Celtics 118-86 Nets (15 Jan, 2009) Play-by-Play

New Jersey Nets

19-20, 10-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NJ	23	18	19	26	86
BOS	30	21	37	30	118

Boston Celtics

32-9, 20-2 home

118

Kevin Garnett makes 8-foot two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce makes driving dunk
Brian Scalabrine makes 22-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Brian Scalabrine misses 23-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses layup
Paul Pierce misses layup
Brian Scalabrine makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
Brian Scalabrine misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses driving layup
Ray Allen makes three point jumper (Brian Scalabrine assists)
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses layup
Brian Scalabrine misses layup
Kevin Garnett makes tip shot
Kevin Garnett misses 15-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Ray Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Ray Allen makes 17-foot jumper
Glen Davis makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Ray Allen misses 17-foot jumper
Glen Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Eddie House makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leon Powe assists)
Eddie House misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eddie House misses 23-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eddie House misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen makes driving layup
Glen Davis makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Brook Lopez blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes 19-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce makes 12-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper
Leon Powe misses layup
Kevin Garnett makes slam dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes 21-foot two point shot
Kevin Garnett makes 2-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
Brian Scalabrine makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Brian Scalabrine misses 23-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Rajon Rondo makes 16-foot hook shot
Brook Lopez blocks Kevin Garnett's layup
Paul Pierce makes 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 7-foot two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Paul Pierce makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Ray Allen makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Brian Scalabrine misses 23-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 19-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 6-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 1-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Gabe Pruitt makes 20-foot jumper
Glen Davis makes layup
Leon Powe makes driving layup
Glen Davis makes 19-foot jumper (Gabe Pruitt assists)
Brook Lopez blocks Leon Powe's layup
Eddie House makes 18-foot jumper (Gabe Pruitt assists)
Brook Lopez blocks Leon Powe's layup
Eddie House makes 23-foot three point jumper (Gabe Pruitt assists)
Brook Lopez blocks Glen Davis's 18-foot jumper
Eddie House makes 21-foot jumper (Glen Davis assists)
Gabe Pruitt makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bill Walker assists)
Maurice Ager blocks Bill Walker's layup
Bill Walker makes driving layup
Gabe Pruitt misses jumper
Patrick O'Bryant makes 1-foot two point shot
Patrick O'Bryant misses 15-foot jumper
Patrick O'Bryant misses 9-foot two point shot
Bill Walker makes slam dunk (Eddie House assists)
Gabe Pruitt misses 23-foot three point jumper
Bill Walker makes two point shot (Gabe Pruitt assists)
Vince Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bobby Simmons makes 19-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Brook Lopez makes 16-foot jumper (Bobby Simmons assists)
Devin Harris makes driving layup
Vince Carter misses 11-foot two point shot
Brook Lopez misses 15-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson makes two point shot
Bobby Simmons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Devin Harris misses layup
Kevin Garnett blocks Brook Lopez's layup
Devin Harris makes driving layup
Brian Scalabrine blocks Brook Lopez's layup
Ryan Anderson makes layup
Devin Harris misses 15-foot two point shot
Devin Harris makes two point shot
Paul Pierce blocks Brook Lopez's 6-foot jumper
Brook Lopez misses layup
Brook Lopez misses two point shot
Vince Carter makes 18-foot two point shot
Vince Carter misses 14-foot jumper
Glen Davis blocks Josh Boone's layup
Vince Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Keyon Dooling misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jarvis Hayes misses tip shot
Vince Carter misses 19-foot jumper
Devin Harris misses layup
Vince Carter misses 5-foot jumper
Eduardo Najera misses layup
Brook Lopez misses 14-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes driving layup
Ryan Anderson makes slam dunk (Brook Lopez assists)
Vince Carter misses layup
Ryan Anderson makes layup (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter misses 15-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson makes layup
Brook Lopez misses layup
Ryan Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Ryan Anderson misses layup
Ryan Anderson misses 20-foot jumper
Keyon Dooling makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eduardo Najera assists)
Devin Harris makes layup (Eduardo Najera assists)
Brook Lopez misses 12-foot two point shot
Devin Harris misses 18-foot jumper
Brook Lopez misses two point shot
Bobby Simmons misses 25-foot three point jumper
Keyon Dooling makes 25-foot three point jumper
Jarvis Hayes makes layup (Chris Douglas-Roberts assists)
Vince Carter misses jumper
Chris Douglas-Roberts misses 18-foot two point shot
Keyon Dooling misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jarvis Hayes makes 23-foot jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)
Eduardo Najera misses layup
Brook Lopez makes 4-foot jumper (Ryan Anderson assists)
Jarvis Hayes makes 13-foot jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)
Jarvis Hayes makes 25-foot three point jumper
Brook Lopez makes layup (Jarvis Hayes assists)
Jarvis Hayes misses 21-foot jumper
Brook Lopez makes two point shot
Chris Douglas-Roberts makes 5-foot two point shot
Trenton Hassell misses 8-foot two point shot
Trenton Hassell makes layup (Brook Lopez assists)
Chris Douglas-Roberts misses 9-foot jumper
Chris Douglas-Roberts misses 9-foot hook shot
Trenton Hassell misses 21-foot jumper
Maurice Ager misses 23-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell misses 10-foot jumper
Josh Boone misses 4-foot two point shot

