Boston
Celtics
113
–
121
FINAL
New York
Knicks
Date
Monday, May 12, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 39 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 113 |
| NYK | 28 | 20 | 37 | 33 | 121 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Karl-Anthony Towns
NYK
23
PTS
11
REB
1
AST
-1
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots10
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending62.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.17
Impact Composite61.0
Hustle: 24.0Defense: 37.1Impact: -0.1
Double-Double73.3% FG3 deflections10 contested shotsonly 10 pts allowed on 57.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jalen Brunson
NYK
39
PTS
5
REB
12
AST
+12
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-25 (56.0%)
3PT4-8
FT7-9
TS%67.3%
eFG%64.0%
TOV1
ORTG132
DRTG119
NET+13
39 pointsDouble-Double56.0% FG4-8 from 31 charge drawn+12 plus/minusonly 34 pts allowed on 70.8 possessions
Box Score
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 24:16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-6 | 50% | 0 |
| Al Horford | 37:30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -8 |
| Jrue Holiday | 34:27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Payton Pritchard | 20:21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 40% | 2-7 | 29% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| Jayson Tatum | 39:37 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16-28 | 57% | 7-16 | 44% | 3-3 | 100% | -9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jaylen Brown | 32:33 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7-16 | 44% | 2-8 | 25% | 4-6 | 67% | -1 |
| Derrick White | 43:31 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 50% | 6-11 | 55% | 5-7 | 71% | -10 |
| TOTAL | — | 113 | 31 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 38-79 | 48% | 18-48 | 38% | 19-26 | 73% | — |
Luke Kornet —
Xavier Tillman —
Jordan Walsh —
Torrey Craig —
Neemias Queta —
JD Davison —
Baylor Scheierman —
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 40:24 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14-25 | 56% | 4-8 | 50% | 7-9 | 78% | +12 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 0:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 35:52 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11-15 | 73% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -1 |
| OG Anunoby | 39:39 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8-14 | 57% | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Josh Hart | 29:35 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | +8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Mikal Bridges | 44:11 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11-21 | 52% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Cameron Payne | 4:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Miles McBride | 19:53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 25:08 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| TOTAL | — | 121 | 43 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 50-92 | 54% | 12-34 | 35% | 9-12 | 75% | — |
Landry Shamet —
Pacôme Dadiet —
P.J. Tucker —
Delon Wright —
Tyler Kolek —
Ariel Hukporti —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
BOS38/79 (48%)
Paint
16/22 (73%)
Mid
5/12 (42%)
3PT
18/48 (38%)
ATB3 39%RA 79%Corner 3 33%Paint 29%Mid 60%
NYK50/92 (54%)
Paint
32/44 (73%)
Mid
11/22 (50%)
3PT
12/34 (35%)
RA 74%ATB3 27%Paint 60%Corner 3 50%Mid 43%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Mikal Bridges
defended Derrick White
6.7 min • 14 pts • 78%
Best Defender
OG Anunoby
held Jaylen Brown
6.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
OG Anunoby
vs Jayson Tatum
3.6 min • 8 pts • 60%
| NYK Defense | Al Horford | Derrick White | Jaylen Brown | Jayson Tatum | Jrue Holiday | Kristaps Porziņģis | Luke Kornet | Payton Pritchard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 6.7m 14pts 78% | 1.7m 2pts 25% | 2.0m 2pts 100% | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% |
| Jalen Brunson | 1.2m 11pts 100% | 5.6m 11pts 56% | 1.3m 5pts 50% | 1.8m 3pts 50% | 5.2m 4pts 25% | — | — | — |
| OG Anunoby | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 4pts 50% | 6.5m 0pts 0% | 3.6m 8pts 60% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 4.7m 6pts 50% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 5.1m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hart | 3.9m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 5pts 100% | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Mitchell Robinson | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 5.6m 2pts 100% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — |
| Miles McBride | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | 3.4m 0pts 0% |
| Cameron Payne | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 1.3m 4pts 100% | 1.8m 4pts 33% | — | 1.4m 7pts 75% | 2.9m 16pts 64% | — | 2.6m 4pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NYK leads, negative = BOS leads
NYK Largest Lead
12
Q4 9:35
BOS Largest Lead
14
Q3 2:54
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 8-0 run
Q1 5:08 – Q1 6:07
-7 → -2
NYK 10-0 run
Q1 6:30 – Q1 6:39
-2 → +1
BOS 9-0 run
Q1 10:45 – Q1 11:26
-2 → -8
BOS 12-0 run
Q1 10:45 – Q1 11:58
-2 → -11