Playoffs · Round 2 · Game 5
New Jersey NetsNets
99
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Boston CelticsCeltics
110
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Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey NetsNets | 28 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 99 |
| Boston CelticsCeltics | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 110 |
After Action Report
The Celtics handled the Nets 110-99. The better team simply showed up tonight. Celtics' Lockdown identity stifled the opposing offense; Nets' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim. The Celtics locker room is humming, and it showed. Celtics' rotation plan looked deliberate, and the right guys made the most of their roles.
What tipped it
- Celtics · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
- Nets · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
- Nets · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
- Nets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.