LA Clippers vs. Boston Celtics

Dec 21, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	20	26	18	13	77
BOS	19	27	20	33	99

Player Stats

CLIPPERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Lamond MurraySF	22	2-7	0-0	5-6	4	3	2	0	2	1	+1	9
55Lorenzen WrightPF	39	4-11	0-0	6-8	19	2	1	2	3	3	-21	14
11Stojko VrankovicC	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0	-7	0
15Darrick MartinSG	28	1-3	0-1	3-5	2	3	0	0	4	2	-10	5
31Brent BarryPG	32	4-12	1-2	1-2	6	1	0	0	2	2	-14	10
54Rodney Rogers	34	8-13	1-3	3-3	3	1	2	0	4	1	-12	20
23Maurice Taylor	17	3-6	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	1	3	6	-14	6
24Pooh Richardson	19	4-7	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	1	-12	8
52Eric Piatkowski	20	1-5	0-2	0-0	4	5	0	0	2	2	-4	2
33Keith Closs	7	1-5	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	-8	3
26James Robinson	6	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-6	0
32James Collins	1	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	-3	0
TOTAL	-	28-7437.8%	2-1118.2%	19-2673.1%	47	20	6	3	23	18	-	77

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Walter McCartySF	33	3-8	1-3	3-6	7	2	2	1	2	3	+19	10
8Antoine WalkerPF	43	8-25	1-5	6-6	15	5	1	2	6	2	+20	23
45Andrew DeClercqC	24	2-5	0-0	0-2	4	2	1	3	0	2	+4	4
11Dana BarrosSG	26	7-13	1-4	2-2	5	3	2	0	0	0	+23	17
12Bruce BowenPG	32	4-7	1-1	0-2	6	3	2	2	1	4	+21	9
4Chauncey Billups	21	5-9	0-1	1-1	2	5	2	0	1	6	-1	11
5Ron Mercer	26	6-12	0-0	2-2	3	2	3	0	1	2	+10	14
55John Thomas	17	2-6	0-0	0-0	4	1	3	0	2	3	+10	4
9Greg Minor	9	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	-1	4
99Roy Rogers	4	1-2	0-0	1-2	1	1	0	1	0	1	+4	3
Dee Brown	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+1	0
20Tyus Edney	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-8944.9%	4-1428.6%	15-2365.2%	47	26	17	9	13	23	-	99

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLACBOS

(12:00) Jump Ball DeClercq vs. Vrankovic: Tip to
+2 (11:46) McCarty 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
02
(11:19) Clippers Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
+2 (11:05) Walker 12' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
04
(10:48) Vrankovic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:48) McCarty STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (10:42) McCarty 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Barros 1 AST)
07
(10:27) Bowen P.FOUL (P1.T1)
(10:11) MISS Murray 18' Jump Shot
(10:08) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:03) MISS Barros 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:01) Clippers Rebound
(9:40) DeClercq S.FOUL (P1.T2)
+1 (9:40) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
17
+1 (9:40) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
27
(9:25) MISS Walker 13' Jump Shot
(9:22) Wright REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:16) Barry Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(9:16) DeClercq STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:09) Bowen 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Walker 1 AST)
29
(8:56) MISS Barry 10' Jump Shot
(8:56) Bowen BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:52) McCarty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:48) MISS Barros 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:45) Clippers Rebound
(8:45) Wright Inbound Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (8:32) Walker 6' Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Bowen 1 AST)
211
(8:15) MISS Murray 3' Layup
(8:15) DeClercq BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:14) Clippers Rebound
+2 (8:02) Murray 1' Slam Dunk (4 PTS) (Vrankovic 1 AST)
411
(7:43) MISS Walker 15' Jump Shot
(7:39) Vrankovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:32) Barry 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Martin 1 AST)
711
(7:13) MISS Walker 8' Jump Shot
(7:10) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:58) MISS Martin 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:56) McCarty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:49) Walker Offensive Goaltending Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:49) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:34) MISS Barry 4' Jump Shot
(6:32) McCarty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:26) Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(6:26) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(6:22) McCarty S.FOUL (P1.T3)
(6:22) MISS Martin Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:22) Clippers Rebound
+1 (6:22) Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
811
+2 (6:09) Barros 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (DeClercq 1 AST)
813
(5:50) MISS Wright 11' Jump Shot
(5:46) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:41) MISS Walker 3' Layup
(5:40) Bowen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:36) MISS Bowen 1' Layup
(5:36) Wright BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:32) Wright REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:23) CELTICS Violation: Def. Goaltending Violation
(5:10) MISS Murray 15' Jump Shot
(5:07) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (5:03) DeClercq 1' Slam Dunk (2 PTS) (Billups 1 AST)
815
(4:44) MISS Barry 23' Jump Shot
(4:39) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(4:35) Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T3)
(4:35) Murray STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (4:30) Barry 1' Layup (5 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
1015
+2 (4:18) Mercer 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Billups 2 AST)
1017
(3:56) MISS Murray 20' Jump Shot
(3:55) Vrankovic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:46) MISS Barry 6' Jump Shot
(3:44) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:41) Wright Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(3:41) Billups STEAL (1 STL)
(3:37) McCarty OFF.Foul (P2)
(3:37) McCarty Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:22) Bowen S.FOUL (P2.T4)
+1 (3:22) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1117
+1 (3:22) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1217
(3:04) MISS Mercer 19' Jump Shot
(3:01) Barry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:42) Clippers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:39) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
(2:39) Minor STEAL (1 STL)
(2:32) MISS Mercer 18' Jump Shot
(2:32) Clippers Rebound
(2:24) MISS Martin 3' Jump Shot
(2:24) Walker BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:22) Rogers REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:19) Rogers Layup (2 PTS)
1417
(1:54) Thomas Traveling Turnover (P1.T5)
+2 (1:36) Wright 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
1617
(1:25) Barry P.FOUL (P1.T1)
(1:16) MISS Mercer 18' Jump Shot
(1:14) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (1:08) Wright 1' Slam Dunk (4 PTS) (Martin 2 AST)
1817
(0:47) MISS Billups 12' Jump Shot
(0:46) Wright REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:46) Thomas P.FOUL (P1.PN)
+1 (0:46) Wright Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1917
+1 (0:46) Wright Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2017
(0:34) Thomas Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T6)
(0:18) MISS Wright 10' Jump Shot
(0:15) Billups REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:03) Billups 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2019
(0:01) MISS Rogers 52' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Mercer REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAC

BOS

77Points99

28-74(37.8%)Field Goal(%)40-89(44.9%)

2-11(18.2%)3-Point(%)4-14(28.6%)

19-26(73.1%)Free Throw(%)15-23(65.2%)

47(9)Rebounds(Offensive)47(12)

20Assists26

6Steals17

3Blocks9

23Turnovers13

18Fouls23

46Pts In The Paint42

19Fast Break Pts18

0Pts Off Turnovers0

77Bench Pts99

5Largest Lead22

Game Details

Sunday, December 21, 1997 · 7:00 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 17,047 (87.1%)