Celtics-Nets Preview

By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
Posted Mar 14 2011 12:06AM

A record-setting defensive effort gave the Boston Celtics back some momentum. They've had plenty of it against the New Jersey Nets in recent years.

The visiting Celtics attempt to stay alone atop the Eastern Conference by sweeping the season series from the Nets, who are expected to have Deron Williams back on the floor Monday night.

Boston (47-17), which has already clinched a playoff berth, leads the East by one-half game over second-place Chicago. The Celtics reclaimed sole possession of the conference lead Sunday by avoiding a three-game losing streak. They routed Milwaukee 87-56, setting a franchise record for fewest points allowed in the shot-clock era by limiting the Bucks to 31.4 percent shooting.

"I think playing defense perfectly is our goal," said guard Ray Allen, who had 17 points Sunday after being held to a season-low five in an 89-86 loss at Philadelphia two nights prior. "That's what we shoot for, but a team can still score while you're doing that."

The Celtics have won 15 of 16 meetings with the Nets (21-43) dating to the 2006-07 season. They've taken all three matchups in 2010-11, holding New Jersey to a paltry 79.3 points per game.

Boston won the most recent contest 100-75 on Dec. 5 in Newark, limiting the Nets' starters to 28 points.

Sweeping the season series won't necessarily be a given with the return of Williams, who missed the last two games as his wife gave birth to their fourth child in Dallas.

The point guard is averaging 15.8 points and 15.2 assists in five games since the Nets acquired him from Utah last month. He's averaged 17.2 points and 9.0 assists in his last nine meetings with Boston - all with the Jazz.

The Nets continued their recent improved play even without Williams, winning both games he missed to push their streak to four. They haven't won five in a row since Dec. 28, 2007-Jan. 5, 2008.

Jordan Farmar had a season-high 24 points with seven assists starting in Williams' place Friday as New Jersey erased a 20-point deficit in a 102-98 overtime home win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

"This is what you dream of, to play in the NBA ... be the one making the plays, taking big shots," Farmar said. "I just tried to step up for my teammates. Deron wasn't here, had a beautiful addition to his family, so I got a chance to play and it was good for me, good for us."

Center Brook Lopez has been excellent over his last five games, averaging 27.4 points while shooting 55.9 percent. He hasn't been nearly as productive in the season series with Boston, scoring 13.0 points per game.

Boston's Paul Pierce scored 31 points in a 94-80 home win over the Nets on Feb. 16. However, he's totaled 25 points over his last two games overall.

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Nets beat Celtics 88-79 for 5th straight win

Posted Mar 14 2011 10:46PM

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The Celtics' Big Three had never lost in New Jersey, which often feels more like the TD Garden than the Garden State when they visit.

Even they have to admit things are different now from the Nets - who won't rule out yet having the Celtics back here for the playoffs.

Brook Lopez scored 20 points, Deron Williams added 16 and made the clinching 3-pointer, and the Nets extended their longest winning streak in three years to five games with an 88-79 victory Monday night.

Kris Humphries had 16 points and 15 rebounds, following his strong performance against Blake Griffin by turning in one against Kevin Garnett to help the Nets snap a nine-game home losing streak against the Celtics.

"We knew they've been playing well lately, playing with a lot more energy," Garnett said. "D-Will, he's come over here and gave them sort of like a winning mentality, seems to be working for them. Kris is playing really well for them, Brook is playing really well. They have players that are playing really well, just they're trying to put it together it seems like."

It's working. New Jersey has won five in a row overall for the first time since Dec. 28-Jan. 5 in 2007-08 season, the Big Three's first. And though a huge long shot with a 5 1/2-game deficit to overcome in the last month, the Nets aren't out of the postseason race yet.

"I think we are playing good right now, we are gelling pretty well, having such a short time together. We're having fun," Williams said. "These games are important right now, not only because we have a chance to make the playoffs, but for the future and going forward next year."

Ray Allen scored 19 points and Garnett had 18 for the Celtics, who couldn't overcome horrible shooting nights from All-Stars Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo and fell back into a tie with Chicago for the best record in the Eastern Conference.

A night after allowing a franchise low in points in the shot clock era in an 87-56 victory over Milwaukee, the Celtics wasted a good defensive effort with a bad offensive one. Pierce was 2 of 10 for seven points, while Rondo shot 1 of 10 and scored two.

