Celtics 106-104 Nets (9 Apr, 2009) Play-by-Play

New Jersey Nets

32-46, 15-24 away

104

	1	2	3	4	T
NJ	31	20	27	26	104
BOS	21	37	23	25	106

Boston Celtics

59-19, 33-6 home

106

Rajon Rondo makes 17-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
Paul Pierce misses 19-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 1-foot two point shot
Rajon Rondo makes 17-foot two point shot
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Glen Davis misses 19-foot jumper
Glen Davis misses 16-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses 8-foot jumper
Ray Allen makes 20-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce makes 2-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
Ray Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Rajon Rondo misses 20-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses 9-foot hook shot
Mikki Moore makes jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Tony Allen assists)
Tony Allen misses 22-foot jumper
Glen Davis makes 16-foot jumper (Eddie House assists)
Glen Davis misses 6-foot jumper
Eddie House misses 14-foot jumper
Stephon Marbury misses 19-foot jumper
Josh Boone blocks Glen Davis's layup
Glen Davis makes two point shot
Glen Davis misses 22-foot jumper
Eddie House makes 24-foot three point jumper (Stephon Marbury assists)
Eddie House misses 25-foot three point jumper
Stephon Marbury makes 22-foot jumper
Stephon Marbury misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brook Lopez blocks Tony Allen's layup
Stephon Marbury makes driving layup
Eddie House makes 22-foot jumper (Stephon Marbury assists)
Eddie House makes 24-foot three point jumper (Stephon Marbury assists)
Ray Allen makes layup (Glen Davis assists)
Eddie House makes 24-foot three point jumper (Stephon Marbury assists)
Eddie House misses 23-foot jumper
Ray Allen makes three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Ray Allen misses 26-foot three pointer
Paul Pierce makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce makes driving layup
Ray Allen misses jumper
Glen Davis makes 21-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Kendrick Perkins makes 5-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes 4-foot two point shot
Rajon Rondo makes layup
Paul Pierce misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen misses 13-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses hook shot
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo makes layup
Rajon Rondo makes 2-foot two point shot
Rajon Rondo misses 16-foot jumper
Tony Allen makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Tony Allen makes 2-foot two point shot (Ray Allen assists)
Kendrick Perkins misses 4-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses 6-foot hook shot
Eddie House makes 24-foot jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists)
Tony Allen misses layup
Eddie House makes 18-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses layup
Mikki Moore makes 2-foot two point shot
Kendrick Perkins makes layup
Kendrick Perkins misses 9-foot jumper
Mikki Moore makes two point shot
Kendrick Perkins makes 4-foot hook shot (Eddie House assists)
Tony Allen misses jumper
Kendrick Perkins makes slam dunk (Stephon Marbury assists)
Mikki Moore makes layup (Tony Allen assists)
Stephon Marbury misses 26-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce makes 20-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Kendrick Perkins makes 1-foot two point shot
Rajon Rondo makes layup (Kendrick Perkins assists)
Paul Pierce misses 27-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)
Devin Harris misses 16-foot jumper
Keyon Dooling makes 20-foot jumper (Ryan Anderson assists)
Keyon Dooling makes dunk (Devin Harris assists)
Keyon Dooling misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Devin Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Ryan Anderson misses layup
Ryan Anderson makes tip shot
Devin Harris makes driving layup (Vince Carter assists)
Paul Pierce blocks Devin Harris's layup
Brook Lopez makes layup (Devin Harris assists)
Devin Harris makes two point shot (Keyon Dooling assists)
Vince Carter makes 6-foot hook shot (Devin Harris assists)
Brook Lopez misses 11-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses 18-foot two point shot
Devin Harris misses layup
Brook Lopez makes two point shot
Devin Harris makes driving layup
Chris Douglas-Roberts misses 13-foot jumper
Jarvis Hayes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Stephon Marbury blocks Josh Boone's layup
Bobby Simmons misses 20-foot two point shot
Chris Douglas-Roberts makes layup (Josh Boone assists)
Chris Douglas-Roberts misses layup
Keyon Dooling misses 21-foot jumper
Bobby Simmons misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bobby Simmons makes two point shot
Glen Davis blocks Chris Douglas-Roberts's layup
Bobby Simmons misses two point shot
Devin Harris makes driving layup
Keyon Dooling misses 16-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes driving layup
Keyon Dooling makes layup (Vince Carter assists)
Devin Harris misses layup
Vince Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes driving layup
Vince Carter makes driving dunk (Josh Boone assists)
Chris Douglas-Roberts misses 73-foot three point jumper
Keyon Dooling makes 23-foot three point jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Keyon Dooling misses three point jumper
Devin Harris misses 19-foot jumper
Keyon Dooling misses 17-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)
Ryan Anderson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Keyon Dooling misses three point jumper
Ryan Anderson misses three point jumper
Vince Carter makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ryan Anderson assists)
Vince Carter misses 23-foot jumper
Brook Lopez makes layup (Jarvis Hayes assists)
Jarvis Hayes misses 15-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson makes 20-foot jumper (Jarvis Hayes assists)
Jarvis Hayes makes 18-foot jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)
Keyon Dooling misses 25-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses 16-foot jumper
Bobby Simmons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)
Chris Douglas-Roberts makes driving layup (Bobby Simmons assists)
Bobby Simmons misses 18-foot jumper
Bobby Simmons misses three point jumper
Devin Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Douglas-Roberts misses layup
Josh Boone misses layup
Kendrick Perkins blocks Chris Douglas-Roberts's layup
Devin Harris misses 22-foot jumper
Josh Boone makes layup
Bobby Simmons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Devin Harris makes 6-foot two point shot
Vince Carter makes driving dunk
Brook Lopez makes slam dunk (Keyon Dooling assists)
Vince Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bobby Simmons makes 2-foot two point shot (Brook Lopez assists)
Vince Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Keyon Dooling misses layup
Rajon Rondo blocks Devin Harris's 18-foot jumper
Keyon Dooling misses 12-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes 1-foot two point shot
Brook Lopez misses hook shot
Keyon Dooling makes layup
Vince Carter makes 27-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes driving layup
Vince Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Harris misses 21-foot jumper

