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Knicks beat Celtics 119-81 in Game 6 and advance to face Pacers in Eastern Conference finals

By AP•May 17, 2025

Game Recap

Marcus Morris Sr. doesn't see this Celtics team staying together and offers some suggestions of what to change.

NEW YORK -- — Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks viewed reaching the Eastern Conference finals as just another step in a season that's not over. It's not time to celebrate.

Try telling that to the thousands of fans dancing and chanting inside and on the streets all around Madison Square Garden.

The Knicks reached the conference finals for the first time in 25 years and ended the one-year NBA title reign of the Boston Celtics with astonishing ease, rolling to a 119-81 victory in Game 6 on Friday night.

On the way to their postgame press conference, Josh Hart showed Mikal Bridges a video of a fan climbing a light pole outside the arena.

"I’m new here but just know how much New York loves their sports, especially the Knicks," Bridges said. “So, excited to be a part of it. They enjoy it for us right now but obviously we got way more to go.”

Brunson and OG Anunoby each scored 23 points for the Knicks, who will face the Indiana Pacers, the same team they met in their last conference finals appearance in 2000. Game 1 is Wednesday night in New York.

“It’s a great win. We advance .You look at that, but you also understand you have to get ready for the next series," Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “The Pacers are a terrific team and we’re going to have to be ready.”

The Knicks hadn’t won a playoff series on their home floor since the 1999 East finals. So the celebrating started late in the one-sided first half and was sure to carry on deep into the night around the arena.

Bridges scored 22 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 for the Knicks, whose 38-point margin of victory was their largest in a postseason game.

Jaylen Brown scored 20 points for the Celtics, who lost leading scorer Jayson Tatum to a ruptured Achilles tendon in Game 4 but believed they still had enough to get it back to Boston for Game 7 and keep their title defense alive.

It was quickly clear that wasn’t happening. Boston coach Joe Mazzulla began pulling his starters in the third quarter after the deficit reached 41 points.

“We didn’t have the same team this year that we had last year," Celtics guard Derrick White said. "Every year it’s a different team. We had a goal at the beginning of the year and we fell short.”

New York blew it open with a 13-3 run that made it 49-27, a surge highlighted by 6-foot-1 guard Deuce McBride’s chasedown block of White’s shot that led to Hart’s second straight basket while being fouled.

Ben Stiller and Lenny Kravitz shared a handshake and hug afterward along celebrity row, where the A-listers were standing and cheering much of the night, the same as the fans sitting near the top of the arena.

The Knicks led 64-37 at halftime, a 27-point lead that matched their biggest in a playoff game in the shot-clock era. They led the Lakers 69-42 in Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals, when Willis Reed’s return from injury sparked the Knicks to their first NBA title.

