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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 22 | 24 | 36 | 36 | 118 |
 Knicks | 24 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 95 |
BOSTeam statsNYK| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 42-9345.2% | 15-4136.6% | 19-2965.5% | 46 | 24 | 12 |
| NYK | 31-8237.8% | 7-2725.9% | 26-3476.5% | 55 | 15 | 23 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Boston Celtics118| 34 | 15 | 5-17 | 2-7 | 0 | 3-4 | +20 | −3.3 | |||||||
| 30 | 32 | 11-17 | 7-12 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +13 | +17.2 | ||||||
| 27 | 19 | 6-14 | 1-5 | 6-8 | +20 | −0.7 | ||||||||
| 27 | 9 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +14 | −6.1 | |||||||
| 22 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +8 | +2.3 | ||||||||
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| 28 | 12 | 3-9 | 3-8 | 3-3 | +15 | +3.7 | ||||||||
| 22 | 10 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +8 | −1.2 | ||||||
| 19 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-3 | +16 | +3.3 | |||||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.2 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −2.9 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.3 | ||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.6 | |||
| 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +1.3 | |||
| Team | 118 | 42-9345.2% | 15-4136.6% | 46 | 24 | 12 | 26 | 19-2965.5% | 13 | 14 | 9 | |||
Bench 39 points on 14 for 32 shooting
New York Knicks95| 37 | 26 | 9-21 | 4-6 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 31 | 8 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 30 | 10 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 0 | −11 | −2.8 | |||||||
| 29 | 12 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 0 | −1 | −5.4 | |||||||
| 20 | 17 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | −9 | +9.4 | ||||||
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| 27 | 8 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | −14 | −5.4 | |||||||
| 26 | 7 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −29 | −5.7 | ||||
| 21 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −25 | −7.8 | |||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −6.3 | ||||||
| 5 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.6 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +1.4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 95 | 31-8237.8% | 7-2725.9% | 55 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 26-3476.5% | 16 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 22 points on 6 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Wayne Ellington (coach’s decision).
Celtics118Knicks95ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Kemba Walker scored 32 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 118-95 in the Knicks’ home opener at Madison Square Garden.
The Celtics led by as many as 29, pulling away with a 26-6 run in the fourth quarter.
For the Knicks, RJ Barrett scored 26 points, and Mitchell Robinson added 17 points (14 in the paint) and 3 blocks. Julius Randle had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
The Celtics shot 45.2% from the field and 36.6% from 3 to the Knicks’ 37.8% and 25.9%. They outscored the Knicks 36-16 off turnovers.
Boston CelticsNew York KnicksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
99 points from the field on 93 shots: 3.2 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 23-35 | 65.7% | 64% |
| In the paint | 2-12 | 16.7% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 2-5 | 40.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-8 | 25.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-33 | 39.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elfrid Payton | 31 | 13 | 5-7 | +2 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| RJ Barrett | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Julius Randle | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 17 | 5-8 | +12 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 25 | 2 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Kevin Knox II | 12 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 4 | 6 | 2-3 | +5 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 4 | 1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 8 | 3-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 55 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 30 | 3 | 1-6 | −4 |
| RJ Barrett | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Elfrid Payton | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Kevin Knox II | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 5 | 2-7 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
NYK win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
NYK
Highest Leverage Moments
Smart 26' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Edwards 3 AST)
Q4 10:57
13.9%
27→13
Barrett 27' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Payton 4 AST)
Q3 5:13
12.1%
46→58
Edwards 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS)
Q3 4:57
12.1%
58→46
Walker 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS)
Q2 7:36
9.6%
43→34
Barrett 24' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Payton 1 AST)
Q2 7:17
9.6%
34→43