NETS

CELTICS

TIME		NJ	BOS
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Brook Lopez vs. Kendrick Perkins (Ray Allen gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Rajon Rondo makes 17-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)	0	2
11:14	Vince Carter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)	3	2
10:52	Paul Pierce misses 19-foot jumper	3	2
10:49	Boston defensive rebound	3	2
10:33	Devin Harris misses 16-foot jumper	3	2
10:32	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	3	2
10:22	Rajon Rondo makes driving layup	3	4
10:03	Keyon Dooling makes 20-foot jumper (Ryan Anderson assists)	5	4
9:48	Paul Pierce lost ball (Devin Harris steals)	5	4
9:44	Keyon Dooling makes dunk (Devin Harris assists)	7	4
9:25	Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	4
9:23	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	7	4
9:11	Keyon Dooling misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	4
9:08	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	7	4
9:03	Paul Pierce misses 1-foot two point shot	7	4
9:02	Vince Carter defensive rebound	7	4
8:51	Ryan Anderson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)	10	4
8:33	Rajon Rondo makes 17-foot two point shot	10	6
8:12	Devin Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	6
8:12	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	10	6
8:06	Rajon Rondo makes driving layup	10	8
7:43	Vince Carter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Devin Harris assists)	13	8
7:15	Brook Lopez shooting foul (Glen Davis draws the foul)	13	8
7:15	Glen Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	13	9
7:15	Glen Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	13	10
6:50	Ryan Anderson misses layup	13	10
6:50	Ryan Anderson offensive rebound	15	10
6:50	Ryan Anderson makes tip shot	15	10
6:33	Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	10
6:31	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	15	10
6:24	Ray Allen shooting foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	15	10
6:24	Vince Carter misses free throw 1 of 2	15	10
6:24	New Jersey offensive rebound	15	10
6:24	Vince Carter makes free throw 2 of 2	16	10
6:07	Glen Davis misses 19-foot jumper	16	10
6:03	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	16	10
5:56	Devin Harris makes driving layup (Vince Carter assists)	18	10
5:30	Glen Davis misses 16-foot jumper	18	10
5:28	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	18	10
5:24	Paul Pierce blocks Devin Harris's layup	18	10
5:22	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	18	10
5:05	Kendrick Perkins misses 8-foot jumper	18	10
5:03	Vince Carter defensive rebound	18	10
4:52	Brook Lopez makes layup (Devin Harris assists)	20	10
4:33	Boston full timeout	20	10
4:31	Ray Allen makes 20-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	20	12
4:15	Rajon Rondo shooting foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul)	20	12
4:15	Brook Lopez makes free throw 1 of 2	21	12
4:15	Brook Lopez makes free throw 2 of 2	22	12
4:03	Paul Pierce makes 2-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)	22	14
3:42	Devin Harris makes two point shot (Keyon Dooling assists)	24	14
3:29	Ray Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)	24	17
3:10	Vince Carter makes 6-foot hook shot (Devin Harris assists)	26	17
2:57	Rajon Rondo bad pass	26	17
2:57	New Jersey full timeout	26	17
2:47	Glen Davis personal foul (Ryan Anderson draws the foul)	26	17
2:47	Mikki Moore enters the game for Glen Davis	26	17
2:33	Brook Lopez misses 11-foot jumper	26	17
2:32	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	26	17
2:15	Rajon Rondo misses 20-foot jumper	26	17
2:14	Ryan Anderson defensive rebound	26	17
2:00	Ryan Anderson misses 23-foot three point jumper	26	17
2:00	Ray Allen defensive rebound	26	17
1:37	Kendrick Perkins misses 9-foot hook shot	26	17
1:36	Ryan Anderson defensive rebound	26	17
1:31	Ray Allen shooting foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)	26	17
1:31	Tony Allen enters the game for Ray Allen	26	17
1:31	Jarvis Hayes enters the game for Keyon Dooling	26	17
1:31	Bobby Simmons enters the game for Ryan Anderson	26	17
1:31	Devin Harris misses free throw 1 of 2	26	17
1:31	New Jersey offensive rebound	26	17
1:31	Devin Harris makes free throw 2 of 2	27	17
1:14	Mikki Moore makes jumper (Paul Pierce assists)	27	19
54.9	Vince Carter misses 18-foot two point shot	27	19
54.2	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	27	19
48.8	Rajon Rondo misses layup	27	19
48.1	Vince Carter defensive rebound	27	19
32.6	Devin Harris misses layup	27	19
32.6	Brook Lopez offensive rebound	29	19
32.6	Brook Lopez makes two point shot	29	19
26.6	Rajon Rondo makes driving layup	29	21
4.2	Devin Harris makes driving layup	31	21
0.0	Rajon Rondo misses layup	31	21
0.0	Boston offensive rebound	31	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	21

Regular Season Series

BOS wins 4-0

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, 9 April 2009

Boston, MA

Attendance: 18,624

Referees:
Ron Garretson
Pat Fraher
Courtney Kirkland

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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