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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knicks | 23 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 102 |
 Celtics | 22 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 104 |
NYKTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 37-9339.8% | 14-3836.8% | 14-2166.7% | 51 | 22 | 13 |
| BOS | 33-7444.6% | 11-3432.4% | 27-2993.1% | 44 | 21 | 14 |
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Boston Celtics104| 36 | 33 | 8-19 | 3-9 | 0 | 14-14 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +6.8 | |||||
| 35 | 13 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.7 | |||||
| 34 | 24 | 9-17 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +1.9 | ||||||
| 30 | 8 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −4.6 | ||||||
| 27 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +12 | −0.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 10 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.3 | |||||
| 16 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −4.8 | ||
| 15 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +0.8 | |||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.9 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +0.2 | ||||
| Team | 104 | 33-7444.6% | 11-3432.4% | 44 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 27-2993.1% | 3 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 21 points on 6 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Romeo Langford, Javonte Green and Tacko Fall (coach’s decision).
New York Knicks102| 39 | 29 | 8-17 | 5-8 | 8-11 | 0 | −3 | +8.4 | |||||||
| 39 | 15 | 5-17 | 1-4 | 4-6 | −2 | −4.2 | ||||||||
| 38 | 10 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | −5 | −1.3 | ||||||||
| 34 | 8 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 0 | −5 | −4.8 | |||||||
| 16 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | −4 | −0.1 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 12 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | +1.5 | ||||||
| 24 | 9 | 3-10 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −1.7 | ||||||
| 21 | 13 | 6-16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.9 | ||||||
| Team | 102 | 37-9339.8% | 14-3836.8% | 51 | 22 | 13 | 23 | 14-2166.7% | 16 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 34 points on 14 for 38 shooting
Did not play: Ignas Brazdeikis, Taj Gibson, Damyean Dotson and Allonzo Trier (coach’s decision).
Celtics104Knicks102ClickTap 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.
Jayson Tatum made a 21-foot step-back jumper on a pass from Marcus Smart with 1.3 seconds left, and the Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 104-102 for their fourth straight win.
Marcus Morris Sr.’s 3-pointer had tied it at 102 with 4.7 seconds left.
The Knicks had the ball down 2 with 1.3 seconds left, but Kemba Walker stole the ball from Julius Randle, lifting the Celtics’ chance to win from 95% to 98%. A basket would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Knicks 17-14. Walker scored 7 of the Celtics’ 17 on 1 for 3 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line.
Walker scored 33 points, and Tatum added 24 points.
For the Knicks, Morris had 29 points and 9 rebounds. Morris scored 15 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter.
The Celtics’ starters outscored the Knicks 41-30 in 17 minutes together.
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).
77 points from the field on 74 shots: 1.8 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-21 | 71.4% | 64% |
| In the paint | 2-8 | 25.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 5-11 | 45.5% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-9 | 22.2% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-25 | 36.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ntilikina | 28 | 3 | 1-2 | −7 |
| RJ Barrett | 15 | 2 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 6 | 5 | 1-2 | +3 |
| Julius Randle | 5 | 2 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 19 | 6-11 | +14 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Knox II | 24 | 0 | 0-3 | −6 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 17 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Julius Randle | 7 | 6 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Frank Ntilikina | 4 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 14 | 5-7 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 14 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| RJ Barrett | 12 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Kevin Knox II | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Frank Ntilikina | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 10 | 4-6 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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.
BOS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NYK
50/50
BOS
Highest Leverage Moments
Morris Sr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (29 PTS) (Knox II 3 AST)
Q4 0:05
44.3%
97→53
Tatum 21' Step Back Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Smart 3 AST)
Q4 0:01
42.0%
53→95
Morris Sr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Ntilikina 2 AST)
Q4 2:38
23.3%
82→59
Hayward 27' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Walker 5 AST)
Q4 4:53
19.1%
43→62
Walker 27' 3PT Jump Shot (29 PTS) (Smart 2 AST)
Q4 3:32
18.8%
60→79
