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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 30 | 32 | 35 | 19 | 116 |
 Knicks | 26 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 102 |
BOSTeam statsNYK| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 46-8156.8% | 15-3542.9% | 9-1275.0% | 36 | 27 | 7 |
| NYK | 37-8245.1% | 13-3834.2% | 15-1693.8% | 39 | 21 | 13 |
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 Celtics116| 43 | 19 | 7-15 | 2-8 | 3-4 | +15 | −1.7 | ||||||||
| 35 | 12 | 5-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +14 | +0.8 | |||||||
| 35 | 30 | 13-24 | 3-9 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +5.3 | |||||
| 32 | 13 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | +6.1 | ||||||
| 32 | 22 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 0 | +12 | +6.9 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 10 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 | +2.1 | |||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | −1.8 | |||||||
| 10 | 6 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +2.9 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 116 | 46-8156.8% | 15-3542.9% | 36 | 27 | 7 | 16 | 9-1275.0% | 11 | 8 | 4 | |||
Bench 20 points on 9 for 13 shooting
Did not play: Oshae Brissett, Svi Mykhailiuk and Xavier Tillman (coach’s decision).
New York Knicks102| 42 | 16 | 6-10 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 38 | 34 | 12-25 | 4-9 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | −12 | +7.5 | ||||||
| 34 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −13 | −2.2 | |||||||
| 32 | 12 | 4-12 | 4-8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −3.6 | |||||
| 24 | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | −8 | +2.5 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 7 | 3-11 | 1-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −6.9 | ||||
| 19 | 8 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −4.9 | |||
| 16 | 11 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +2.2 | ||||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 102 | 37-8245.1% | 13-3834.2% | 39 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 15-1693.8% | 15 | 1 | 3 | |||
Bench 26 points on 10 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Julius Randle (injury/illness).
Celtics116Knicks102ClickTap 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.
Kristaps Porziņģis scored 22 points (9 in the third quarter), and the Boston Celtics went on a 24-7 run in the third quarter to beat the New York Knicks 116-102 for their eighth straight win.
It was tied at 64 when Derrick White’s 3-pointer put the Celtics ahead for good with 9:53 left in the third quarter. Jaylen Brown scored 7 points and Porziņģis made 2 3-pointers, both on passes from Jayson Tatum as they pulled away to an 88-71 lead with 3:52 left in the quarter.
Brown had 30 points and 8 rebounds.
For the Knicks, Jalen Brunson had 34 points and 9 assists, and Alec Burks went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Celtics shot 56.8% from the field and 42.9% from 3 to the Knicks’ 45.1% and 34.2%. The Knicks forced 7 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Celtics outscored the Knicks 58-38 in the paint.
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).
107 points from the field on 81 shots: 12.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-36 | 66.7% | 66% |
| In the paint | 5-7 | 71.4% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 2-3 | 66.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-6 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-29 | 41.4% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precious Achiuwa | 17 | 13 | 5-7 | +7 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 17 | 3 | 1-5 | −3 |
| Josh Hart | 8 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Jalen Brunson | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 10 | 5-13 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 23 | 5 | 2-4 | −3 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Jericho Sims | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jalen Brunson | 4 | 5 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 5 | 1-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 55 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart | 40 | 7 | 3-7 | −9 |
| Bojan Bogdanovic | 7 | 4 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 4 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 5 | 2-4 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 27 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.
NYK win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
NYK
Highest Leverage Moments
Tatum 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (10 PTS)
Q3 8:24
13.8%
43→30
White 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Porzingis 3 AST)
Q3 9:53
12.7%
56→44
McBride 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
Q2 6:55
9.6%
34→43
DiVincenzo 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Hartenstein 3 AST)
Q2 5:13
9.6%
34→43
White 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
Q2 4:21
9.6%
43→34
