Celtics 89-70 Nets (5 Jan, 2012) Play-by-Play

New Jersey Nets

1-6, 1-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NJ	17	18	12	23	70
BOS	18	16	29	26	89

Boston Celtics

4-3, 3-0 home

Jermaine O'Neal misses 3-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 20-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Jermaine O'Neal makes two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce misses 19-foot jumper
Jermaine O'Neal misses 11-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Paul Pierce makes dunk (Keyon Dooling assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 8-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Keyon Dooling misses 22-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Paul Pierce makes layup
Avery Bradley misses 9-foot jumper
Avery Bradley misses 27-foot three point jumper
Marquis Daniels misses 9-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels misses 8-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 7-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels misses 5-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels misses layup
Keyon Dooling makes driving layup
Jermaine O'Neal misses 13-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce misses 12-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo misses 15-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce misses 12-foot jumper
Brandon Bass misses layup
Rajon Rondo misses 13-foot jumper
Keyon Dooling misses 20-foot jumper
Brandon Bass makes 18-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes layup
Keyon Dooling misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Keyon Dooling makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce makes 16-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Brandon Bass makes 15-foot jumper
Brandon Bass makes 10-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
Keyon Dooling misses 24-foot three point jumper
Johan Petro blocks Paul Pierce's layup
Avery Bradley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Brandon Bass makes 17-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Avery Bradley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Wilcox makes 8-foot jumper (Marquis Daniels assists)
Brandon Bass misses 17-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels misses 11-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Avery Bradley assists)
Brandon Bass makes 16-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes layup
Rajon Rondo makes 16-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Marquis Daniels misses layup
Marquis Daniels misses tip shot
Rajon Rondo misses 5-foot jumper
Brandon Bass misses layup
Brandon Bass makes two point shot
E'Twaun Moore misses 17-foot jumper
Avery Bradley makes driving layup
Sasha Pavlovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley misses 27-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley makes 18-foot jumper
E'Twaun Moore makes two point shot
Avery Bradley makes layup (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
E'Twaun Moore makes 27-foot three point jumper (Avery Bradley assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses 23-foot jumper
MarShon Brooks makes 8-foot two point shot
Sundiata Gaines misses 14-foot jumper
Shelden Williams misses 9-foot jumper
Sundiata Gaines misses 24-foot three point jumper
MarShon Brooks misses 21-foot jumper
Sundiata Gaines makes layup
Sundiata Gaines misses 11-foot jumper
MarShon Brooks misses 13-foot jumper
MarShon Brooks makes layup
Damion James makes 8-foot jumper (Sundiata Gaines assists)
Mehmet Okur makes 11-foot jumper
MarShon Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
MarShon Brooks makes layup
Mehmet Okur misses 21-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 7-foot jumper
Jordan Farmar misses layup
Jermaine O'Neal blocks Shelden Williams's layup
Shelden Williams makes layup (Jordan Farmar assists)
Anthony Morrow makes 16-foot jumper (Jordan Farmar assists)
Greg Stiemsma blocks Jordan Farmar's 4-foot jumper
DeShawn Stevenson misses 11-foot jumper
Johan Petro misses 18-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 12-foot jumper
Shawne Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jordan Farmar makes 26-foot three point jumper
MarShon Brooks makes 15-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jermaine O'Neal blocks MarShon Brooks's 4-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 26-foot three point jumper
MarShon Brooks makes layup
MarShon Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sundiata Gaines assists)
MarShon Brooks makes 4-foot jumper
Sundiata Gaines misses 15-foot jumper
MarShon Brooks misses layup
Shelden Williams misses layup
Shelden Williams makes dunk (Sundiata Gaines assists)
Shelden Williams makes 11-foot jumper (Sundiata Gaines assists)
Damion James misses 21-foot jumper
MarShon Brooks misses 15-foot jumper
Sundiata Gaines makes 14-foot jumper (Mehmet Okur assists)
Sundiata Gaines misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mehmet Okur makes 2-foot two point shot
Sundiata Gaines makes 15-foot jumper (DeShawn Stevenson assists)
Sundiata Gaines makes 6-foot jumper
Sundiata Gaines misses 10-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sundiata Gaines misses 27-foot three point jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeShawn Stevenson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordan Farmar misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jordan Farmar makes driving layup (Johan Petro assists)
Anthony Morrow misses 10-foot jumper
Shawne Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Wilcox blocks MarShon Brooks's 6-foot jumper
Johan Petro misses 12-foot jumper
MarShon Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
Johan Petro makes 20-foot jumper (Jordan Farmar assists)
Anthony Morrow makes layup
Jordan Farmar misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 19-foot jumper
MarShon Brooks misses 10-foot jumper
Sundiata Gaines misses 20-foot jumper
Jordan Williams misses 11-foot jumper
Jordan Williams makes 12-foot jumper (Sundiata Gaines assists)
Jordan Farmar makes layup (Sundiata Gaines assists)
Jordan Farmar makes layup
Shawne Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordan Farmar misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Morrow makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan Farmar assists)
Shawne Williams makes jumper
Shawne Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan Farmar assists)
Shawne Williams misses 17-foot jumper
Jordan Williams makes tip shot
Anthony Morrow makes 5-foot jumper (Jordan Farmar assists)

