Boston Celtics @ New Orleans Hornets

36-31, 12-21 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Celtics BOS	31	24	12	19	86
Hornets NO	22	23	22	20	87

New Orleans HornetsHornetsNO

23-46, 13-21 Home

Matchups

BOS

NO wins season

2-0

Game 1@ BOS

Final

Game 2@ NO

Final

Eastern Conference

Atlantic	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	.000	-	-
Brooklyn	.000	-	-
New York	.000	-	-
Philadelphia	.000	-	-
Toronto	.000	-	-

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