Rondo, who went down after a hard pick in the first half and briefly went to the locker room in the third quarter, missed his first seven shots before making a jumper with 3:10 left in third quarter. He said he tweaked his ankle but was otherwise fine.

"Obviously we didn't shoot well. I didn't shoot well," Rondo said. "We've got to get better looks at the basket. I know we had a lot of wide-open shots, some shots we made, a lot of shots we missed tonight that we usually make."

The Nets beat the Celtics in New Jersey for the first time since April 16, 2006, and agreed this victory had extra meaning, since the previous four in their winning streak came against losing teams.

"I think so. It's five in a row," Humphries said. "Five in a row, it's definitely something we haven't done this year, so it says something."

The Nets announced their second straight sellout and third of the season at the Prudential Center, but the arena was decorated in so much green it seemed the St. Patrick's Day celebrations had started a few days early.

But the Nets started to win the crowd with a strong finish to the third quarter, when Anthony Morrow and Sundiata Gaines made 3-pointers in the final 34 seconds, with Gaines' coming at the buzzer to give New Jersey a 67-61 lead.

The Nets extended it to 74-62 on Travis Outlaw's 3-pointer with 9:34 remaining. The Celtics quickly cut into it, but missed a chance to grab a lead when Allen missed from 3-point range with about 4 minutes left, and botched a chance to tie inside 3 minutes when called for a 3-second violation.

After Rondo missed a jumper that would have tied it with about 1 1/2 minutes to go, Lopez made a short jumper for an 83-79 edge with 1:14 remaining. The Celtics failed to score and Williams, back after missing the last two games following the birth of a child, nailed a 3 with 35 seconds to go to make it 86-79.

"I can't say enough about the bench. It was the bench's game," Lopez said. "When I got in there, I said it was the bench's lead so we could not give it up. We had to get in there, it got kind of close, but our defense kept up. We were just telling each other, 'One stop, one stop' for the last minute and a half."

New Jersey took a 14-9 lead with 6:28 left in the first quarter, then missed its final 10 shots while going scoreless for the remainder of the period while the Celtics took a 23-14 lead.

The Nets missed two more to open the second, but the Celtics couldn't extend their lead while giving plenty of time to their reserves. With Rondo missing all six shots in the half, Boston scored only 15 points in the period and led 38-36 at the break.

Notes: Celtics coach Doc Rivers said G Delonte West (sprained right ankle) could return Wednesday against Indiana. ... Troy Murphy, who spent most of the season away from the Nets while awaiting a trade, then was bought out after being dealt to Golden State and signed with Boston, was booed when he entered. Murphy was a New Jersey high school star. ... The Nets will send reserve G Ben Uzoh to Springfield on Tuesday to begin a stint with their NBA Development League affiliate.

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Celtics-Nets notebook

By Jake Appleman, for NBA.com
Posted Monday March 14, 2011 10:52PM

THE FACTS: After a 13-1 run that spanned the end of the third and beginning of the fourth quarter gave them a 12-point lead, the Nets held off the Celtics for an 88-79 win, their fifth straight. The home team's dynamic inside duo of Brook Lopez and Kris Humphries combined for 36 points and 20 rebounds while Deron Williams (16 points, nine assists) made big plays, including a game-sealing stepback wing 3-pointer.

Kevin Garnett (18 points, eight rebounds), Glen Davis (16 points, 14 rebounds) and Ray Allen (19 points) excelled from midrange in defeat. The loss was Boston's third in four games and left the Celtics in a tie with the Bulls for best record in the Eastern Conference.

QUOTABLE: "The frustrating thing is digging a hole."
-- Rajon Rondo, on the Celtics falling behind lately.

THE STAT: While they held the Nets to 39.7 percent from the field, the Celtics trio of Paul Pierce, Jeff Green and Rondo acclimated to the appropriately nicknamed "Brick City" by combining to shoot 6-31 (19.3 percent).

TURNING POINT: Sundiata Gaines sank an improbable high-arcing rainbow 3-pointer to end the third quarter, giving the Nets 67-61 lead and the momentum heading into the final frame.

QUOTABLE II: "We're approaching the corner."
-- Nets coach Avery Johnson, when asked if the team was turning the proverbial corner.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Davis was all over the place for the Celtics, grabbing clutch offensive rebounds and draining patented midrange jumpers.

INSIDE THE ARENA: There were pockets noisy of Celtics fans throughout the arena...New York Red Bulls stars Rafa Marquez and Thierry Henry, slightly obscured by a black hoodie, sat courtside.

