Boston
Celtics
134
–
138
FINAL
New York
Knicks
Date
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | 2OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 35 | 23 | 13 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 134 |
| NYK | 29 | 25 | 13 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 138 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Evan Fournier
NYK
32
PTS
6
REB
3
AST
+11
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections4
Contested Shots14
Charges Drawn1
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending52.6%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.31
Impact Composite68.2
Hustle: 35.0Defense: 31.5Impact: 1.6
32 points6-13 from 34 steals4 deflections14 contested shots1 charge drawn+11 plus/minusonly 24 pts allowed on 77.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Julius Randle
NYK
35
PTS
8
REB
9
AST
+10
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-27 (44.4%)
3PT3-8
FT8-8
TS%57.3%
eFG%50.0%
BLK3
TOV7
ORTG114
DRTG104
NET+10
35 points3 blocks12 contested shots+10 plus/minusheld opponents to 41.4% FGonly 28 pts allowed on 83.5 possessions
Box Score
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart | 45:55 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5-14 | 36% | 5-11 | 46% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Jaylen Brown | 45:57 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16-30 | 53% | 8-14 | 57% | 6-8 | 75% | +16 |
| Romeo Langford | 22:36 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 11:18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Payton Pritchard | 11:17 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jayson Tatum | 44:39 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7-30 | 23% | 2-15 | 13% | 4-5 | 80% | -3 |
| Grant Williams | 31:29 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6-9 | 67% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Robert Williams III | 44:48 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5-5 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 6-8 | 75% | +11 |
| Dennis Schröder | 32:01 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5-16 | 31% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-2 | 50% | -16 |
| TOTAL | — | 134 | 56 | 15 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 48-117 | 41% | 21-57 | 37% | 17-23 | 74% | — |
Bruno Fernando —
Enes Freedom —
Juancho Hernangomez —
Jabari Parker —
Brodric Thomas —
Sam Hauser —
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Barrett | 47:03 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6-11 | 55% | 3-7 | 43% | 4-6 | 67% | +8 |
| Alec Burks | 16:18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 34:28 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-5 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-4 | 25% | +3 |
| Evan Fournier | 44:26 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13-25 | 52% | 6-13 | 46% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Julius Randle | 45:59 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12-27 | 44% | 3-8 | 38% | 8-8 | 100% | +10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Immanuel Quickley | 8:25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Jericho Sims | 6:58 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -7 |
| Derrick Rose | 22:27 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-11 | 27% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +7 |
| Obi Toppin | 28:23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-9 | 67% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | +4 |
| Kemba Walker | 35:32 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3-8 | 38% | 3-4 | 75% | 1-2 | 50% | -1 |
| TOTAL | — | 138 | 55 | 7 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 51-105 | 49% | 17-45 | 38% | 19-27 | 70% | — |
Quentin Grimes —
Kevin Knox II —
Miles McBride —
Wayne Selden —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
BOS48/117 (41%)
Paint
22/41 (54%)
Mid
7/24 (29%)
3PT
21/57 (37%)
ATB3 34%RA 56%Corner 3 42%Mid 29%Paint 36%
NYK51/105 (49%)
Paint
30/44 (68%)
Mid
4/16 (25%)
3PT
17/47 (36%)
RA 70%ATB3 42%Mid 18%Corner 3 11%Paint 57%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
RJ Barrett
defended Jayson Tatum
8.6 min • 3 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Kemba Walker
held Marcus Smart
5.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Julius Randle
vs Grant Williams
5.6 min • 17 pts • 58%
| NYK Defense | Aaron Nesmith | Dennis Schröder | Grant Williams | Jaylen Brown | Jayson Tatum | Marcus Smart | Payton Pritchard | Robert Williams III | Romeo Langford |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | — | — | 5.6m 17pts 58% | 2.9m 4pts 33% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 4pts 67% | — | 5.0m 3pts 17% | — |
| Evan Fournier | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 5pts 67% | 1.8m 3pts 50% | 5.0m 4pts 67% | 2.9m 5pts 33% | 3.2m 7pts 60% | — | — | — |
| RJ Barrett | — | — | — | 2.9m 4pts 100% | 8.6m 3pts 33% | 3.3m 4pts 33% | — | — | — |
| Mitchell Robinson | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 2.3m 2pts 100% | 1.6m 2pts 100% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | 5.1m 4pts 100% | — |
| Kemba Walker | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 3pts 33% | 1.0m 3pts 50% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 5.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 3pts 33% | — |
| Obi Toppin | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 2.9m 0pts 0% |
| Derrick Rose | — | 3.2m 2pts 50% | — | 1.1m 2pts 0% | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Alec Burks | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Immanuel Quickley | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 3.3m 8pts 100% | 3.2m 12pts 80% | — | 2.1m 4pts 100% | — | — | 1.4m 5pts 67% | 3.7m 18pts 50% | 5.2m 7pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NYK leads, negative = BOS leads
NYK Largest Lead
11
Q4 7:32
BOS Largest Lead
12
Q2 4:54
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 8-0 run
Q1 0:23 – Q1 1:52
+3 → +8
BOS 8-0 run
Q1 10:59 – Q2 0:25
-2 → -8
BOS 9-0 run
Q1 10:59 – Q2 1:30
-2 → -9
NYK 10-0 run
Q2 6:08 – Q2 8:18
-11 → -2