Boston
Celtics
92
–
96
FINAL
New York
Knicks
Date
Sunday, May 16, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 24 | 15 | 26 | 27 | 92 |
| NYK | 23 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 96 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
RJ Barrett
NYK
22
PTS
4
REB
2
AST
+5
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots6
Opp FG% When Defending75.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.32
Impact Composite41.3
Hustle: 9.0Defense: 31.3Impact: 1.0
58.3% FG6 contested shotsonly 17 pts allowed on 53.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Julius Randle
NYK
20
PTS
7
REB
7
AST
-1
+/−
Game Performance
FG5-17 (29.4%)
3PT2-5
FT8-10
TS%46.7%
eFG%35.3%
STL1
BLK1
TOV4
ORTG95
DRTG95
NET-0
9 contested shotsheld opponents to 31.3% FGonly 18 pts allowed on 65.5 possessions
Box Score
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carsen Edwards | 26:31 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-13 | 31% | 2-8 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Tremont Waters | 25:03 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7-13 | 54% | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | +20 |
| Luke Kornet | 26:24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-5 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 19:28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Semi Ojeleye | 16:18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Payton Pritchard | 23:02 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-10 | 20% | 2-8 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -24 |
| Grant Williams | 25:36 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-8 | 63% | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | -18 |
| Jabari Parker | 26:54 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-10 | 60% | 1-3 | 33% | 5-6 | 83% | +8 |
| Tacko Fall | 16:35 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| Romeo Langford | 34:08 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5-11 | 46% | 0-1 | 0% | 4-6 | 67% | -1 |
| TOTAL | — | 92 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 35-86 | 41% | 11-41 | 27% | 11-15 | 73% | — |
Evan Fournier —
Jayson Tatum —
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immanuel Quickley | 14:03 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 14% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Obi Toppin | 10:25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| RJ Barrett | 33:10 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7-12 | 58% | 2-4 | 50% | 6-8 | 75% | +5 |
| Taj Gibson | 15:46 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 34:23 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 67% | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Alec Burks | 25:07 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6-10 | 60% | 5-7 | 71% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Nerlens Noel | 32:01 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Frank Ntilikina | 0:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Elfrid Payton | 13:49 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Derrick Rose | 23:19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | 0 |
| Julius Randle | 37:29 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5-17 | 29% | 2-5 | 40% | 8-10 | 80% | -1 |
| TOTAL | — | 96 | 41 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 34-79 | 43% | 13-27 | 48% | 15-19 | 79% | — |
Jared Harper —
Kevin Knox II —
Norvel Pelle —
Theo Pinson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
BOS35/86 (41%)
Paint
20/37 (54%)
Mid
4/12 (33%)
3PT
11/41 (27%)
RA 58%ATB3 33%Corner 3 9%Paint 44%Mid 40%
NYK34/79 (43%)
Paint
13/31 (42%)
Mid
8/24 (33%)
3PT
13/28 (46%)
Paint 24%RA 60%ATB3 50%Mid 40%Corner 3 38%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nerlens Noel
defended Luke Kornet
7.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Best Defender
Nerlens Noel
held Luke Kornet
7.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
RJ Barrett
vs Aaron Nesmith
2.7 min • 8 pts • 75%
| NYK Defense | Aaron Nesmith | Carsen Edwards | Grant Williams | Jabari Parker | Luke Kornet | Payton Pritchard | Romeo Langford | Semi Ojeleye | Tacko Fall | Tremont Waters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 1.2m 3pts 0% | — | 4.4m 5pts 67% | 2.9m 1pts 0% | 1.1m 5pts 67% | — | 3.6m 4pts 20% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Nerlens Noel | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 7.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | — | 5.3m 6pts 100% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| RJ Barrett | 2.7m 8pts 75% | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 2.1m 6pts 100% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 1pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Alec Burks | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 3pts 100% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% |
| Derrick Rose | — | 2.9m 2pts 50% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% |
| Elfrid Payton | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Taj Gibson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0m 2pts 50% | — |
| Immanuel Quickley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 2pts 33% |
| Obi Toppin | — | — | — | 2.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.7m 2pts 50% | — | 2.2m 2pts 50% | 3.9m 5pts 40% | 3.2m 14pts 35% | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% | 1.7m 9pts 60% | 2.0m 2pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NYK leads, negative = BOS leads
NYK Largest Lead
21
Q3 8:50
BOS Largest Lead
3
Q1 0:38
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 9-0 run
Q1 0:59 – Q1 1:48
0 → +6
NYK 8-0 run
Q2 9:36 – Q2 9:36
+6 → +8
NYK 10-0 run
Q2 9:36 – Q2 9:53
+6 → +10
NYK 12-0 run
Q2 9:36 – Q2 10:23
+6 → +12