Celtics 94-82 Nets (15 Apr, 2012) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

35-25, 14-16 away

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	22	26	26	20	94
NJ	28	20	13	21	82

New Jersey Nets

22-39, 9-21 home

MarShon Brooks misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kris Humphries makes dunk (Deron Williams assists)
Kris Humphries misses jumper
DeShawn Stevenson makes 13-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
DeShawn Stevenson makes two point shot
Brandon Bass blocks Deron Williams's layup
MarShon Brooks misses 11-foot two point shot
Kris Humphries makes 17-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
MarShon Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Jordan Williams makes layup (Deron Williams assists)
Deron Williams makes 10-foot two point shot
MarShon Brooks misses 18-foot jumper
Jordan Williams makes layup (Deron Williams assists)
Deron Williams makes driving layup
Gerald Green makes 27-foot three point jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Jordan Williams makes layup (MarShon Brooks assists)
Gerald Green misses 18-foot jumper
Kris Humphries makes 1-foot two point shot (Deron Williams assists)
Gerald Green misses 19-foot jumper
Gerald Green misses two point shot
Gerald Green misses jumper
Johan Petro makes 20-foot jumper (MarShon Brooks assists)
MarShon Brooks misses 16-foot jumper
Johan Petro makes two point shot (Anthony Morrow assists)
MarShon Brooks misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett blocks Shelden Williams's layup
Gerald Green makes jumper (MarShon Brooks assists)
DeShawn Stevenson misses 25-foot three point jumper
MarShon Brooks makes driving layup
Deron Williams misses three point jumper
Deron Williams misses 9-foot two point shot
MarShon Brooks misses driving layup
Paul Pierce blocks Kris Humphries's jumper
MarShon Brooks makes 19-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 16-foot two point shot
Deron Williams makes 17-foot jumper
Deron Williams misses jumper
Jordan Williams makes two point shot (Deron Williams assists)
Anthony Morrow makes 24-foot three point jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Gerald Green makes 31-foot three point jumper
Deron Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass blocks Deron Williams's driving layup
Kris Humphries misses 16-foot two point shot
DeShawn Stevenson misses 17-foot jumper
DeShawn Stevenson misses 25-foot three point jumper
MarShon Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deron Williams assists)
MarShon Brooks misses 11-foot two point shot
Jordan Williams misses 2-foot two point shot
Jordan Williams makes 1-foot two point shot
Gerald Green makes jumper
Gerald Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 7-foot two point shot
Jordan Williams misses layup
Gerald Green makes 2-foot two point shot (Deron Williams assists)
Greg Stiemsma blocks Kris Humphries's driving layup
Gerald Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
MarShon Brooks makes driving layup (Deron Williams assists)
Anthony Morrow misses 24-foot three point jumper
Greg Stiemsma blocks Jordan Williams's layup
Armon Johnson misses 16-foot jumper
MarShon Brooks misses driving layup
Jordan Williams misses layup
MarShon Brooks makes tip shot
Gerald Green misses 18-foot jumper
Sundiata Gaines misses driving layup
MarShon Brooks misses 22-foot jumper
Johan Petro misses 7-foot hook shot
MarShon Brooks makes 21-foot jumper
MarShon Brooks misses 13-foot jumper
Kris Humphries misses 17-foot jumper
Kris Humphries misses jumper
Paul Pierce blocks Anthony Morrow's 21-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Morrow misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jordan Williams makes layup (Deron Williams assists)
Deron Williams misses 28-foot three point jumper
Deron Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sasha Pavlovic blocks Deron Williams's 1-foot two point shot
Armon Johnson makes layup (Johan Petro assists)
Armon Johnson misses 10-foot two point shot
Anthony Morrow misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jordan Williams misses 14-foot jumper
Sundiata Gaines misses 25-foot three point jumper
Armon Johnson makes driving layup
Sundiata Gaines makes 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass makes jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce makes 17-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 17-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce misses 17-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 2-foot two point shot
Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Brandon Bass makes 18-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Brandon Bass misses 15-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses driving layup
Avery Bradley misses two point shot
Brandon Bass misses tip shot
Rajon Rondo misses driving layup
Paul Pierce misses 7-foot two point shot
Greg Stiemsma makes layup (Brandon Bass assists)
Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Brandon Bass makes 15-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Mickael Pietrus makes 23-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 6-foot hook shot
Mickael Pietrus makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 12-foot two point shot
Shelden Williams blocks Kevin Garnett's layup
Kevin Garnett makes 8-foot jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
Avery Bradley misses 18-foot jumper
Sasha Pavlovic misses 4-foot two point shot
Mickael Pietrus misses 22-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Avery Bradley makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
Avery Bradley makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass misses layup
Gerald Green blocks Paul Pierce's layup
Avery Bradley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce makes driving layup
Paul Pierce misses layup
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Brandon Bass makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Brandon Bass misses 17-foot jumper
Brandon Bass makes 20-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Kris Humphries blocks Brandon Bass's dunk
Avery Bradley misses 8-foot two point shot
Kevin Garnett misses 8-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes dunk (Brandon Bass assists)
Kevin Garnett misses two point shot
Brandon Bass makes 1-foot two point shot
Avery Bradley makes 18-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Gerald Green blocks Paul Pierce's 25-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper
Avery Bradley misses jumper
Rajon Rondo makes jumper
Jordan Williams blocks Avery Bradley's driving layup
Avery Bradley misses dunk
Brandon Bass makes 18-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Avery Bradley makes three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Avery Bradley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Avery Bradley makes three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo misses 8-foot two point shot
Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Avery Bradley assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
Greg Stiemsma misses 2-foot two point shot
Greg Stiemsma makes jumper (Avery Bradley assists)
Mickael Pietrus misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 23-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 19-foot jumper
Mickael Pietrus misses 25-foot three point jumper
Greg Stiemsma makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
Sasha Pavlovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
E'Twaun Moore misses 20-foot jumper
Avery Bradley makes 16-foot two point shot
E'Twaun Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper (JaJuan Johnson assists)
E'Twaun Moore makes 18-foot jumper