ROOKIE WATCH: Before the game, Johnson said Ben Uzoh would be sent down to the D-League on Tuesday for at least four games. Damion James (mild concussion) didn't play.

NOTABLE: Garnett nailed three straight midrange jumpers to open the Celtics scoring...Humphries left Rondo woozy with a hard screen in the backcourt early in the first quarter. Rondo's injury woes continued in the third quarter when he turned his ankle...The Celtics finished the final 6:28 of the first quarter on a 14-0 run. The Nets' scorelessness was highlighted by shots that spilled out, tough contested attempts, and an Anthony Morrow blown layup that followed a series of deft head fakes...The game marked the third visit to the Prudential Center for Sasha Pavlovic?in three different uniforms (Mavericks, Hornets, Celtics)...The win snaps the Nets' nine-game home losing streak to the Celtics.

UP NEXT: For the Celtics, Wednesday vs. Indiana, Friday @ Houston, Saturday @ New Orleans. For the Nets, Thursday vs. Chicago, Friday @ Milwaukee, Sunday @ Washington.

• Celtics: O'Neal, O'Neal, West
• Nets: James, Ross, Uzoh

• Celtics: --
• Nets: --

• Lead Changes: 13
• Times Tied: 5

• Arena: Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
• Officials: #15 Bennett Salvatore, #11 Derrick Collins, #53 Mark Lindsay
• Attendance: 18711
• Duration: 2:12