NETS

CELTICS

TIME		NJ	BOS
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Brook Lopez vs. Kevin Garnett (Ray Allen gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Kevin Garnett makes 8-foot two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)	0	2
11:26	Devin Harris bad pass (Paul Pierce steals)	0	2
11:22	Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)	0	4
11:07	Vince Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	4
11:07	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	0	4
11:02	Ray Allen turnover	0	4
10:45	Bobby Simmons makes 19-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)	2	4
10:30	Paul Pierce makes driving dunk	2	6
10:15	Ryan Anderson traveling	2	6
10:00	Brian Scalabrine makes 22-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)	2	8
9:59	New Jersey 20 Sec. timeout	2	8
9:41	Brook Lopez makes 16-foot jumper (Bobby Simmons assists)	4	8
9:26	Brian Scalabrine misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	8
9:23	Rajon Rondo offensive rebound	4	8
9:18	Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	8
9:18	Paul Pierce offensive rebound	4	8
9:15	Paul Pierce misses layup	4	8
9:14	Paul Pierce offensive rebound	4	8
9:11	Paul Pierce misses layup	4	8
9:11	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	4	8
9:06	Vince Carter lost ball (Brian Scalabrine steals)	4	8
9:02	Brian Scalabrine makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)	4	10
8:45	Kevin Garnett shooting foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)	4	10
8:45	Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 2	5	10
8:45	Devin Harris misses free throw 2 of 2	5	10
8:45	Brian Scalabrine defensive rebound	5	10
8:22	Brian Scalabrine misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	10
8:19	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	5	10
8:15	Devin Harris makes driving layup	7	10
8:15	Ray Allen shooting foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)	7	10
8:15	Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 1	8	10
8:00	Vince Carter jump ball	8	10
7:50	Paul Pierce misses driving layup	8	10
7:50	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	8	10
7:43	Rajon Rondo personal foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)	8	10
7:35	Vince Carter misses 11-foot two point shot	8	10
7:35	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	8	10
7:31	Ray Allen lost ball (Devin Harris steals)	8	10
7:26	Rajon Rondo personal foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)	8	10
7:13	Devin Harris lost ball (Ray Allen steals)	8	10
7:09	Bobby Simmons shooting foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	8	10
7:09	New Jersey full timeout	8	10
7:09	Jarvis Hayes enters the game for Vince Carter	8	10
7:09	Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2	8	10
7:09	Boston offensive rebound	8	10
7:09	Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2	8	11
6:50	Brook Lopez misses 15-foot jumper	8	11
6:48	Ryan Anderson offensive rebound	8	11
6:47	Ryan Anderson makes two point shot	10	11
6:31	Paul Pierce bad pass (Ryan Anderson steals)	10	11
6:18	Bobby Simmons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Harris assists)	13	11
5:54	Ray Allen makes three point jumper (Brian Scalabrine assists)	13	14
