Boston Celtics @ New Jersey Nets

41-35, 15-22 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Celtics BOS	19	25	19	23	86
Nets NJ	37	18	30	14	99

New Jersey NetsNetsNJ

38-39, 22-17 Home

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Regular Season Series

NJ leads 2-1

Celtics
98
Nets
104

Game 1

22/1

Nets
89
Celtics
110

Game 2

3/2

Celtics
86
Nets
99

Game 3

9/4

Nets
102
Celtics
93

Game 4

21/4

IZOD Center

6:00 PM, 9 April 2005

East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 15,103

Referees:
Eddie F. Rush
Tim Donaghy
Gary Zielinski

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	23	9	.719	-	W3
Boston	20	12	.625	3	W1
Toronto	20	14	.588	4	W2
Philadelphia	17	14	.548	5.5	W1
Brooklyn	10	20	.333	12	L1

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