PLAYERS:
Rajon Rondo,
Rafer Alston,
Ray Allen,
Paul Pierce,
Kevin Garnett,
Eduardo Najera,
Kendrick Perkins,
Eddie House,
Rasheed Wallace,
Marquis Daniels,
Shelden Williams,
Brian Scalabrine,
Bill Walker,
Tony Allen,
Josh Boone,
Bobby Simmons,
Trenton Hassell,
Keyon Dooling,
Tony Battie,
Devin Harris,
Jarvis Hayes,
Yi Jianlian
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, New Jersey Nets, Indiana Pacers
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, New Jersey Nets, Indiana Pacers
Boston Celtics (6-1) at New Jersey Nets (0-6)
Saturday, November 7
7:30 PM ET
Game #8 Away Game #4
TV: CSN HD, YES HD, LP 751, 752
Izod Center
Referees: Mark Wunderlich, Joe Forte, Eli Roe
The Nets are traditional rivals of the Celtics as we think back to the 2002 Eastern Conference Finals where the Nets defeated the Celtics in a hotly contested 6 game series. The Nets have fallen on hard times and this season are just marking time until they can make a play for LeBron or some other big free agent in 2010. Their ownership and even location are up in the air at this point and that can't make for a very stable club.
Both teams are playing in the second of back to back games and both teams had to travel the night before. New Jersey played at Philly and
Boston played the Suns at home. However, older legs have a harder time in back to back games. If the Wolves game was any indication, this may be closer than it should be. The Nets ha...
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