CELTICS

NETS

TIME		BOS	NJ
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Kevin Garnett vs. Kris Humphries (Deron Williams gains possession)	0	0
11:36	MarShon Brooks misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:33	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Brandon Bass makes jumper (Paul Pierce assists)	2	0
11:00	Kris Humphries makes dunk (Deron Williams assists)	2	2
10:41	Paul Pierce makes 17-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	4	2
10:21	Kris Humphries misses jumper	4	2
10:19	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	4	2
10:12	Kevin Garnett misses 17-foot two point shot	4	2
10:11	Boston offensive team rebound	4	2
10:06	Paul Pierce misses 17-foot jumper	4	2
10:04	Kris Humphries defensive rebound	4	2
9:48	Deron Williams bad pass (Kevin Garnett steals)	4	2
9:37	Shelden Williams shooting foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	4	2
9:37	Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2	5	2
9:37	Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2	6	2
9:15	DeShawn Stevenson makes 13-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)	6	4
9:15	Avery Bradley shooting foul (DeShawn Stevenson draws the foul)	6	4
9:15	DeShawn Stevenson makes free throw 1 of 1	6	5
8:56	Paul Pierce makes 2-foot two point shot	8	5
8:45	DeShawn Stevenson makes two point shot	8	7
8:29	Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	10	7
8:11	Brandon Bass blocks Deron Williams's layup	10	7
8:08	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	10	7
8:03	Rajon Rondo bad pass	10	7
7:50	MarShon Brooks misses 11-foot two point shot	10	7
7:48	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	10	7
7:33	Brandon Bass makes 18-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	12	7
7:22	Kris Humphries makes 17-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)	12	9
7:00	Brandon Bass misses 15-foot jumper	12	9
6:58	Shelden Williams defensive rebound	12	9
6:50	MarShon Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deron Williams assists)	12	12
6:31	Shelden Williams shooting foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	12	12
6:31	Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2	13	12
6:31	Jordan Williams enters the game for Shelden Williams	13	12
6:31	Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2	13	12
6:31	Kris Humphries defensive rebound	13	12
6:13	Paul Pierce illegal defense foul	13	12
6:13	Deron Williams misses technical free throw	13	12
6:13	New Jersey offensive team rebound	13	12
6:13	Greg Stiemsma enters the game for Kevin Garnett	13	12
6:13	New Jersey full timeout	13	12
6:07	Jordan Williams makes layup (Deron Williams assists)	13	14
5:50	Brandon Bass out of bounds lost ball turnover	13	14
5:50	Gerald Green enters the game for DeShawn Stevenson	13	14
5:45	Deron Williams makes 10-foot two point shot	13	16
5:45	Rajon Rondo shooting foul (Deron Williams draws the foul)	13	16
5:45	Deron Williams makes free throw 1 of 1	13	17
5:41	Deron Williams kicked ball	13	17
5:31	Rajon Rondo misses driving layup	13	17
5:30	Avery Bradley offensive rebound	13	17
5:28	Avery Bradley misses two point shot	13	17
5:26	Brandon Bass offensive rebound	13	17
5:24	Brandon Bass misses tip shot	13	17
5:24	Jordan Williams defensive rebound	13	17
5:11	Deron Williams bad pass	13	17
4:58	Rajon Rondo misses driving layup	13	17
4:58	Kris Humphries defensive rebound	13	17
