The Boston Celtics couldn't pull it off against the New Jersey Nets, 101 to 96, on March 23, 1980.

1979-80 Boston Celtics

Final

NJN

Nets

33-46

101

BOS

Celtics

58-20

96

Team

NJN

BOS

1

26

20

2

23

29

3

27

18

4

25

29

Total

101

96

Nets

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

33-68

37-100

Field Goal %

48.5

37.0

3PT Made - Attempted

1-3

2-5

3PT %

33.3

40.0

FT Made - Attempted

34-44

20-26

Free Throw %

77.3

76.9

Rebounds

41

49

Offensive Rebounds

9

25

Defensive Rebounds

32

24

Assists

15

18

Steals

5

8

Blocks

7

6

Turnovers

17

10

Personal Fouls

22

28

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
George Johnson 44 11 11 0 1 5 3-4 0-0 5-6 0 5 1 10 75.0 83.3
Jan van Breda Kolff 44 4 5 4 0 1 1-6 0-1 2-5 5 4 2 3 16.7 0.0 40.0
Mike Newlin 42 38 2 1 0 0 13-18 1-1 11-15 4 3 1 1 72.2 100.0 73.3
Maurice Lucas 33 16 15 3 0 0 6-13 0-0 4-5 1 1 4 11 46.2 80.0
Eddie Jordan 24 9 2 5 4 0 3-11 0-1 3-4 4 2 0 2 27.3 0.0 75.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Robert Smith 25 14 4 2 0 0 4-10 0-0 6-6 1 2 0 4 40.0 100.0
Cliff Robinson 18 6 2 0 0 1 2-4 0-0 2-2 1 4 1 1 50.0 100.0
Roger Phegley 6 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0.0
Winford Boynes 4 3 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 0 100.0 100.0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Larry Bird 40 8 12 2 1 0 1-15 1-3 5-6 1 2 4 8 6.7 33.3 83.3
Dave Cowens 34 13 11 1 1 3 5-14 0-0 3-4 0 5 8 3 35.7 75.0
Pete Maravich 28 14 3 1 1 0 7-19 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 2 36.8
Cedric Maxwell 26 7 9 0 0 1 1-4 0-0 5-6 4 4 5 4 25.0 83.3
Nate Archibald 23 8 3 3 1 0 3-8 0-0 2-4 3 2 0 3 37.5 50.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
M.L. Carr 28 10 4 2 2 1 4-9 0-0 2-2 0 4 2 2 44.4 100.0
Gerald Henderson 25 16 0 6 2 1 8-14 0-1 0-1 1 4 0 0 57.1 0.0 0.0
Rick Robey 21 7 3 1 0 0 3-9 0-0 1-1 1 4 2 1 33.3 100.0
Jeff Judkins 10 11 2 2 0 0 4-7 1-1 2-2 0 1 2 0 57.1 100.0 100.0
Eric Fernsten 5 2 2 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 100.0

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PPG

26.9

Tatum

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RPG

10.0

Tatum

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APG

10.0

Tatum

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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)
Wed
4/24
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
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
1:00 PM
Fri
5/3
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM

Last Game

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BOS Celtics

1-0

114

Final

94

MIA Heat

0-1

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NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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36.5

Siakam

Pascal Siakam

34.5

Lillard

Damian Lillard

34.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

Playoff RPG Leaders

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20.0

Valanciunas

Jonas Valanciunas

19.0

Allen

Jarrett Allen

16.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Playoff APG Leaders

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10.0

James

LeBron James

10.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

10.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

Playoff SPG Leaders

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2.5

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.5

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

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5.0

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

3.0

III

Trey Murphy III

2.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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6.0

Lillard

Damian Lillard

5.0

III

Trey Murphy III

5.0

Wright

Delon Wright

Playoff TS% Leaders

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121.4

Wright

Delon Wright

100.0

Hauser

Sam Hauser

85.0

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

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Celtics

129.5

Knicks

119.2

Timberwolves

118.9

Nuggets

115.8

Pacers

114.3

76ers

113.6

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Cavaliers

89.7

Thunder

98.9

Timberwolves

99.4

Pelicans

101.1

Magic

102.5

Clippers

105.6

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Celtics

22.7

Timberwolves

19.6

Cavaliers

12.7

Nuggets

7.0

Knicks

5.5

Clippers

4.9

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Magic

0-2

Heat

0-1

Pelicans

0-1

Suns

0-2

76ers

0-2

Lakers

0-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

51-33

Mavericks

49-35

76ers

49-36

Rockets

45-35-2

Thunder

46-36-1

Pelicans

46-38-1

Worst Record ATS

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Hawks

29-54

Hornets

34-48

Bucks

36-48

Suns

36-47-1

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
Mon
4/22
PHX PHX
@
MIN MIN
93-105
Mon
4/22
DAL DAL
@
LAC LAC
96-93
Mon
4/22
IND IND
@
MIL MIL
125-108
Sun
4/21
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
101-104
Sun
4/21
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
99-101

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
4/24
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
4/24
NOP NOP
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Thu
4/25
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Thu
4/25
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Thu
4/25
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM