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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knicks | 24 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 98 |
 Celtics | 25 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 114 |
NYKTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 33-7941.8% | 15-3542.9% | 17-2470.8% | 37 | 17 | 8 |
| BOS | 40-7950.6% | 19-4344.2% | 15-1693.8% | 37 | 27 | 11 |
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 Celtics114| 39 | 35 | 13-23 | 5-12 | 4-5 | 0 | +12 | +7.4 | |||||||
| 37 | 14 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.1 | ||||||
| 36 | 22 | 7-18 | 2-9 | 6-6 | +17 | −0.5 | ||||||||
| 33 | 21 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 0 | +19 | +4.3 | |||||||
| 31 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +14 | −6.5 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −5.7 | ||||
| 21 | 12 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +4.4 | |||
| 19 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.4 | ||||
| Team | 114 | 40-7950.6% | 19-4344.2% | 37 | 27 | 11 | 22 | 15-1693.8% | 8 | 3 | 3 | |||
Bench 19 points on 7 for 11 shooting
Did not play: Svi Mykhailiuk, Lamar Stevens, Oshae Brissett, Luke Kornet and Dalano Banton (coach’s decision).
New York Knicks98| 43 | 16 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0 | −10 | −1.4 | |||||||
| 39 | 26 | 10-21 | 3-7 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | −20 | +1.0 | |||||
| 38 | 25 | 7-19 | 2-8 | 9-11 | 0 | 0 | −10 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 33 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | −14 | −1.5 | ||||||||
| 28 | 12 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +0.3 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 7 | 1-10 | 1-2 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −6.0 | |||||
| 16 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.5 | |||||
| 15 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | +2.3 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 98 | 33-7941.8% | 15-3542.9% | 37 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 17-2470.8% | 12 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 15 points on 4 for 19 shooting
Did not play: RJ Barrett (injury/illness); Ryan Arcidiacono and DaQuan Jeffries (coach’s decision).
Celtics114Knicks98ClickTap 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 scored 35 points (17 in the fourth quarter), and the Boston Celtics went on a 12-2 run in the third quarter to beat the New York Knicks 114-98.
It was tied at 72 when Kristaps Porziņģis’ 3 free throws put the Celtics ahead for good with 2:49 left in the third quarter. They pulled away to an 84-74 lead with 10 seconds left in the quarter and led by as many as 17 in the fourth quarter.
Jaylen Brown had 22 points and 6 assists, and Porziņģis added 21 points on 7 for 11 shooting. Tatum scored 17 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter. The Celtics had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Knicks, Jalen Brunson scored 26 points (11 in the first quarter), and Julius Randle added 25 points and 9 rebounds.
The Celtics shot 50.6% from the field and 44.2% from 3 to the Knicks’ 41.8% and 42.9%. The Celtics’ starters outscored the Knicks 47-37 in 19 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).
99 points from the field on 79 shots: 12.9 more 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 | 14-18 | 77.8% | 66% |
| In the paint | 3-10 | 30.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-8 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-4 | 75.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 16-39 | 41.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart | 40 | 15 | 6-9 | 0 |
| Quentin Grimes | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jalen Brunson | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Julius Randle | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 10 | 4-12 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 34 | 7 | 2-8 | −4 |
| Quentin Grimes | 11 | 9 | 2-2 | +6 |
| Josh Hart | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Jalen Brunson | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 4 | 2-5 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Robinson | 47 | 18 | 7-11 | +4 |
| Josh Hart | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Julius Randle | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Jalen Brunson | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 5 | 5 | 1-1 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 20 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
Hart 24' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS)
Q4 8:45
14.4%
92→77
Pritchard 29' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Hauser 2 AST)
Q4 9:09
14.4%
77→92
Tatum 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (23 PTS)
Q4 7:57
14.1%
68→82
Hauser 28' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Pritchard 3 AST)
Q3 1:12
13.1%
66→79
Holiday 27' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Brown 6 AST)
Q3 0:11
12.9%
79→92