Boston Celtics (47-18)		New Jersey Nets (22-43)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Lopez vs Krstic (Garnett gains possession)
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rondo (1 AST)	11:34 [BOS 2-0]
	11:30	Humphries Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Rondo (1 ST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rondo (2 AST)	11:24 [BOS 4-0]
	11:07 [NJN 2-4]	Humphries Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Garnett Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:48 [BOS 6-2]
	10:36 [NJN 5-6]	Vujacic 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Morrow (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	10:28
Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:23
	10:22	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:15	Morrow 3pt Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:15
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	10:07
	10:06	Morrow Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:46	Vujacic 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:45
Allen Driving Layup Shot: Missed	09:39
Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:38
Rondo 3pt Shot: Missed	09:16
	09:15	Lopez Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:04 [NJN 7-6]	Humphries Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Vujacic (1 AST)
	08:51	Vujacic Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	08:46
	08:45	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:33	Williams Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Pierce Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:13 [BOS 8-7]
	07:50 [NJN 9-8]	Lopez Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Vujacic (2 AST)
	07:32	Williams Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Allen Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)	07:32 [BOS 9-9]
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	07:17
	07:16	Lopez Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Rondo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:07
	07:07 [NJN 10-9]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	07:07 [NJN 11-9]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	06:58	Vujacic Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	06:58	Vujacic Substitution replaced by Outlaw
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	06:42
	06:31	Williams Jump Shot: Missed Block: Rondo (1 BLK)
	06:30	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:28 [NJN 13-9]	Humphries Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
Krstic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:28
	06:28 [NJN 14-9]	Humphries Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Krstic Jump Shot: Missed	06:16
	06:14	Humphries Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Garnett Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:08
	06:04	Humphries Jump Shot: Missed
	06:03	Lopez Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:00	Lopez Tip Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:00
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	05:49
	05:47	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:42	Williams Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	05:42	Williams Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	05:42	Team Timeout : Regular
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	05:25
	05:24	Outlaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Pierce Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:12
	05:03	Morrow 3pt Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:02
Krstic Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)	04:48 [BOS 11-14]
	04:34	Williams Running Bank shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:33
Allen Driving Jump shot: Made (3 PTS)	04:10 [BOS 13-14]
	03:49	Outlaw 3pt Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:47
	03:40	Williams Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Allen Substitution replaced by Green	03:40
Garnett Substitution replaced by Davis	03:40
	03:40	Williams Substitution replaced by Farmar
	03:40	Humphries Substitution replaced by Petro
Davis Jump Shot: Missed	03:24
	03:23	Morrow Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:16	Outlaw Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:15
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	03:11
	02:51	Petro Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Pierce (1 ST)
Krstic Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rondo (3 AST)	02:37 [BOS 15-14]
	02:19	Morrow Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:18
Krstic Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Pierce (1 AST)	02:13 [BOS 17-14]
	02:06	Team Timeout : Short
Team Timeout : Regular	02:06
Rondo Substitution replaced by Arroyo	02:06
	01:50	Outlaw Running Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:47
Arroyo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pierce (2 AST)	01:34 [BOS 19-14]
	01:15	Morrow 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:14
Davis Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (1 AST)	01:00 [BOS 21-14]
	00:45.9	Lopez Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Pierce (2 ST)
Green Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed	00:40.9
Arroyo Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:38.9
Pierce Running Jump Shot: Missed	00:30.9
	00:29.6	Petro Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:16.9	Petro Hook Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:15.7
	00:02.9	Farmar Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Green Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pierce (3 AST)	00:00.5 [BOS 23-14]
End of 1st Quarter
Boston Celtics (47-18)		New Jersey Nets (22-43)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:39	Petro Hook Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:38
Davis Jump Shot: Missed	11:19
	11:18	Team Rebound
Krstic Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	11:18
Krstic Substitution replaced by Murphy	11:18
	10:53	Humphries Jump Shot: Missed
Arroyo Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:51
Arroyo Running Jump Shot: Missed	10:44
Murphy Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:43
Arroyo Jump Shot: Missed	10:36
	10:35	Petro Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:19 [NJN 16-23]	Outlaw Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	10:09	Outlaw Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Davis Layup Shot: Missed	09:52
	09:51	Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:44	Humphries Layup Shot: Missed
Murphy Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:43
Green Hook Shot: Missed	09:33
	09:32	Humphries Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:20	Farmar Running Jump Shot: Missed
	09:19	Humphries Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:19	Humphries Tip Shot: Missed
	09:19	Humphries Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Arroyo Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:19
	09:19	Petro Substitution replaced by Lopez
	09:19	Farmar Substitution replaced by Vujacic
	09:11 [NJN 19-23]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Green Layup Shot: Missed	08:45
Murphy Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:44
Davis Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:40 [BOS 25-19]
	08:21	Outlaw Jump Shot: Missed
	08:21	Lopez Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	08:21 [NJN 21-25]	Lopez Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Murphy Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:21
	08:21
	08:21	Lopez Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Murphy Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	08:20
Green Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:56 [BOS 27-21]
Pavlovic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:39
Pavlovic Substitution replaced by Allen	07:39
	07:39 [NJN 22-27]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