Hart finished with 10 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

NY wins series 4-2

Playoff Series

NY at BOS

Mon, May 5

108 - 105

Final

NY at BOS

Wed, May 7

91 - 90

Final

BOS at NY

Sat, May 10

115 - 93

Final

BOS at NY

Mon, May 12

113 - 121

Final

NY at BOS

Wed, May 14

102 - 127

Final

BOS at NY

Sat, May 17

81 - 119

Final

BOS wins series 4-0

Regular Season Series

NY at BOS

Tue, Oct 22

109 - 132

Final

BOS at NY

Sun, Feb 9

131 - 104

Final

NY at BOS

Sun, Feb 23

105 - 118

Final

BOS at NY

Tue, Apr 8

119 - 117

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

BOS

31-86FG42-91

36Field Goal %46

12-403PT16-45

30Three Point %36

7-10FT19-21

9Offensive Rebounds15

27Defensive Rebounds40

19Assists25

4Steals7

3Blocks6

15Turnovers14

0Technical Fouls0

22Points Conceded Off Turnovers8

8Fast Break Points23

22Fouls23

1Largest Lead41

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NY	BOS
12:00	Luke Kornet vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Al Horford gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Jrue Holiday misses 4-foot two point shot	0	0
11:41	Josh Hart defensive rebound	0	0
11:32	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 3-foot two point shot (Josh Hart assists)	2	0
11:18	Jaylen Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	0
11:16	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	2	0
11:13	Jalen Brunson misses running pullup jump shot	2	0
11:11	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	2	0
11:01	Jaylen Brown out of bounds bad pass turnover	2	0
10:50	Jaylen Brown personal foul	2	0
10:35	Mikal Bridges makes two point shot (Josh Hart assists)	4	0
10:27	Derrick White misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	0
10:25	Josh Hart defensive rebound	4	0
10:10	OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	0
10:09	Luke Kornet defensive rebound	4	0
9:59	Luke Kornet bad pass (OG Anunoby steals)	4	0
9:47	Mikal Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	0
9:46	Celtics defensive team rebound	4	0
9:46	Josh Hart loose ball foul	4	0
9:29	Mikal Bridges personal foul	4	0
9:27	Jaylen Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)	4	3
9:10	Mikal Bridges out of bounds lost ball turnover	4	3
8:57	Derrick White misses driving layup	4	3
8:54	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	4	3
8:51	Jrue Holiday personal foul	4	3
8:42	Jalen Brunson bad pass (Jrue Holiday steals)	4	3
8:38	Jaylen Brown makes two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)	4	5
8:16	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 1-foot two point shot	4	5
8:14	Luke Kornet defensive rebound	4	5
8:08	Jrue Holiday misses driving floating jump shot	4	5
8:07	Celtics offensive team rebound	4	5
7:56	Jaylen Brown misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	4	5
7:55	Knicks defensive team rebound	4	5
7:41	Jalen Brunson makes 17-foot step back jumpshot	6	5
7:33	OG Anunoby blocks Luke Kornet 's 3-foot layup	6	5
7:28	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	6	5
7:27	Jalen Brunson misses running pullup jump shot	6	5
7:23	Mikal Bridges offensive rebound	6	5
7:23	Mikal Bridges makes tip shot	8	5
7:11	OG Anunoby blocks Jaylen Brown 's 10-foot driving floating jump shot	8	5
7:09	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	8	5
7:05	Mikal Bridges makes 23-foot three point shot (Josh Hart assists)	11	5
7:04	Celtics Full timeout	11	5
6:44	Jrue Holiday misses driving layup	11	5
6:41	Luke Kornet offensive rebound	11	5
6:41	Luke Kornet makes tip shot	11	7
6:18	Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	7
6:16	Derrick White defensive rebound	11	7
6:09	Jrue Holiday out of bounds bad pass turnover	11	7
6:09	Kristaps Porzingis enters the game for Al Horford	11	7
6:09	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Luke Kornet	11	7
6:09	Sam Hauser enters the game for Derrick White	11	7
5:48	Josh Hart misses driving layup	11	7
5:47	Knicks offensive team rebound	11	7
5:47	Sam Hauser loose ball foul	11	7
5:41	Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot	11	7
5:38	Josh Hart offensive rebound	11	7
5:35	OG Anunoby misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	11	7
5:32	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	11	7
5:28	Sam Hauser misses 26-foot three point shot	11	7
5:25	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	11	7
5:17	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul	11	7
5:17	Karl-Anthony Towns turnover	11	7
5:00	Kristaps Porzingis misses 18-foot jumper	11	7
4:57	Josh Hart defensive rebound	11	7
4:52	OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point shot	11	7
4:50	Mikal Bridges offensive rebound	11	7
4:49	Sam Hauser personal foul	11	7
4:44	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Mikal Bridges assists)	13	7
4:39	Jaylen Brown makes two point shot	13	9
4:39	Mikal Bridges shooting foul	13	9
4:39	Miles McBride enters the game for Mikal Bridges	13	9
4:39	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	13	9
4:39	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 1	13	10
4:34	Kristaps Porzingis personal take foul	13	10
4:34	Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2	13	10
4:34	Knicks offensive team rebound	13	10
4:34	Mitchell Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2	14	10
4:20	Mitchell Robinson personal foul	14	10
4:20	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	14	10
4:06	Jaylen Brown makes 29-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	13
3:55	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	13
3:53	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	14	13
3:40	Payton Pritchard misses 29-foot three point jumper	14	13
3:37	Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound	14	13
3:35	Sam Hauser misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	13
3:35	Josh Hart defensive rebound	14	13
3:24	OG Anunoby misses 22-foot three point jumper	14	13
3:20	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	14	13
3:17	Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot	16	13
3:07	Kristaps Porzingis misses 27-foot three point jumper	16	13
3:05	Josh Hart defensive rebound	16	13
2:59	Josh Hart misses two point shot	16	13
2:57	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	16	13
2:52	Jrue Holiday misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	13
2:48	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	16	13
2:41	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 28-foot three point jumper	16	13
2:39	Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound	16	13
2:31	Kristaps Porzingis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	16	16
2:11	Kristaps Porzingis blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 1-foot layup	16	16
2:11	Knicks offensive team rebound	16	16
2:11	Knicks Full timeout	16	16
2:11	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Josh Hart	16	16
2:11	Derrick White enters the game for Jrue Holiday	16	16
1:58	OG Anunoby makes 2-foot dunk (Jalen Brunson assists)	18	16
1:51	Jaylen Brown bad pass (Mikal Bridges steals)	18	16
1:36	OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	18	16
1:35	Miles McBride offensive rebound	18	16
1:32	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 28-foot three point jumper (Miles McBride assists)	21	16
1:03	Derrick White out of bounds bad pass turnover	21	16
1:03	Al Horford enters the game for Sam Hauser	21	16
51.0	Mikal Bridges makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	24	16
33.1	Kristaps Porzingis misses 5-foot two point shot	24	16
32.1	Al Horford offensive rebound	24	16
32.1	Al Horford makes two point shot	24	18
9.2	Kristaps Porzingis shooting foul	24	18
9.2	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	25	18
9.2	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Jalen Brunson	25	18
9.2	Sam Hauser enters the game for Kristaps Porzingis	25	18
9.2	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	26	18
1.1	Jaylen Brown makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	26	20
0.0	Miles McBride misses 67-foot three point pullup jump shot	26	20
0.0	Knicks offensive team rebound	26	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	20

