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Craving a victory over a top team, all the Brooklyn Nets needed was someone to make a couple of big shots. That's one of the reasons they traded for Joe Johnson. Johnson made the tiebreaking basket with 3:03 left, followed with another jumper, and the Nets beat the Boston Celtics 102-97 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory. Johnson finished only 6 of 17 from the field, but he had the two biggest makes of the game in the bigge...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Thu 11/15	Bkn	Bkn 102-97
Wed 11/28	Bos	Bkn 95-83
Tue 12/25	Bkn	Bos 93-76
Wed 4/10	Bos	Bkn 101-93

Game Stats

Celtics (5-4) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts P. Pierce, F 34 7 4 5 22 L. Barbosa, G 30 2 2 4 17 K. Garnett, C 30 7 0 1 14 J. Terry, G 28 4 6 0 10 B. Bass, F 30 5 0 1 8 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts C. Lee 33 9 3 3 13 C. Wilcox 13 3 1 3 6 J. Green 25 6 1 3 5 J. Collins 8 1 0 2 2 J. Sullinger 8 0 0 2 0 D. Milicic 0 0 0 0 0 R. Rondo 0 0 0 0 0 A. Bradley 0 0 0 0 0 K. Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 F. Melo 0 0 0 0 0

Nets (5-2) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts B. Lopez, C 35 6 0 0 24 D. Williams, G 38 3 8 1 24 J. Johnson, G 35 8 4 1 19 K. Humphries, F 27 13 1 3 10 K. Bogans, F 18 1 1 3 5 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A. Blatche 12 5 1 2 7 C. Watson 20 1 2 2 5 R. Evans 22 9 0 4 3 J. Stackhouse 21 1 2 1 3 M. Brooks 6 0 0 1 2 J. Childress 8 0 0 0 0 T. Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 M. Teletovic 0 0 0 0 0 T. Shengelia 0 0 0 0 0 G. Wallace 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Celtics Date Player Injury 2/1 J. Sullinger, PF Back surgery 1/27 R. Rondo, PG Torn right ACL

Nets No injuries to report.

Player News

Celtics Terrence Williams (BOS - Guard-Forward) News: Williams has been accused of brandishing a firearm during an argument with the mother of his son, the Boston Herald reports.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013) Kevin Garnett (BOS - Forward-Center) News: Garnett will not require off-season surgery to correct his foot/ankle issues, the Boston Herald reports.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013) Courtney Lee (BOS - Guard-Forward) News: Lee played 25 minutes per game during the regular season but saw a total of just 19 minutes in the Celtics' final five playoff games.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 14, 2013)

Nets Deron Williams (BKN - Point Guard) News: Williams rebounded from a rough first half to regain his elite form in the latter portion of the season.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 8, 2013) C.J. Watson (BKN - Point Guard) News: Watson appeared in 80 games (starting eight) for the Nets this season, averaging 6.8 points and shooting a career-high 41.1 percent from the field.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 8, 2013) Gerald Wallace (BKN - Forward) News: Wallace had a disappointing first season in Brooklyn, posting some of his lowest numbers since he was a reserve nearly a decade ago.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 7, 2013)