Celtics 105-85 Nets (17 Jan, 2009) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

33-9, 13-7 away

105

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	29	39	15	22	105
NJ	15	24	24	22	85

New Jersey Nets

19-22, 9-14 home

Vince Carter misses 18-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes 21-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Devin Harris misses 24-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 22-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses layup
Devin Harris misses 21-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 20-foot jumper
Devin Harris misses 19-foot jumper
Brook Lopez misses 5-foot two point shot
Brook Lopez makes 7-foot two point shot (Jarvis Hayes assists)
Bobby Simmons misses 9-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes two point shot
Brook Lopez makes dunk (Keyon Dooling assists)
Keyon Dooling makes 14-foot two point shot
Brook Lopez misses 20-foot jumper
Brook Lopez makes 11-foot two point shot
Eduardo Najera misses 9-foot jumper
Eduardo Najera makes tip shot
Keyon Dooling misses 13-foot jumper
Jarvis Hayes makes layup
Jarvis Hayes makes driving dunk (Keyon Dooling assists)
Eduardo Najera makes 23-foot three point jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)
Keyon Dooling misses 25-foot three point jumper
Leon Powe blocks Ryan Anderson's layup
Trenton Hassell misses layup
Brook Lopez makes dunk (Vince Carter assists)
Trenton Hassell misses 10-foot running jumper
Vince Carter misses layup
Ryan Anderson misses three point jumper
Vince Carter misses two point shot
Devin Harris makes layup
Keyon Dooling misses 22-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes layup
Devin Harris misses driving layup
Ryan Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)
Eduardo Najera makes layup (Jarvis Hayes assists)
Jarvis Hayes misses 19-foot jumper
Brook Lopez makes layup (Keyon Dooling assists)
Bobby Simmons misses 22-foot three point jumper
Brook Lopez misses 21-foot jumper
Keyon Dooling misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jarvis Hayes makes 24-foot three point jumper
Keyon Dooling makes layup (Bobby Simmons assists)
Jarvis Hayes misses 18-foot jumper
Brook Lopez makes dunk (Keyon Dooling assists)
Keyon Dooling misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brook Lopez makes two point shot
Jarvis Hayes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bobby Simmons misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brook Lopez makes layup
Jarvis Hayes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Keyon Dooling misses 20-foot jumper
Chris Douglas-Roberts misses layup
Brian Scalabrine blocks Ryan Anderson's layup
Jarvis Hayes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ryan Anderson assists)
Jarvis Hayes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Douglas-Roberts assists)
Jarvis Hayes misses 16-foot jumper
Brook Lopez makes slam dunk (Trenton Hassell assists)
Keyon Dooling makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trenton Hassell assists)
Brook Lopez makes 17-foot jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)
Keyon Dooling misses 22-foot jumper
Chris Douglas-Roberts misses jumper
Brook Lopez misses 8-foot two point shot
Jarvis Hayes misses three point jumper
Brook Lopez makes dunk
Keyon Dooling makes driving layup
Brook Lopez misses 17-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 23-foot jumper
Brook Lopez makes layup
Patrick O'Bryant blocks Chris Douglas-Roberts's layup
Chris Douglas-Roberts makes layup (Keyon Dooling assists)
Chris Douglas-Roberts misses three point jumper
Keyon Dooling misses 14-foot jumper
Devin Harris blocks Paul Pierce's 12-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 14-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen makes 9-foot two point shot
Ray Allen makes 22-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Brian Scalabrine makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Ray Allen makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Brian Scalabrine makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Ray Allen misses three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 13-foot jumper
Leon Powe makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Glen Davis misses 18-foot jumper
Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes 6-foot two point shot
Gabe Pruitt makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Eddie House makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce misses 15-foot jumper
Gabe Pruitt misses 19-foot jumper
Leon Powe makes two point shot
Gabe Pruitt misses 19-foot jumper
Eddie House makes jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 11-foot two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Brian Scalabrine misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes driving dunk (Kevin Garnett assists)
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brian Scalabrine misses 22-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Brian Scalabrine misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen makes 17-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Brian Scalabrine makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Brian Scalabrine makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Brian Scalabrine misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 7-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 16-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 19-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 22-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo misses 22-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 7-foot two point shot
Kevin Garnett misses 11-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce makes layup
Eddie House misses 26-foot three point jumper
Glen Davis misses 18-foot jumper
Eddie House makes 25-foot three point jumper (Glen Davis assists)
Eddie House misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eddie House makes 23-foot jumper (Gabe Pruitt assists)
Glen Davis misses 21-foot jumper
Bill Walker misses dunk
Glen Davis makes driving layup
Leon Powe misses 4-foot jumper
Eddie House makes 25-foot three point jumper
Leon Powe makes dunk (Gabe Pruitt assists)
Bill Walker makes dunk (Patrick O'Bryant assists)
Bill Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Gabe Pruitt misses 23-foot three point jumper
Eddie House misses 22-foot jumper