Arroyo Substitution replaced by Rondo	07:39
	07:39	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:38
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	07:17
	06:57	Vujacic Jump Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:56
Rondo Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	06:44
	06:43	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	06:33	Lopez Layup Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:32
Davis Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rondo (4 AST)	06:23 [BOS 29-22]
	06:07	Lopez Jump Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:06
Davis Jump Shot: Missed Block: Lopez (1 BLK)	05:54
	05:52	Vujacic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Rondo Violation:Kicked Ball	05:49
	05:49	Team Timeout : Regular
Murphy Substitution replaced by Garnett	05:49
	05:49	Outlaw Substitution replaced by Morrow
	05:34 [NJN 25-29]	Morrow 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)
Green Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lopez (2 BLK)	05:08
	05:06	Humphries Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	04:57 [NJN 27-29]	Lopez Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)
	04:37	Humphries Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Davis Substitution replaced by Krstic	04:37
Green Substitution replaced by Pierce	04:37
Rondo Floating Jump shot: Missed	04:30
	04:29	Humphries Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	04:14 [NJN 30-29]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Humphries (1 AST)
Garnett Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	03:55
	03:50	Williams Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	03:37
	03:36	Vujacic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:32	Vujacic Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Pierce (1 BLK)
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:30
Rondo Foul : Offensive Charge (2 PF)	03:26
Rondo Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	03:26
Krstic Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:12
Krstic Substitution replaced by Davis	03:12
	03:12	Humphries Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:12	Team Rebound
	03:12	Humphries Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:11
Pierce Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Morrow (1 BLK)	03:01
Team Rebound	03:00
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	02:54
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:53
Davis Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	02:52
Davis Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	02:52
Team Timeout : Regular	02:52
	02:35	Lopez Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:34
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Garnett (1 AST)	02:21 [BOS 32-30]
	02:04	Vujacic Jump Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:03
Rondo Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Lopez (1 ST)	01:54
	01:50	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	01:48
Allen Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	01:39 [BOS 34-30]
Pierce Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:18
	01:18	Williams Substitution replaced by Farmar
Rondo Substitution replaced by Arroyo	01:18
	01:18 [NJN 31-34]	Lopez Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	01:18	Vujacic Substitution replaced by Outlaw
	01:18 [NJN 32-34]	Lopez Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Allen Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:55.0 [BOS 36-32]
	00:40.3 [NJN 34-36]	Lopez Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Outlaw (1 AST)
Garnett Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:28.8 [BOS 38-34]
	00:06.9	Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:05.9	Outlaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:02.1 [NJN 36-38]	Morrow Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Outlaw (2 AST)
End of 2nd Quarter
Boston Celtics (47-18)		New Jersey Nets (22-43)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:44	Lopez Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)	11:30 [BOS 40-36]
	11:11	Vujacic Jump Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:10
Pierce Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rondo (5 AST)	11:03 [BOS 42-36]
	11:01	Team Timeout : Short
	11:01	Vujacic Substitution replaced by Outlaw
	10:46 [NJN 39-42]	Morrow 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)
Garnett Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rondo (6 AST)	10:22 [BOS 44-39]
Pierce Foul : Personal (3 PF)	10:01
Rondo Substitution replaced by Arroyo	10:01
	09:52	Williams Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	09:51
Krstic Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	09:40
	09:39	Humphries Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	09:31	Williams Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:30
Garnett Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Pierce (4 AST)	09:14 [BOS 46-39]
	08:54	Lopez Jump Shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	08:53
Krstic Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed	08:39
	08:38	Humphries Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	08:29 [NJN 41-46]	Lopez Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)
Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Williams (2 ST)	08:13
Pierce Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	08:08
Pierce Substitution replaced by Green	08:08
	08:08	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:08	Team Rebound
	08:08 [NJN 42-46]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Allen Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	07:55 [BOS 48-42]
	07:40	Humphries Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:39
Green Jump Shot: Missed	07:27
	07:26	Humphries Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	07:17 [NJN 44-48]	Humphries Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Williams (7 AST)
Garnett Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:17
	07:17	Morrow Substitution replaced by Farmar
	07:17 [NJN 45-48]	Humphries Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
Garnett Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Allen (3 AST)	07:04 [BOS 50-45]
Krstic Foul : Personal (4 PF)	06:43
Arroyo Substitution replaced by Rondo	06:43
Krstic Substitution replaced by Davis	06:43
	06:37	Farmar Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	06:36	Humphries Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	06:34 [NJN 47-50]	Humphries Putback Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	06:15
	06:13	Outlaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:06	Humphries Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Green (1 ST)
Rondo Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	05:54
	05:52	Humphries Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
	05:32 [NJN 49-50]	Lopez Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:25
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	05:12
	05:11	Outlaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:54	Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:53	Outlaw Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	04:48 [NJN 51-50]	Humphries Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Farmar (1 AST)
Garnett Jump Shot: Missed	04:29
Davis Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	04:28
Davis Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	04:11 [BOS 52-51]
	03:55 [NJN 54-52]	Outlaw 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Williams (8 AST)
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	03:43
Davis Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	03:42
Allen Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	03:33 [BOS 54-54]
	03:24 [NJN 56-54]	Humphries Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Farmar (2 AST)
	03:17	Humphries Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Garnett Substitution replaced by Murphy	03:17
