New Jersey flexes muscle; Bench press weakens C's in Game 1.(Sports)

From: The Boston Herald | Date: May 20, 2002| Author: Cofman, Mark | Copyright information

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Score one for the New Jersey Nets bench.

Three of the Nets' seven double-digit scorers came off the bench last night at Continental Airlines Arena, keying a 104-97 victory over the Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

The battle of the benches wasn't nearly as close as the final score. New Jersey's reserves held a 35-15 edge over the Celtics' bench players, with Aaron Williams, Richard Jefferson and Lucious Harris collect...

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