The Boston Celtics put the smackdown on the New Jersey Nets, 127 to 101, on April 8, 1979.

1978-79 Boston Celtics

Final

NJN

Nets

37-45

101

BOS

Celtics

29-53

127

1

29

28

2

23

35

3

22

27

4

27

37

Total

101

127

Nets

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

38-91

52-94

Field Goal %

41.8

55.3

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

25-33

23-29

Free Throw %

75.8

79.3

Rebounds

38

47

Offensive Rebounds

16

14

Defensive Rebounds

22

33

Assists

18

33

Steals

7

11

Blocks

6

3

Turnovers

27

22

Personal Fouls

22

25

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Harvey Catchings 33 10 8 2 0 3 5-12 0-0 0 5 2 6 41.7
Wilson Washington 29 20 5 0 1 1 8-13 4-8 2 4 2 3 61.5 50.0
Jan van Breda Kolff 26 6 4 3 3 0 2-4 2-2 3 1 2 2 50.0 100.0
Eddie Jordan 20 4 1 3 2 0 2-6 0-0 4 1 0 1 33.3
Bernard King 17 7 3 0 1 0 2-7 3-6 2 0 0 3 28.6 50.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Winford Boynes 39 19 3 2 0 0 8-18 3-3 5 3 2 1 44.4 100.0
Phil Jackson 28 15 5 1 0 1 5-11 5-6 2 3 4 1 45.5 83.3
Ralph Simpson 28 4 2 5 0 0 2-13 0-0 3 0 1 1 15.4
Tim Bassett 20 16 7 2 0 1 4-7 8-8 6 5 3 4 57.1 100.0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Rick Robey 43 24 16 5 3 0 11-17 2-2 6 3 3 13 64.7 100.0
Chris Ford 41 5 3 11 0 1 2-11 1-2 3 5 0 3 18.2 50.0
Cedric Maxwell 40 22 12 4 0 0 6-9 10-12 5 4 5 7 66.7 83.3
Don Chaney 32 10 5 2 3 0 4-11 2-2 0 5 2 3 36.4 100.0
Nate Archibald 30 19 2 5 2 0 8-12 3-3 4 4 0 2 66.7 100.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Jeff Judkins 29 29 4 2 0 1 13-18 3-5 0 3 3 1 72.2 60.0
Frankie Sanders 18 14 4 2 1 1 6-10 2-3 3 1 1 3 60.0 66.7
Kevin Stacom 7 4 1 2 2 0 2-6 0-0 1 0 0 1 33.3

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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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101

Final

111

MIA Heat

1-1

Wed 24 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

NBA 2023-24 Betting

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