	03:17	Williams Substitution replaced by Gaines
Rondo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Allen (4 AST)	03:10 [BOS 56-56]
	03:10	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:10	Humphries Substitution replaced by Morrow
	02:55	Outlaw Jump Shot: Missed
	02:54	Lopez Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	02:52 [NJN 58-56]	Lopez Tip Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Rondo (7 AST)	02:38 [BOS 59-58]
	02:21 [NJN 60-59]	Outlaw Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Green Driving Layup Shot: Missed	01:59
	01:58	Morrow Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:43	Outlaw 3pt Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	01:42
	01:29	Outlaw Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:29 [BOS 60-60]
	01:29	Lopez Substitution replaced by Petro
Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	01:29 [BOS 61-60]
Rondo Foul : Personal (3 PF)	01:17
	01:17	Gaines Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:17	Team Rebound
	01:17 [NJN 61-61]	Gaines Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Davis Jump Shot: Missed	00:56.9
	00:55.9	Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:34.7 [NJN 64-61]	Morrow 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Petro (1 AST)
Davis Layup Shot: Missed Block: Outlaw (1 BLK)	00:20.9
Murphy Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	00:18.9
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	00:12.9
	00:10.7	Petro Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:00.0 [NJN 67-61]	Gaines 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS)
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Davis Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Petro (1 ST)	11:38
Arroyo Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	11:17
	11:17 [NJN 68-61]	Outlaw Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
Murphy Substitution replaced by Pavlovic	11:17
	11:17 [NJN 69-61]	Outlaw Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
	11:02	Petro Violation:Kicked Ball
Rondo Substitution replaced by Pierce	11:02
Green Jump Shot: Missed	10:56
	10:55	Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:40 [NJN 71-61]	Gaines Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	10:16
	10:15	Gaines Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Pavlovic Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:10
	10:10	Gaines Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:10	Team Rebound
	10:10	Gaines Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	10:09
	09:56	Outlaw Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)
Pierce Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)	09:56 [BOS 62-71]
Pierce Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	09:51
	09:33 [NJN 74-62]	Outlaw 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Farmar (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:32
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	09:14
Arroyo Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	09:13
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	09:05
Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	09:04
Davis Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (2 AST)	08:53 [BOS 64-74]
	08:32	Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	08:31
	08:26	Gaines Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Pavlovic Substitution replaced by Garnett	08:26
	08:26	Petro Substitution replaced by Lopez
	08:26	Gaines Substitution replaced by Williams
	08:26	Outlaw Substitution replaced by Humphries
Arroyo Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:21 [BOS 66-74]
	08:04	Morrow 3pt Shot: Missed
Arroyo Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	08:02
Arroyo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Williams (3 ST)	07:55
	07:47	Humphries Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	07:46	Humphries Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)
	07:45	Humphries Tip Shot: Missed
Pierce Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	07:44
	07:39	Williams Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Green Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:39
Team Rebound	07:39
Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	07:39 [BOS 67-74]
	07:20 [NJN 77-67]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Garnett Slam Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (3 AST)	07:01 [BOS 69-77]
	06:40	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Pierce (2 BLK)
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	06:39
Davis Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lopez (3 BLK)	06:29
Davis Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)	06:27
Green Reverse Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	06:24 [BOS 71-77]
	06:14	Team Timeout : Regular
Arroyo Substitution replaced by Rondo	06:14
Green Substitution replaced by Allen	06:14
	06:14	Farmar Substitution replaced by Outlaw
	06:01	Lopez Jump Shot: Missed
	06:00	Team Rebound
	05:49	Lopez Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Garnett (1 ST)
Allen Dunk Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Rondo (8 AST)	05:45 [BOS 73-77]
	05:15 [NJN 79-73]	Lopez Running Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Davis Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Pierce (5 AST)	05:03 [BOS 75-79]
	04:41	Lopez Jump Shot: Missed
	04:40	Humphries Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)
	04:39	Outlaw 3pt Shot: Missed
Rondo Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:38
	04:35	Outlaw Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	04:28	Outlaw Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	04:28 [BOS 76-79]
Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	04:28 [BOS 77-79]
	04:06	Morrow 3pt Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:4 Def:9)	04:05
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	03:55
	03:54	Outlaw Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Rondo Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	03:40
	03:40 [NJN 80-77]	Morrow Free Throw 1 of 3 (12 PTS)
	03:40	Morrow Free Throw 2 of 3 Missed
	03:40	Team Rebound
	03:40 [NJN 81-77]	Morrow Free Throw 3 of 3 (13 PTS)
Pierce Jump Shot: Missed	03:26
Davis Rebound (Off:5 Def:9)	03:25
Davis Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Rondo (9 AST)	03:09 [BOS 79-81]
	02:43	Morrow Floating Jump shot: Missed
Garnett Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	02:42
Garnett Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	02:21
	02:21
	02:11	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	02:10	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	01:59	Humphries Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Davis Layup Shot: Missed Block: Humphries (1 BLK)	01:47
Team Rebound	01:46
Team Timeout : Regular	01:46
Rondo Jump Shot: Missed	01:35
	01:34	Humphries Rebound (Off:5 Def:9)
	01:14 [NJN 83-79]	Lopez Hook Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Williams (9 AST)
Davis Jump Shot: Missed	00:57.9
	00:56.4	Humphries Rebound (Off:5 Def:10)
	00:40.7	Team Timeout : Short
	00:35.6 [NJN 86-79]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:35.6
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	00:24.9
Rondo Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:23.9
Pierce 3pt Shot: Missed	00:20.9
	00:19.8	Team Rebound
	00:18.6	Humphries Substitution replaced by Farmar
Davis Substitution replaced by Arroyo	00:18.6
	00:18.6	Williams Substitution replaced by Gaines
Rondo Foul : Personal (5 PF)	00:13.2
Allen Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:13.2
	00:13.2 [NJN 87-79]	Morrow Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	00:13.2	Lopez Substitution replaced by Humphries
	00:13.2 [NJN 88-79]	Morrow Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	00:08.9
	00:07.8	Gaines Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
End of 4th Quarter

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