In what will probably be the last game of the regular season in which all five starters play, the Nets held on to beat the Celtics Sunday night at the Meadowlands. Lawrence Frank used his bench liberally and got solid performances from Clifford Robinson, Zoran Planinic and Jacque Vaughn. The Nets led by as many as 14 points, but it was a two-point game with five seconds to go. Orien Greene tripped and lost the ball as time expired though, and the Celtics were not able to get a shot to tie it. Jason Kidd and Richard Jefferson each played just 28 minutes, while Vince Carter played 33. Nenad Krstic led the Nets with 18 points on 9-of-13 shooting, while Jason Collins led them with 11 rebounds.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Krstic, Planinic Help Nets Hold Off Celtics - NBA.com (Ticker)
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- New Jersey 95, Boston 93 - AP
- Scalabrine plays for Celtics, but Nets are never far from his heart - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Stars Take Breather, but Nets Still Get Victory - David Picker - New York Times
- Feel Good 'W' - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- McInnis' Season Over - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Elbow forces Pierce to sit - Peter May - Boston Globe
- These Jeffersons left signatures - Peter May - Boston Globe
- Minus Pierce, Celtics cut down by Nets - Providence Journal
- Pierce elbowed out: Misses loss with injury - Steve Bulpett - Boston Herald
- Celtics Scal down: Forward thought he’d play more - Steve Bulpett - Boston Herald
- Photo Gallery: Nets vs. Celtics - Bill Kostroun - AP
- Nets one victory from 50; Carter nears King mark - Bob Considine - Bridgewater Courier News
- Scalabrine likes ex-mates' chances - Al Iannazzone - The Record