Boston
Celtics
131
–
104
FINAL
New York
Knicks
Date
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 30 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 131 |
| NYK | 19 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 104 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Payton Pritchard
BOS
25
PTS
4
REB
4
AST
+29
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots1
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending75.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.38
Impact Composite40.9
Hustle: 6.5Defense: 28.9Impact: 5.5
69.2% FG6-8 from 3+29 plus/minusonly 16 pts allowed on 42.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jayson Tatum
BOS
40
PTS
6
REB
4
AST
+18
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-26 (50.0%)
3PT7-14
FT7-9
TS%66.8%
eFG%63.5%
TOV1
ORTG136
DRTG109
NET+27
40 points7-14 from 3+18 plus/minusheld opponents to 40.9% FGonly 28 pts allowed on 60.1 possessions
Box Score
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Hauser | 17:39 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Luke Kornet | 28:36 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7-7 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +21 |
| Xavier Tillman | 5:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Jordan Walsh | 4:31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| Al Horford | 31:17 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +24 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Payton Pritchard | 27:25 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-13 | 69% | 6-8 | 75% | 1-2 | 50% | +29 |
| Neemias Queta | 26:20 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +12 |
| Jayson Tatum | 36:44 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13-26 | 50% | 7-14 | 50% | 7-9 | 78% | +18 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 4:31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Derrick White | 25:15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 56% | 4-7 | 57% | 3-3 | 100% | +21 |
| Jaylen Brown | 31:47 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5-14 | 36% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +9 |
| TOTAL | — | 131 | 48 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 46-85 | 54% | 19-39 | 49% | 20-24 | 83% | — |
Jrue Holiday —
Kristaps Porziņģis —
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart | 38:11 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7-16 | 44% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-4 | 50% | -31 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 33:18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -37 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27:42 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-2 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | -26 |
| Jalen Brunson | 36:04 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10-18 | 56% | 3-7 | 43% | 13-13 | 100% | -19 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 8:15 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Mikal Bridges | 34:02 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-15 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Cameron Payne | 18:41 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 60% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -13 |
| Miles McBride | 35:00 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-8 | 13% | 1-5 | 20% | 5-5 | 100% | -10 |
| Landry Shamet | 5:29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0 |
| TOTAL | — | 104 | 30 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 35-83 | 42% | 9-24 | 38% | 25-29 | 86% | — |
Matt Ryan —
Delon Wright —
Tyler Kolek —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
BOS46/85 (54%)
Paint
23/38 (61%)
Mid
8/15 (53%)
3PT
19/39 (49%)
ATB3 55%RA 68%Paint 47%Corner 3 17%Mid 50%
NYK35/83 (42%)
Paint
21/50 (42%)
Mid
12/25 (48%)
3PT
9/24 (38%)
RA 46%Paint 43%ATB3 35%Corner 3 43%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jalen Brunson
defended Jaylen Brown
6.7 min • 16 pts • 67%
Best Defender
Miles McBride
held Payton Pritchard
6.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Josh Hart
vs Luke Kornet
2.0 min • 7 pts • 75%
| NYK Defense | Al Horford | Baylor Scheierman | Derrick White | Jaylen Brown | Jayson Tatum | Jordan Walsh | Luke Kornet | Neemias Queta | Payton Pritchard | Sam Hauser | Xavier Tillman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | — | — | 2.9m 4pts 50% | 6.7m 16pts 67% | 1.3m 5pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hart | 4.9m 5pts 25% | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 2.0m 7pts 75% | 2.4m 4pts 67% | — | — | — |
| Miles McBride | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 2pts 0% | — |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 50% | 4.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 5pts 67% | — | — | — |
| Mikal Bridges | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | 2.9m 2pts 33% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.8m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precious Achiuwa | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 6.4m 2pts 33% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Cameron Payne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 50% | 1.6m 6pts 67% | — |
| Ariel Hukporti | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.8m 5pts 33% | 1.7m 2pts 50% | — | 2.7m 3pts 0% | 1.4m 2pts 50% | 1.7m 3pts 100% | 1.9m 7pts 29% | 2.5m 15pts 43% | — | — | 2.4m 1pts 0% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NYK leads, negative = BOS leads
NYK Largest Lead
0
Q1 0:00
BOS Largest Lead
35
Q4 8:34
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
BOS 8-0 run
Q2 2:53 – Q2 3:53
-11 → -17
BOS 9-0 run
Q3 8:28 – Q3 9:29
-11 → -19
BOS 8-0 run
Q4 7:38 – Q4 8:34
-30 → -35
NYK 8-0 run
Q4 9:31 – Q4 10:32
-32 → -27