The Boston Celtics were decisively beaten by the New Jersey Nets, 117 to 107, on March 2, 1988.

1987-88 Boston Celtics

Final

NJN

Nets

14-42

117

BOS

Celtics

39-19

107

Team

NJN

BOS

1

30

17

2

22

28

3

33

25

4

32

37

Total

117

107

Nets

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

45-74

39-78

Field Goal %

60.8

50.0

3PT Made - Attempted

4-9

3-9

3PT %

44.4

33.3

FT Made - Attempted

23-31

26-34

Free Throw %

74.2

76.5

Rebounds

34

36

Offensive Rebounds

6

12

Defensive Rebounds

28

24

Assists

26

23

Steals

11

12

Blocks

5

4

Turnovers

20

18

Personal Fouls

32

24

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Tim McCormick 43 23 4 4 1 1 10-14 0-0 3-4 3 5 2 2 71.4 75.0
John Bagley 43 19 6 11 1 1 9-17 0-3 1-3 5 4 2 4 52.9 0.0 33.3
Roy Hinson 37 21 15 1 0 1 8-14 0-0 5-6 2 5 2 13 57.1 83.3
Otis Birdsong 26 12 0 3 0 0 5-7 0-0 2-6 4 4 0 0 71.4 33.3
Buck Williams 4 4 2 0 0 0 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 2 50.0 100.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Kevin McKenna 30 16 3 3 2 1 3-6 2-4 8-8 3 4 0 3 50.0 50.0 100.0
Dudley Bradley 27 14 3 3 4 1 5-6 2-2 2-2 0 5 0 3 83.3 100.0 100.0
Pearl Washington 15 8 1 1 1 0 4-7 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 1 57.1
Chris Engler 7 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0
Dallas Comegys 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0
Ricky Wilson 4 0 0 0 1 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0.0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Danny Ainge 45 20 2 9 2 1 7-13 2-5 4-4 2 4 1 1 53.8 40.0 100.0
Larry Bird 43 34 16 4 1 1 11-28 1-2 11-13 4 2 6 10 39.3 50.0 84.6
Robert Parish 33 15 8 0 0 2 7-10 0-0 1-2 6 1 2 6 70.0 50.0
Dennis Johnson 33 10 0 8 5 0 4-9 0-0 2-4 2 4 0 0 44.4 50.0
Brad Lohaus 16 4 0 0 0 0 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 4 0 0 50.0 0.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Jim Paxson 21 12 1 1 1 0 4-7 0-1 4-4 1 3 1 0 57.1 0.0 100.0
Fred Roberts 19 2 3 1 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2 50.0
Mark Acres 16 6 3 0 1 0 1-2 0-0 4-5 0 3 1 2 50.0 80.0
Artis Gilmore 13 4 3 0 2 0 2-2 0-0 0-2 2 3 0 3 100.0 0.0
Dirk Minniefield 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0

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Team Leaders

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PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

9.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

6.5

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

Team Rankings

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ORTG

123.2

1st

DRTG

111.6

3rd

NETRTG

11.6

1st

3P%

38.8

2nd

2023-24 Conference Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
4/27
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
6:00 PM
Mon
4/29
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Wed
5/1
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
5/3
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
5/5
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
1:00 PM

Last Game

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BOS Celtics

1-1

101

Final

111

MIA Heat

1-1

Wed 24 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.3

Davis

Anthony Davis

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

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15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

15.3

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.5

Valanciunas

Jonas Valanciunas

Playoff APG Leaders

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12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.7

James

LeBron James

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

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2.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.3

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.3

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

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3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

III

Trey Murphy III

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

4.3

Harden

James Harden

Playoff TS% Leaders

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92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

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Timberwolves

123.9

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Pacers

117.1

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Magic

98.2

Thunder

100.3

Cavaliers

103.2

Timberwolves

104.8

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Timberwolves

19.1

Thunder

18.5

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Magic

5.0

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-3

Lakers

0-3

Magic

1-2

Clippers

1-2

Bucks

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

52-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pelicans

46-39-1

Worst Record ATS

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Hawks

29-54

Hornets

34-48

Suns

36-48-1

Bucks

37-48

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0
6
Pacers Pacers
47 35 .573 17.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0
6
Suns Suns
49 33 .598 8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
4/25
MIN MIN
@
PHX PHX
126-109
Thu
4/25
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
90-101
Thu
4/25
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
118-121
Wed
4/24
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
114-125
Wed
4/24
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
112-105

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
4/27
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
1:00 PM
Sat
4/27
OKC OKC
@
NOP NOP
3:30 PM
Sat
4/27
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
6:00 PM
Sat
4/27
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
8:30 PM
Sun
4/28
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM