Boston
Celtics
81
–
119
FINAL
New York
Knicks
Date
Friday, May 16, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 20 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 81 |
| NYK | 26 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 119 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Karl-Anthony Towns
NYK
21
PTS
12
REB
1
AST
+25
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots6
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending37.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.26
Impact Composite63.1
Hustle: 12.5Defense: 46.3Impact: 4.3
Double-Double6 contested shots+25 plus/minusheld opponents to 37.5% FGonly 13 pts allowed on 50.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jalen Brunson
NYK
23
PTS
6
REB
6
AST
+30
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-14 (57.1%)
3PT3-8
FT4-4
TS%73.0%
eFG%67.9%
TOV2
ORTG133
DRTG90
NET+44
57.1% FG1 charge drawn+30 plus/minusonly 18 pts allowed on 63.2 possessions
Box Score
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Hauser | 14:51 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-5 | 20% | 1-1 | 100% | +3 |
| Luke Kornet | 20:34 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -16 |
| Xavier Tillman | 8:22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Jordan Walsh | 5:37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Al Horford | 26:32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 57% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -33 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Torrey Craig | 9:27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Jrue Holiday | 29:44 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-8 | 13% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -34 |
| Neemias Queta | 4:22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Payton Pritchard | 27:37 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| JD Davison | 5:37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -4 |
| Jaylen Brown | 31:47 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8-20 | 40% | 3-9 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | -30 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 13:49 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 11:28 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -14 |
| Derrick White | 30:13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-11 | 27% | 2-8 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -45 |
| TOTAL | — | 81 | 36 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 31-86 | 36% | 12-40 | 30% | 7-10 | 70% | — |
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landry Shamet | 5:02 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Josh Hart | 32:58 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | +24 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 9:27 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 34:43 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8-20 | 40% | 1-6 | 17% | 4-4 | 100% | +25 |
| OG Anunoby | 37:18 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7-18 | 39% | 4-13 | 31% | 5-5 | 100% | +26 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jalen Brunson | 34:30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8-14 | 57% | 3-8 | 38% | 4-4 | 100% | +30 |
| Tyler Kolek | 2:02 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Mikal Bridges | 29:50 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9-15 | 60% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +25 |
| Cameron Payne | 4:22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Miles McBride | 31:55 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +20 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 13:31 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +20 |
| TOTAL | — | 119 | 55 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 42-91 | 46% | 16-45 | 36% | 19-21 | 90% | — |
Pacôme Dadiet —
P.J. Tucker —
Delon Wright —
Ariel Hukporti —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
BOS31/86 (36%)
Paint
17/39 (44%)
Mid
4/13 (31%)
3PT
12/40 (30%)
ATB3 31%RA 52%Paint 31%Mid 17%Corner 3 20%
NYK42/91 (46%)
Paint
24/40 (60%)
Mid
4/13 (31%)
3PT
16/45 (36%)
RA 68%ATB3 35%Corner 3 38%Paint 30%Mid 40%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Karl-Anthony Towns
defended Jrue Holiday
6.2 min • 2 pts • 25%
Best Defender
Mikal Bridges
held Al Horford
2.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Karl-Anthony Towns
vs Al Horford
2.4 min • 9 pts • 67%
| NYK Defense | Al Horford | Baylor Scheierman | Derrick White | Jaylen Brown | Jordan Walsh | Jrue Holiday | Kristaps Porziņģis | Luke Kornet | Neemias Queta | Payton Pritchard | Sam Hauser | Torrey Craig | Xavier Tillman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 1.4m 3pts 33% | — | 1.9m 2pts 100% | 4.8m 11pts 75% | — | 2.9m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Josh Hart | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 3pts 100% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 3.8m 2pts 33% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| OG Anunoby | 1.9m 9pts 100% | — | 5.0m 4pts 33% | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.1m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 2.4m 9pts 67% | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 20% | — | 6.2m 2pts 25% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — |
| Miles McBride | — | — | 2.3m 5pts 67% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.3m 3pts 100% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Mikal Bridges | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 7pts 75% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1m 2pts 50% | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — |
| Mitchell Robinson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precious Achiuwa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 4pts 50% |
| Other | — | 3.9m 3pts 100% | 1.5m 5pts 67% | 1.5m 3pts 100% | 1.9m 2pts 33% | — | 2.9m 3pts 50% | 2.7m 9pts 50% | 1.5m 5pts 50% | 1.9m 2pts 0% | 2.3m 8pts 75% | 1.1m 4pts 100% | 1.6m 3pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NYK leads, negative = BOS leads
NYK Largest Lead
41
Q3 10:09
BOS Largest Lead
1
Q1 3:22
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 8-0 run
Q1 10:02 – Q1 11:09
+2 → +8
NYK 8-0 run
Q2 11:59 – Q3 0:48
+27 → +32
NYK 8-0 run
Q3 2:55 – Q3 3:58
+28 → +34
NYK 10-0 run
Q3 2:55 – Q3 4:38
+28 → +36