen misses tip shot | 6 | 6 |
| 8:18 | | Nenad Krstic defensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 8:10 | | Rajon Rondo shooting foul (Jason Kidd draws the foul) | 6 | 6 |
| 8:10 | | Jason Kidd makes free throw 1 of 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 8:10 | | Jason Kidd makes free throw 2 of 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 7:46 | | shot clock violation | 6 | 8 |
| 7:30 | | Vince Carter makes 18-foot two point shot | 6 | 10 |
| 7:07 | | Ray Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists) | 9 | 10 |
| 6:43 | | Nenad Krstic misses 17-foot jumper | 9 | 10 |
| 6:43 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 9 | 10 |
| 6:33 | | Nenad Krstic shooting foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul) | 9 | 10 |
| 6:33 | | Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 10 |
| 6:33 | | Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2 | 11 | 10 |
| 6:13 | | Richard Jefferson makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists) | 11 | 12 |
| 6:03 | | Kevin Garnett makes jumper (Ray Allen assists) | 13 | 12 |
| 5:47 | | Vince Carter makes two point shot | 13 | 14 |
| 5:26 | | Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper | 13 | 14 |
| 5:26 | | Jason Kidd defensive rebound | 13 | 14 |
| 5:24 | | Richard Jefferson makes dunk (Jason Kidd assists) | 13 | 16 |
| 4:58 | | Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper | 13 | 16 |
| 4:56 | | Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound | 13 | 16 |
| 4:54 | | Kendrick Perkins makes tip shot | 15 | 16 |
| 4:35 | | Paul Pierce personal foul (Vince Carter draws the foul) | 15 | 16 |
| 4:35 | | New Jersey full timeout | 15 | 16 |
| 4:35 | | Tony Allen enters the game for Paul Pierce | 15 | 16 |
| 4:26 | | Tony Allen shooting foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul) | 15 | 16 |
| 4:26 | | Richard Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 4:26 | | Richard Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 18 |
| 4:09 | | Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper | 18 | 18 |
| 3:47 | | Jason Kidd makes 12-foot jumper (Jason Collins assists) | 18 | 20 |
| 3:38 | | Ray Allen makes two point shot | 20 | 20 |
| 3:18 | | Richard Jefferson makes driving layup | 20 | 22 |
| 2:54 | | Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists) | 22 | 22 |
| 2:45 | | Kendrick Perkins illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | 22 | 22 |
| 2:45 | | Boston full timeout | 22 | 22 |
| 2:45 | | Antoine Wright enters the game for Nenad Krstic | 22 | 22 |
| 2:45 | | Jamaal Magloire enters the game for Jason Collins | 22 | 22 |
| 2:45 | | Richard Jefferson makes technical free throw | 22 | 23 |
| 2:34 | | Vince Carter bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals) | 22 | 23 |
| 2:16 | | Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper | 22 | 23 |
| 2:15 | | Vince Carter defensive rebound | 22 | 23 |
| 2:08 | | Vince Carter makes 22-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists) | 22 | 25 |
| 1:47 | | Tony Allen misses 24-foot jumper | 22 | 25 |
| 1:47 | | Boston defensive rebound | 22 | 25 |
| 1:47 | | Darrell Armstrong enters the game for Jason Kidd | 22 | 25 |
| 1:47 | | Eddie House enters the game for Rajon Rondo | 22 | 25 |
| 1:31 | | Richard Jefferson makes two point shot (Vince Carter assists) | 22 | 27 |
| 1:15 | | Rajon Rondo enters the game for Kendrick Perkins | 22 | 27 |
| 1:15 | | Bostjan Nachbar enters the game for Richard Jefferson | 22 | 27 |
| 1:00 | | Eddie House makes 22-foot jumper (Tony Allen assists) | 24 | 27 |
| 49.9 | | Antoine Wright misses two point shot | 24 | 27 |
| 48.5 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 24 | 27 |
| 42.9 | | Antoine Wright blocks Ray Allen's driving layup | 24 | 27 |
| 40.9 | | Jamaal Magloire defensive rebound | 24 | 27 |
| 29.9 | | Bostjan Nachbar offensive foul (Ray Allen draws the foul) | 24 | 27 |
| 29.9 | | Bostjan Nachbar turnover | 24 | 27 |
| 17.9 | | Jamaal Magloire shooting foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul) | 24 | 27 |
| 17.9 | | Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2 | 25 | 27 |
| 17.9 | | Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 27 |
| 2.2 | | Vince Carter misses 20-foot two point shot | 26 | 27 |
| 0.9 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 26 | 27 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 26 | 27 | |
Matchups
Game Information
East Rutherford, NJ
Referee:Joe DeRosa
Referee:Jack Nies
Referee:Matt Boland
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 34 | 19 | .642 | - | W1 |
| Boston | 34 | 19 | .642 | - | L1 |
| Toronto | 32 | 22 | .593 | 2.5 | W2 |
| Philadelphia | 30 | 22 | .577 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Brooklyn | 14 | 37 | .275 | 19 | W1 |
NBA News
How concerned should Timberwolves be over rough patch?
Chiney Ogwumike, Danny Green and Tim MacMahon discuss the Timberwolves' poor performances in February.
3h
Shams: Tatum won't come back until he is 100% confident
Shams Charania gives the latest on Jayson Tatum's recovery from a ruptured Achilles tendon.
3h
Danny Green: Jazz tanking bad look for the league
Danny Green offers his solution to stop NBA teams like the Utah Jazz from tanking.
3h