New York
Knicks
105
–
118
FINAL
Boston
Celtics
Date
Sunday, February 23, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 19 | 24 | 39 | 23 | 105 |
| BOS | 38 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 118 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Derrick White
BOS
19
PTS
9
REB
7
AST
+19
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots6
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending70.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.29
Impact Composite53.5
Hustle: 18.0Defense: 32.3Impact: 3.3
70.0% FG5-6 from 33 deflections6 contested shots+19 plus/minusonly 18 pts allowed on 61.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jayson Tatum
BOS
25
PTS
10
REB
9
AST
+12
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-20 (40.0%)
3PT3-10
FT6-6
TS%55.2%
eFG%47.5%
STL1
TOV3
ORTG125
DRTG109
NET+16
Double-Double4 deflections+12 plus/minusheld opponents to 33.3% FGonly 23 pts allowed on 70.0 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Payne | 10:28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Jalen Brunson | 37:32 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9-19 | 47% | 4-9 | 44% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Josh Hart | 40:09 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8-14 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -12 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 14:37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Landry Shamet | 5:29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 41:20 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9-20 | 45% | 3-4 | 75% | 3-3 | 100% | -1 |
| Miles McBride | 27:14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 14% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| OG Anunoby | 35:29 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-7 | 29% | 2-6 | 33% | 4-4 | 100% | -9 |
| Mikal Bridges | 27:43 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-13 | 46% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -23 |
| TOTAL | — | 105 | 40 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 40-92 | 43% | 14-36 | 39% | 11-11 | 100% | — |
Pacôme Dadiet —
Ariel Hukporti —
Matt Ryan —
Delon Wright —
Tyler Kolek —
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White | 36:48 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7-10 | 70% | 5-6 | 83% | 0-0 | 0% | +19 |
| Jaylen Brown | 36:37 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10-21 | 48% | 2-7 | 29% | 2-2 | 100% | +14 |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 33:49 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6-15 | 40% | 2-9 | 22% | 1-1 | 100% | +17 |
| Luke Kornet | 13:35 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -3 |
| Jrue Holiday | 31:53 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-9 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Payton Pritchard | 16:41 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Jayson Tatum | 36:41 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8-20 | 40% | 3-10 | 30% | 6-6 | 100% | +12 |
| Sam Hauser | 8:55 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Al Horford | 25:01 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| TOTAL | — | 118 | 49 | 12 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 45-91 | 49% | 17-44 | 39% | 11-11 | 100% | — |
Torrey Craig —
Jordan Walsh —
Neemias Queta —
Baylor Scheierman —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK40/92 (43%)
Paint
24/46 (52%)
Mid
7/20 (35%)
3PT
14/36 (39%)
ATB3 46%RA 72%Paint 25%Corner 3 20%Mid 29%
BOS45/91 (49%)
Paint
25/39 (64%)
Mid
6/13 (46%)
3PT
17/44 (39%)
ATB3 35%RA 73%Paint 50%Corner 3 50%Mid 20%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Kristaps Porziņģis
defended Karl-Anthony Towns
8.7 min • 5 pts • 40%
Best Defender
Payton Pritchard
held Miles McBride
3.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jaylen Brown
vs Josh Hart
4.5 min • 9 pts • 44%
| BOS Defense | Cameron Payne | Jalen Brunson | Josh Hart | Karl-Anthony Towns | Landry Shamet | Mikal Bridges | Miles McBride | OG Anunoby | Precious Achiuwa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 2.2m 3pts 50% | 1.6m 13pts 63% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 7.6m 7pts 13% | — |
| Jaylen Brown | — | — | 4.5m 9pts 44% | 1.1m 2pts 33% | — | 2.7m 4pts 33% | 1.9m 2pts 25% | 1.8m 5pts 67% | 1.2m 2pts 50% |
| Derrick White | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 7pts 100% | — | — | — | 4.9m 5pts 67% | 3.8m 3pts 33% | 1.3m 3pts 100% | — |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 8.7m 5pts 40% | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jrue Holiday | 1.4m 2pts 100% | 6.5m 4pts 100% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Al Horford | — | — | 5.6m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| Payton Pritchard | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 3.6m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Luke Kornet | — | — | — | 4.0m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — |
| Sam Hauser | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 0.5m 7pts 100% | 2.5m 2pts 50% | 3.2m 9pts 100% | 2.2m 3pts 50% | 1.3m 2pts 100% | 1.7m 2pts 50% | 2.5m 3pts 25% | 1.4m 3pts 50% | 3.2m 5pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = BOS leads, negative = NYK leads
BOS Largest Lead
27
Q3 3:40
NYK Largest Lead
1
Q1 0:27
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
BOS 9-0 run
Q1 0:48 – Q1 2:44
+2 → +8
BOS 10-0 run
Q1 0:48 – Q1 3:01
+2 → +9
BOS 11-0 run
Q1 0:48 – Q1 3:01
+2 → +10
BOS 8-0 run
Q1 9:16 – Q1 10:13
+13 → +19