5:39	Devin Harris lost ball (Rajon Rondo steals)	13	14
5:30	Ryan Anderson shooting foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	13	14
5:30	Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2	13	15
5:30	Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2	13	16
5:16	Devin Harris misses layup	13	16
5:15	Brook Lopez offensive rebound	13	16
5:11	Kevin Garnett blocks Brook Lopez's layup	13	16
5:11	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	13	16
5:05	Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	16
5:03	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	13	16
4:54	Devin Harris makes driving layup	15	16
4:35	Kevin Garnett misses layup	15	16
4:35	Kevin Garnett offensive rebound	15	16
4:31	Brian Scalabrine misses layup	15	16
4:31	Kevin Garnett offensive rebound	15	16
4:30	Kevin Garnett makes tip shot	15	18
4:16	Brian Scalabrine blocks Brook Lopez's layup	15	18
4:15	Ryan Anderson offensive rebound	15	18
4:13	Ryan Anderson makes layup	17	18
3:50	Kevin Garnett misses 15-foot jumper	17	18
3:49	Jarvis Hayes defensive rebound	17	18
3:45	Brook Lopez offensive foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	17	18
3:45	Brook Lopez turnover	17	18
3:45	Eduardo Najera enters the game for Ryan Anderson	17	18
3:45	Leon Powe enters the game for Kevin Garnett	17	18
3:45	Glen Davis enters the game for Brian Scalabrine	17	18
3:24	Rajon Rondo makes driving layup	17	20
2:56	Devin Harris misses 15-foot two point shot	17	20
2:55	Bobby Simmons offensive rebound	17	20
2:47	Devin Harris makes two point shot	19	20
2:32	Ray Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)	19	23
2:14	Paul Pierce blocks Brook Lopez's 6-foot jumper	19	23
2:12	Brook Lopez offensive rebound	19	23
2:10	Brook Lopez misses layup	19	23
2:09	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	19	23
2:02	Boston full timeout	19	23
2:02	Keyon Dooling enters the game for Bobby Simmons	19	23
2:02	Vince Carter enters the game for Devin Harris	19	23
1:50	Ray Allen makes 17-foot jumper	19	25
1:32	Brook Lopez misses two point shot	19	25
1:31	Leon Powe defensive rebound	19	25
1:14	Glen Davis makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)	19	27
57.0	Glen Davis personal foul (Keyon Dooling draws the foul)	19	27
57.0	Gabe Pruitt enters the game for Rajon Rondo	19	27
57.0	Josh Boone enters the game for Brook Lopez	19	27
57.0	Keyon Dooling makes free throw 1 of 2	20	27
57.0	Keyon Dooling makes free throw 2 of 2	21	27
39.1	Eduardo Najera personal foul (Glen Davis draws the foul)	21	27
25.9	Ray Allen misses 17-foot jumper	21	27
25.3	Jarvis Hayes defensive rebound	21	27
4.7	Vince Carter makes 18-foot two point shot	23	27
0.4	Glen Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)	23	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	30

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 1-0

Nets
86
Celtics
118

Game 1

15/1

Celtics
105
Nets
85

Game 2

17/1

Celtics
115
Nets
111

Game 3

5/3

Nets
104
Celtics
106

Game 4

9/4

TD Garden

12:30 AM, 15 January 2009

Boston, MA

Attendance: 18,624

Referees:
Bennett Salvatore
Violet Palmer
Leroy Richardson

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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