NBA 1989-90Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics78–87New Jersey Nets

Boston Celtics at New Jersey Nets

Date: Tuesday 9 January 1990
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1989-90Regular season
Meeting: 75th meetingof 242 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Charles Smith	3:00	0–2	0–1	1–2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Michael Smith	3:00	0–1	0–0	0–0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Reggie Lewis	—	7–19	0–0	8–10	0	7	7	2	0	1	5	3	22
Kevin Gamble	—	5–10	0–0	3–3	1	2	3	2	1	0	1	3	13
Kevin McHale	—	5–10	0–0	3–4	0	6	6	0	0	1	1	2	13
Dennis Johnson	—	4–9	0–0	2–4	1	2	3	3	0	0	1	2	10
Robert Parish	—	3–6	0–0	1–1	1	6	7	1	1	3	4	6	7
Jim Paxson	—	2–8	0–0	2–4	1	3	4	6	1	1	0	3	6
Ed Pinckney	—	1–2	0–0	1–3	2	7	9	1	1	0	1	4	3
Joe Kleine	—	1–3	0–0	1–1	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	3
Michael Smith	—	0–1	0–0	0–0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Team totals	6:00	28–71	0–1	22–32	8	38	46	15	4	6	18	25	78

New Jersey Nets

New Jersey Nets box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Purvis Short	41:00	8–15	0–0	1–2	2	1	3	0	1	1	0	3	17
Roy Hinson	35:00	4–15	0–0	6–7	3	3	6	1	1	0	2	3	14
Sam Bowie	34:00	7–16	0–0	5–6	2	10	12	0	0	0	1	3	19
Lester Conner	33:00	1–4	0–0	5–9	3	6	9	3	2	0	1	2	7
Chris Morris	30:00	2–10	0–0	5–6	3	6	9	1	2	0	0	5	9
Mookie Blaylock	27:00	4–11	0–0	0–0	3	2	5	2	1	0	1	4	8
Joe Barry Carroll	23:00	4–15	0–0	1–2	3	6	9	0	1	0	1	3	9
Jaren Jackson	13:00	2–4	0–0	0–0	2	2	4	1	0	0	2	2	4
Jack Haley	4:00	0–1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team totals	240:00	32–91	0–0	23–32	21	36	57	8	8	1	8	26	87

This season

Brooklyn Nets 1, Boston Celtics 5 in NBA 1989-90.

15 Nov 1989New Jersey Nets 92–126 Boston Celtics
29 Nov 1989Boston Celtics 118–95 New Jersey Nets
9 Jan 199078–87 this game
18 Mar 1990New Jersey Nets 106–122 Boston Celtics
4 Apr 1990New Jersey Nets 106–125 Boston Celtics
10 Apr 1990Boston Celtics 112–96 New Jersey Nets

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 19–12
New Jersey Nets: 9–23

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Brooklyn Nets 87, Boston Celtics 155.

29 Nov 1989Boston Celtics 118–95 New Jersey Nets
18 Mar 1990New Jersey Nets 106–122 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.