New York
Knicks
107
–
114
FINAL
Boston
Celtics
Date
Saturday, December 18, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 18 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 107 |
| BOS | 32 | 30 | 2 | 23 | 114 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jayson Tatum
BOS
25
PTS
9
REB
2
AST
-4
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots1
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending42.1%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.34
Impact Composite42.5
Hustle: 4.5Defense: 38.4Impact: -0.4
only 20 pts allowed on 59.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Josh Richardson
BOS
27
PTS
5
REB
4
AST
+12
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-14 (64.3%)
3PT5-7
FT4-5
TS%83.3%
eFG%82.1%
STL3
TOV1
ORTG133
DRTG114
NET+19
64.3% FG5-7 from 33 steals5 deflections+12 plus/minusonly 18 pts allowed on 51.7 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Gibson | 21:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Alec Burks | 41:05 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5-9 | 56% | 3-6 | 50% | 6-7 | 86% | -12 |
| Evan Fournier | 42:50 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13-24 | 54% | 4-10 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| Nerlens Noel | 24:50 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Wayne Selden | 9:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kemba Walker | 37:22 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8-20 | 40% | 5-11 | 46% | 8-10 | 80% | +5 |
| Julius Randle | 40:58 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6-19 | 32% | 1-7 | 14% | 7-8 | 88% | -4 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 21:46 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-3 | 33% | -10 |
| TOTAL | — | 107 | 42 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 35-80 | 44% | 13-36 | 36% | 24-30 | 80% | — |
Tyler Hall —
Derrick Rose —
Miles McBride —
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enes Freedom | 21:23 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 26:29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-5 | 0% | 0-5 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Payton Pritchard | 28:08 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-10 | 60% | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Jayson Tatum | 36:27 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9-24 | 38% | 3-13 | 23% | 4-4 | 100% | -4 |
| Robert Williams III | 29:01 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6-8 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jaylen Brown | 32:29 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8-21 | 38% | 5-13 | 39% | 2-4 | 50% | +3 |
| Josh Richardson | 32:11 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9-14 | 64% | 5-7 | 71% | 4-5 | 80% | +12 |
| Marcus Smart | 33:52 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| TOTAL | — | 114 | 45 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 42-89 | 47% | 17-45 | 38% | 13-17 | 76% | — |
Bruno Fernando —
Justin Jackson —
Romeo Langford —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK35/80 (44%)
Paint
21/35 (60%)
Mid
4/16 (25%)
3PT
13/36 (36%)
ATB3 37%RA 68%Paint 44%Mid 14%Corner 3 33%
BOS42/89 (47%)
Paint
22/37 (59%)
Mid
5/10 (50%)
3PT
17/45 (38%)
ATB3 38%RA 57%Paint 55%Corner 3 38%Mid 60%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jayson Tatum
defended Alec Burks
8.3 min • 10 pts • 44%
Best Defender
Marcus Smart
held Alec Burks
3.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jayson Tatum
vs Evan Fournier
2.7 min • 5 pts • 33%
| BOS Defense | Alec Burks | Evan Fournier | Julius Randle | Kemba Walker | Mitchell Robinson | Nerlens Noel | Taj Gibson | Wayne Selden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 8.3m 10pts 44% | 2.7m 5pts 33% | 1.8m 5pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Williams III | — | 1.4m 2pts 0% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | 8.0m 11pts 83% | — | — |
| Josh Richardson | 1.7m 10pts 100% | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 2pts 100% | 1.4m 1pts 0% | — | — | 4.1m 5pts 50% | — |
| Marcus Smart | 3.1m 0pts 0% | 6.4m 2pts 50% | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Jaylen Brown | — | — | 8.1m 8pts 27% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payton Pritchard | — | — | — | 7.7m 7pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Nesmith | — | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Enes Freedom | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 5.7m 2pts 33% | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.9m 9pts 67% | — | 1.9m 3pts 50% | 2.4m 10pts 38% | 2.8m 7pts 38% | 2.5m 10pts 50% | 3.1m 3pts 100% | 4.1m 8pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = BOS leads, negative = NYK leads
BOS Largest Lead
16
Q2 9:01
NYK Largest Lead
5
Q3 7:42
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 8-0 run
Q3 0:50 – Q3 1:52
+12 → +7
NYK 9-0 run
Q3 3:22 – Q3 5:10
+8 → 0
BOS 10-0 run
Q3 11:35 – Q3 4:36
-4 → +5
NYK 8-0 run
Q3 12:00 – Q4 0:27
-2 → -3