April 9, 2003 · 7:00 PM EDT
Biggest lead BOS by 13 · WAS by 3 · 4 lead changes
Q4 5:10+27% BOSWalker 27' 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (McCarty 1 AST)BOS 80 · WAS 77
Q4 3:06+21% BOSPierce 17' Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Bremer 2 AST)BOS 82 · WAS 79
Q4 1:57+29% WASJordan Alley Oop Layup (21 PTS) (Lue 5 AST)BOS 82 · WAS 83| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1DE Pistons | 50 | 32 | .610 | — |
2BK Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 1.0 |
3IN Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2.0 |
4PH 76ers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2.0 |
5NO Pelicans | 47 | 35 | .573 | 3.0 |
6BO Celtics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6.0 |
7MI Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 8.0 |
8OR Magic | 42 | 40 | .512 | 8.0 |
9NY Knicks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 13.0 |
10WA Wizards | 37 | 45 | .451 | 13.0 |
11AT Hawks | 35 | 47 | .427 | 15.0 |
12CH Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 20.0 |
13MI Heat | 25 | 57 | .305 | 25.0 |
14TO Raptors | 24 | 58 | .293 | 26.0 |
15CL Cavaliers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 33.0 |
| Zone | BOS | WAS |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 12/19 63% | 10/14 71% |
| Paint | 2/12 17% | 3/9 33% |
| Mid-range | 6/18 33% | 13/35 37% |
| Corner 3 | 1/8 13% | 0/2 0% |
| Above the break 3 | 8/17 47% | 4/11 36% |
| AWAntoine WalkerF | 44 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 8-21 | 3-6 | 5-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +7 | 48.9% |
| PPPaul PierceF | 42 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 5-19 | 0-4 | 10-10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +1 | 42.7% |
| WMWalter McCartyF | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2-7 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 44.4% |
| JBJ.R. BremerG | 26 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 8-11 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 84.2% |
| TDTony DelkG | 26 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 25.0% |
| EWEric WilliamsF | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 58.1% |
| TBTony BattieF-C | 23 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 43.6% |
MB Mark BlountC-F | 19 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +5 | — |
| GLGrant LongF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | — |
DNP: Bimbo Coles, Mark Bryant
| MJMichael JordanG | 43 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 8-17 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 56.0% |
| JSJerry StackhouseG-F | 40 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 8-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 51.5% |
TL Tyronn LueG | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 51.2% |
| CLChristian LaettnerF-C | 37 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 37.9% |
| KBKwame BrownC | 32 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +8 | 69.0% |
BS Bobby SimmonsF | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +4 | 66.7% |
| BRBryon RussellG-F | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0.0% |
| BHBrendan HaywoodC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -11 | 0.0% |
DNP: Charles Oakley, Jahidi White, Larry Hughes
11:48MISS Pierce 26' 3PT Jump ShotBOS 011:46Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 011:16Walker 12' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Delk 1 AST)BOS 211:01MISS Jordan 18' Jump ShotBOS 210:38Jordan STEAL (1 STL)BOS 210:23Pierce L.B.FOUL (P1.T2)BOS 210:08Jordan P.FOUL (P1.T1)BOS 210:00MISS Walker 12' Jump ShotBOS 29:56MISS Pierce 14' Jump ShotBOS 29:25MISS Walker Free Throw 1 of 2BOS 29:25MISS Walker Free Throw 2 of 2BOS 29:24Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BOS 29:09Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 28:33Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS)BOS 78:05Jordan Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)BOS 77:07Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BOS 116:50Walker Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)BOS 126:50Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)BOS 136:34MISS Simmons 22' Jump ShotBOS 136:32Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 136:26MISS Walker 25' 3PT Jump ShotBOS 136:24Simmons S.FOUL (P1.T4)BOS 136:12Pierce STEAL (1 STL)BOS 156:04MISS Pierce 17' Jump ShotBOS 156:03Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)BOS 155:55Walker S.FOUL (P1.T3)BOS 155:40Pierce Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)BOS 155:40Jordan STEAL (2 STL)BOS 155:27Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BOS 155:20MISS Walker 2' LayupBOS 155:20Simmons BLOCK (1 BLK)BOS 155:18Lue REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 155:10Jordan 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Lue 2 AST)BOS 154:56Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)BOS 154:35MISS Jordan 15' Jump ShotBOS 153:35MISS Jordan 18' Jump ShotBOS 183:29Simmons REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)BOS 183:28Simmons 1' Layup (2 PTS)BOS 183:19Jordan P.FOUL (P2.PN)BOS 183:19Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)BOS 193:19Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)BOS 203:07Blount S.FOUL (P1.T4)BOS 203:07Jordan Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)BOS 203:07Jordan Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)BOS 202:47MISS Pierce 19' Jump ShotBOS 202:45Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)BOS 202:27Jordan 14' Jump Shot (7 PTS)BOS 202:09MISS Pierce 26' 3PT Jump ShotBOS 202:06Blount REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)BOS 201:40Blount S.FOUL (P2.PN)BOS 231:00Lue 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Stackhouse 1 AST)BOS 230:44Walker Layup (9 PTS)BOS 250:44Simmons S.FOUL (P2.PN)BOS 250:44Walker Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)BOS 26The Celtics edged the Wizards 87-83 on the road.
Antoine Walker led the Celtics with 24 points, while Michael Jordan led the Wizards with 21 points and 10 rebounds.
The Celtics took the lead for good with 0:19 left in Q4. The Celtics led by as many as 13 points. The lead changed hands 4 times and the score was tied 4 times.
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