National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Boston 86, New Jersey 76
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 7, 2009
Where: IZOD Center, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Officials: #45 Joe Forte, #64 Eli Roe, #18 Mark Wunderlich
Attendance: 16119
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Boston 1821202786
New Jersey 1921211576
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Boston 7-1 3-1 4-0 W1
New Jersey 0-7 0-3 0-4 L7
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the New Jersey Nets have a 0-3 record at home this season. The Boston Celtics are 4-0 while on the road this season.
  • New Jersey has a streak of 7 straight up losses. The Nets have won 0 of their last 10 games.
  • Boston has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Celtics have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Brook Lopez played 40:30 minutes and scored 23 points. He shot 62.5% from the field and has averaged 17.6 points over the last five games.
  • Rajon Rondo played 29:58 minutes and scored 16 points. He shot 72.7% from the field and has averaged 13 points over the last five games.
  • Following this game the New Jersey Nets average 87.7 points per game and hold opponents to 99.6 points per game. The Boston Celtics average 98.5 points per game and hold opponents to 84.4 points per game.
Top Game Performances
 
Boston   New Jersey
Paul Pierce 16 Scoring Brook Lopez 23
Paul Pierce 7 Assists Rafer Alston 7
Kevin Garnett 13 Rebounds Josh Boone 12
Paul Pierce 6 Free Throws Made Rafer Alston 3
Rajon Rondo 5 Steals Eduardo Najera 2
Kendrick Perkins 1 Blocks Brook Lopez 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Boston 86 44.9 1-10 23-29 21 37 3 20 12
New Jersey 76 43.1 5-11 9-14 16 40 4 6 24
Upcoming Games
  • New Jersey will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Nets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game at home against Utah. The Celtics have a W/L % of .833 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.