NETS

CELTICS

TIME		NJ	BOS
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Shelden Williams vs. Jermaine O'Neal (Kevin Garnett gains possession)	0	0
11:51	Damion James personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	0	0
11:44	MarShon Brooks illegal defense foul	0	0
11:44	Paul Pierce makes technical free throw	0	1
11:32	Jermaine O'Neal misses 3-foot jumper	0	1
11:32	Damion James defensive rebound	0	1
11:12	MarShon Brooks makes 8-foot two point shot	2	1
11:00	Paul Pierce makes 20-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	2	3
10:52	Keyon Dooling personal foul (MarShon Brooks draws the foul)	2	3
10:41	Sundiata Gaines misses 14-foot jumper	2	3
10:40	Jermaine O'Neal defensive rebound	2	3
10:26	Jermaine O'Neal makes two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)	2	5
10:00	Shelden Williams misses 9-foot jumper	2	5
9:59	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	2	5
9:47	Shelden Williams kicked ball	2	5
9:37	Paul Pierce misses 19-foot jumper	2	5
9:36	Damion James defensive rebound	2	5
9:29	Sundiata Gaines misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	5
9:26	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	2	5
9:11	Jermaine O'Neal misses 11-foot jumper	2	5
9:11	MarShon Brooks defensive rebound	2	5
9:03	MarShon Brooks misses 21-foot jumper	2	5
9:02	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	2	5
8:48	MarShon Brooks personal foul (Keyon Dooling draws the foul)	2	5
8:42	Rajon Rondo makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)	2	7
8:22	Sundiata Gaines makes layup	4	7
8:22	Jermaine O'Neal defensive goaltending	4	7
8:03	Kevin Garnett 3 second	4	7
7:56	Paul Pierce personal foul (Damion James draws the foul)	4	7
7:41	Sundiata Gaines misses 11-foot jumper	4	7
7:39	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	4	7
7:35	Paul Pierce makes dunk (Keyon Dooling assists)	4	9
7:28	New Jersey full timeout	4	9
7:09	MarShon Brooks misses 13-foot jumper	4	9
7:09	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	4	9
6:50	Rajon Rondo bad pass (Shelden Williams steals)	4	9
6:46	MarShon Brooks makes layup	8	11
6:20	Kevin Garnett misses 16-foot jumper	4	9
6:18	Damion James defensive rebound	4	9
6:07	Damion James makes 8-foot jumper (Sundiata Gaines assists)	6	9
5:46	Kevin Garnett makes 8-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)	6	11
5:22	Mehmet Okur makes 11-foot jumper	10	11
5:11	Keyon Dooling misses 22-foot three point jumper	10	11
5:09	Jermaine O'Neal offensive rebound	10	11
4:54	Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	10	14
4:37	MarShon Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	14
4:37	Shelden Williams offensive rebound	10	14
4:37	Jermaine O'Neal personal foul (Shelden Williams draws the foul)	10	14
4:37	Brandon Bass enters the game for Kevin Garnett	10	14
4:37	Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Keyon Dooling	10	14
4:16	MarShon Brooks makes layup	12	14
3:56	Sasha Pavlovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	14
3:56	Jermaine O'Neal offensive rebound	12	14
3:56	Mehmet Okur personal foul (Jermaine O'Neal draws the foul)	12	14
3:56	Jordan Farmar enters the game for Sundiata Gaines	12	14
3:48	Jordan Farmar personal foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	12	14
3:39	Rajon Rondo traveling	12	14
3:16	Mehmet Okur misses 21-foot jumper	12	14
3:15	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	12	14
3:09	Brandon Bass makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)	12	16
2:45	Mehmet Okur misses 7-foot jumper	12	16
2:44	Jermaine O'Neal defensive rebound	12	16
2:36	Rajon Rondo bad pass (Shelden Williams steals)	12	16
2:19	Jordan Farmar misses layup	12	16
2:18	Shelden Williams offensive rebound	12	16
2:13	Jermaine O'Neal blocks Shelden Williams's layup	12	16
2:12	Brandon Bass defensive rebound	12	16
2:06	Rajon Rondo misses layup	12	16
2:05	Paul Pierce offensive rebound	12	16
2:03	Paul Pierce makes layup	12	18
1:59	Jermaine O'Neal personal block (Damion James draws the foul)	12	18
1:59	Boston full timeout	12	18
1:59	Anthony Morrow enters the game for MarShon Brooks	12	18
1:59	Marquis Daniels enters the game for Paul Pierce	12	18
1:59	Greg Stiemsma enters the game for Jermaine O'Neal	12	18
1:45	Shelden Williams makes layup (Jordan Farmar assists)	14	18
1:23	Brandon Bass 3 second	14	18
1:23	Avery Bradley enters the game for Rajon Rondo	14	18
1:08	Avery Bradley personal foul (Jordan Farmar draws the foul)	14	18
1:08	Jordan Farmar makes free throw 1 of 2	15	18
1:08	Johan Petro enters the game for Mehmet Okur	15	18
1:08	Keyon Dooling enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic	15	18
1:08	Jordan Farmar misses free throw 2 of 2	15	18
1:07	Brandon Bass defensive rebound	15	18
50.8	Avery Bradley misses 9-foot jumper	15	18
49.5	Greg Stiemsma offensive rebound	15	18
44.9	Avery Bradley misses 27-foot three point jumper	15	18
43.9	Anthony Morrow defensive rebound	15	18
20.2	Anthony Morrow makes 16-foot jumper (Jordan Farmar assists)	17	18
2.8	Marquis Daniels misses 9-foot jumper	17	18
0.9	Anthony Morrow defensive rebound	17	18
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	18

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 1-0

Nets
70
Celtics
89

Game 1

5/1

Nets
94
Celtics
107

Game 2

3/3

Celtics
94
Nets
82

Game 3

15/4

TD Garden

12:30 AM, 5 January 2012

Boston, MA

Attendance: 18,624

Referees:
Dan Crawford
Sean Wright
Curtis Blair

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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