CELTICS

NETS

TIME		BOS	NJ
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Kevin Garnett vs. Brook Lopez (Brian Scalabrine gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Devin Harris blocks Paul Pierce's 12-foot jumper	0	0
11:36	Boston offensive rebound	0	0
11:33	Kevin Garnett makes 14-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)	2	0
11:17	Vince Carter bad pass	2	0
10:56	Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:53	Rajon Rondo offensive rebound	2	0
10:38	Ray Allen makes 9-foot two point shot	4	0
10:25	Vince Carter misses 18-foot jumper	4	0
10:23	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	4	0
10:14	Kevin Garnett bad pass	4	0
9:52	Devin Harris lost ball (Brian Scalabrine steals)	4	0
9:49	Vince Carter shooting foul (Brian Scalabrine draws the foul)	4	0
9:49	Brian Scalabrine makes free throw 1 of 2	5	0
9:49	Brian Scalabrine makes free throw 2 of 2	6	0
9:41	Bobby Simmons bad pass	6	0
9:26	Ray Allen makes 22-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	8	0
9:14	Vince Carter makes 21-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)	8	2
9:03	Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	2
9:03	Bobby Simmons defensive rebound	8	2
8:55	Devin Harris misses 24-foot jumper	8	2
8:53	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	8	2
8:44	Ray Allen makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	10	2
8:23	Vince Carter misses 22-foot jumper	10	2
8:22	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	10	2
8:19	Brian Scalabrine makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)	12	2
8:02	Vince Carter misses layup	12	2
8:00	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	12	2
7:50	Rajon Rondo bad pass (Vince Carter steals)	12	2
7:39	Ray Allen personal foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	12	2
7:28	Devin Harris misses 21-foot jumper	12	2
7:28	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	12	2
7:16	Rajon Rondo misses layup	12	2
7:15	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	12	2
7:01	Vince Carter misses 20-foot jumper	12	2
7:01	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	12	2
6:48	Ray Allen makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)	14	2
6:48	Vince Carter shooting foul (Ray Allen draws the foul)	14	2
6:48	New Jersey full timeout	14	2
6:48	Jarvis Hayes enters the game for Vince Carter	14	2
6:48	Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 1	15	2
6:35	Devin Harris bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals)	15	2
6:13	Rajon Rondo turnover	15	2
5:54	Devin Harris misses 19-foot jumper	15	2
5:54	Ray Allen defensive rebound	15	2
5:52	Ray Allen bad pass	15	2
5:31	Brook Lopez misses 5-foot two point shot	15	2
5:30	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	15	2
5:28	Bobby Simmons personal foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	15	2
5:11	Brian Scalabrine makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)	17	2
5:11	Bobby Simmons shooting foul (Brian Scalabrine draws the foul)	17	2
5:11	Eduardo Najera enters the game for Ryan Anderson	17	2
5:11	Brian Scalabrine makes free throw 1 of 1	18	2
4:56	Brook Lopez makes 7-foot two point shot (Jarvis Hayes assists)	18	4
4:43	Ray Allen turnover	18	4
4:28	Bobby Simmons misses 9-foot jumper	18	4
4:26	Brian Scalabrine defensive rebound	18	4
4:18	Ray Allen misses three point jumper	18	4
4:18	Eduardo Najera defensive rebound	18	4
4:13	Devin Harris makes two point shot	18	6
4:03	Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)	20	6
3:45	Jarvis Hayes turnover	20	6
3:45	Keyon Dooling enters the game for Devin Harris	20	6
3:26	Kevin Garnett misses 13-foot jumper	20	6
3:24	Bobby Simmons defensive rebound	20	6
3:14	Brook Lopez makes dunk (Keyon Dooling assists)	20	8
2:48	Eduardo Najera flagrant foul type 1 (Ray Allen draws the foul)	20	8
2:48	Boston full timeout	20	8
2:48	Leon Powe enters the game for Kevin Garnett	20	8
2:48	Ray Allen makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	21	8
2:48	Ray Allen makes free throw	22	8
2:39	Leon Powe makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)	24	8
2:15	Keyon Dooling makes 14-foot two point shot	24	10
1:55	Paul Pierce bad pass (Eduardo Najera steals)	24	10
1:46	Brook Lopez misses 20-foot jumper	24	10
1:46	New Jersey defensive rebound	24	10
1:46	Glen Davis enters the game for Brian Scalabrine	24	10
1:46	Trenton Hassell enters the game for Bobby Simmons	24	10
1:29	Glen Davis misses 18-foot jumper	24	10
1:29	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	24	10
1:14	Glen Davis personal foul (Eduardo Najera draws the foul)	24	10
1:06	Brook Lopez makes 11-foot two point shot	24	12
1:06	Leon Powe shooting foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul)	24	12
1:06	Brook Lopez makes free throw 1 of 1	24	13
53.9	Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	27	13
38.8	Eduardo Najera misses 9-foot jumper	27	13
37.6	Eduardo Najera offensive rebound	27	13
36.6	Eduardo Najera makes tip shot	27	15
22.3	Rajon Rondo makes 6-foot two point shot	29	15
0.6	Keyon Dooling misses 13-foot jumper	29	15
0.0	New Jersey offensive rebound	29	15
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	15

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 2-0

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

IZOD Center

6:00 PM, 17 January 2009

East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 17,578

Referees:
Sean Corbin
Zach Zarba
Ed Malloy

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	12	3	.800	-	W3
New York	9	6	.600	3	W4
Brooklyn	6	9	.400	6	W1
Toronto	4	12	.250	8.5	W2
Philadelphia	2	12	.143	9.5	L5

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