4:46	MarShon Brooks misses 18-foot jumper	13	17
4:45	Brandon Bass defensive rebound	13	17
4:35	Rajon Rondo bad pass (Jordan Williams steals)	13	17
4:31	Gerald Green discontinue dribble	13	17
4:31	Anthony Morrow enters the game for MarShon Brooks	13	17
4:31	Mickael Pietrus enters the game for Avery Bradley	13	17
4:22	Paul Pierce misses 7-foot two point shot	13	17
4:20	Kris Humphries defensive rebound	13	17
4:13	Jordan Williams makes layup (Deron Williams assists)	13	19
4:13	Jordan Williams personal foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	13	19
4:13	Deron Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)	13	19
4:13	Paul Pierce misses technical free throw	13	19
4:13	Boston offensive team rebound	13	19
4:07	Deron Williams personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	13	19
3:54	Greg Stiemsma bad pass (Anthony Morrow steals)	13	19
3:54	Anthony Morrow offensive foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	13	19
3:54	Anthony Morrow turnover	13	19
3:54	MarShon Brooks enters the game for Anthony Morrow	13	19
3:38	Greg Stiemsma makes layup (Brandon Bass assists)	15	19
3:21	Gerald Green bad pass (Greg Stiemsma steals)	15	19
3:15	Rajon Rondo bad pass	15	19
3:05	Deron Williams makes driving layup	15	21
2:55	Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper	15	21
2:53	Jordan Williams defensive rebound	15	21
2:43	Gerald Green makes 27-foot three point jumper (Deron Williams assists)	15	24
2:29	Paul Pierce makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	18	24
2:05	Jordan Williams makes layup (MarShon Brooks assists)	18	26
1:51	Brandon Bass makes 15-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)	20	26
1:42	New Jersey 20 Sec. timeout	20	26
1:42	Boston full timeout	20	26
1:42	Kevin Garnett enters the game for Brandon Bass	20	26
1:42	Anthony Morrow enters the game for MarShon Brooks	20	26
1:31	Gerald Green misses 18-foot jumper	20	26
1:31	Jordan Williams offensive rebound	20	26
1:29	Jordan Williams lost ball (Greg Stiemsma steals)	20	26
1:24	Rajon Rondo out of bounds lost ball turnover	20	26
1:15	Kris Humphries makes 1-foot two point shot (Deron Williams assists)	20	28
53.4	Jordan Williams shooting foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	20	28
53.4	Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2	20	28
53.4	Boston offensive team rebound	20	28
53.4	Johan Petro enters the game for Jordan Williams	20	28
53.4	Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Paul Pierce	20	28
53.4	Rajon Rondo misses free throw 2 of 2	20	28
52.9	Gerald Green defensive rebound	20	28
35.8	Gerald Green misses 19-foot jumper	20	28
33.9	Greg Stiemsma defensive rebound	20	28
21.8	Mickael Pietrus makes 23-foot jumper	22	28
5.8	Deron Williams bad pass	22	28
5.8	Avery Bradley enters the game for Greg Stiemsma	22	28
5.8	Armon Johnson enters the game for Deron Williams	22	28
5.8	DeShawn Stevenson enters the game for Anthony Morrow	22	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	28

Regular Season Series

BOS wins 3-0

Nets
70
Celtics
89

Game 1

5/1

Nets
94
Celtics
107

Game 2

3/3

Celtics
94
Nets
82

Game 3

15/4

Prudential Center

12:30 AM, 15 April 2012

Newark, NJ

Attendance: 18,711

Referees:
Matt Boland
Jason Phillips
Brian Forte

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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