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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 36 | 35 | 25 | 19 | 115 |
 Knicks | 20 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 93 |
BOSTeam statsNYK| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 40-8348.2% | 20-4050.0% | 15-1788.2% | 42 | 23 | 8 |
| NYK | 32-8040.0% | 5-2520.0% | 24-3568.6% | 43 | 16 | 11 |
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Boston Celtics115| 40 | 22 | 8-20 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 0 | +23 | +0.4 | |||||||
| 36 | 19 | 7-18 | 2-6 | 3-4 | +29 | −2.2 | ||||||||
| 35 | 15 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +12 | +5.4 | |||||
| 34 | 17 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 0 | 2-2 | +29 | +4.5 | |||||||
| 25 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −1.6 | ||||||
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| 35 | 23 | 8-16 | 5-10 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +8 | +4.0 | ||||||
| 19 | 5 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −1.7 | |||||
| 10 | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 | +2.0 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.1 | ||
| Team | 115 | 40-8348.2% | 20-4050.0% | 42 | 23 | 8 | 26 | 15-1788.2% | 12 | 6 | 8 | |||
Bench 34 points on 10 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Xavier Tillman and JD Davison (coach’s decision).
New York Knicks93| 40 | 27 | 9-21 | 3-8 | 6-7 | 0 | −16 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 38 | 12 | 6-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −19 | −3.1 | |||||||
| 36 | 21 | 5-18 | 1-5 | 0 | 10-11 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −1.3 | |||||
| 34 | 10 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 0 | −23 | −2.5 | |||||||
| 31 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −25 | −9.1 | |||||
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| 20 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −3.0 | |||
| 19 | 6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4-12 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.8 | ||||||
| 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.9 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +1.5 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.8 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +1.3 | ||
| Team | 93 | 32-8040.0% | 5-2520.0% | 43 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 24-3568.6% | 17 | 3 | 2 | |||
Bench 21 points on 8 for 16 shooting
Did not play: P.J. Tucker, Tyler Kolek and Pacôme Dadiet (coach’s decision).
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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.
The defending champion Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 115-93 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, cutting the deficit to 2-1.
The Celtics led by as many as 31 and never trailed, pulling away with a 30-15 run bridging the second and third quarters.
Payton Pritchard scored 23 points with 5 3-pointers off the bench. Jayson Tatum added 22 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), 9 rebounds and 7 assists, and Al Horford had 15 points (9 on 3 3-pointers) and 9 rebounds on 6 for 9 shooting.
For the Knicks, Jalen Brunson had 27 points and 7 assists, and Karl-Anthony Towns added 21 points and 15 rebounds but shot 5 for 18.
The Celtics shot 48.2% from the field and 50.0% from 3 to the Knicks’ 40.0% and 20.0%. The Celtics made 20 3-pointers, 5 of them by Tatum and 5 by Pritchard. The Knicks’ starters were outscored 60-44 in 22 minutes together.
Boston CelticsNew York KnicksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
100 points from the field on 83 shots: 7.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-26 | 61.5% | 66% |
| In the paint | 1-9 | 11.1% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-8 | 37.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-6 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 17-34 | 50.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 20 | 3 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Miles McBride | 17 | 2 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Mikal Bridges | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Josh Hart | 3 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 15 | 5-8 | +12 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OG Anunoby | 33 | 5 | 2-4 | −8 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 11 | 9 | 3-9 | +5 |
| Mikal Bridges | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Jalen Brunson | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 5 | 2-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart | 33 | 2 | 1-5 | −9 |
| Mikal Bridges | 9 | 6 | 2-5 | +3 |
| Jalen Brunson | 7 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| OG Anunoby | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 4 | 1-4 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 22 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
KNICKS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
Q1 2:55
8.9%
29→21
Pritchard 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
Q1 1:14
8.1%
29→21
White Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
Q1 11:22
7.4%
56→49
Tatum 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS)
Q2 5:06
6.8%
21→14
White 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
Q1 5:25
6.7%
40→34