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NY	BOS
12:00	Josh Hart enters the game for OG Anunoby	26	20
12:00	Jrue Holiday enters the game for Jaylen Brown	26	20
11:42	Miles McBride makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	29	20
11:22	Jrue Holiday misses driving layup	29	20
11:21	Knicks defensive team rebound	29	20
11:12	Mikal Bridges misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	29	20
11:09	Mikal Bridges offensive rebound	29	20
11:08	Mikal Bridges makes 3-foot two point shot	31	20
10:50	Derrick White misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	31	20
10:49	Knicks defensive team rebound	31	20
10:37	Payton Pritchard personal foul	31	20
10:37	Jaylen Brown enters the game for Sam Hauser	31	20
10:30	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 10-foot two point shot	31	20
10:28	Al Horford defensive rebound	31	20
10:19	Jaylen Brown bad pass (Mitchell Robinson steals)	31	20
10:01	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot two point shot	33	20
10:00	Celtics Full timeout	33	20
9:44	Payton Pritchard misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	33	20
9:41	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	33	20
9:27	Mikal Bridges misses 12-foot two point shot	33	20
9:25	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	33	20
9:18	Jaylen Brown out of bounds lost ball turnover	33	20
9:18	OG Anunoby enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	33	20
9:18	Luke Kornet enters the game for Jrue Holiday	33	20
8:56	Mikal Bridges misses 9-foot two point shot	33	20
8:53	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	33	20
8:40	Derrick White makes 2-foot two point shot	33	22
8:23	OG Anunoby makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	36	22
8:05	Al Horford makes 10-foot jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)	36	24
7:45	Miles McBride makes 9-foot two point shot	38	24
7:31	Derrick White misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	38	24
7:28	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	38	24
7:25	Josh Hart out of bounds bad pass turnover	38	24
7:09	Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper	38	24
7:06	Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound	38	24
7:02	Knicks Full timeout	38	24
7:02	Jalen Brunson enters the game for Mikal Bridges	38	24
7:02	Jrue Holiday enters the game for Al Horford	38	24
6:48	Jalen Brunson makes two point shot	40	24
6:40	Luke Kornet offensive foul	40	24
6:40	Luke Kornet turnover	40	24
6:30	Josh Hart offensive foul	40	24
6:30	Josh Hart turnover	40	24
6:13	Payton Pritchard misses 25-foot three point jumper	40	24
6:11	Jrue Holiday offensive rebound	40	24
6:09	Derrick White misses 26-foot three point jumper	40	24
6:07	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	40	24
5:55	Payton Pritchard shooting foul	40	24
5:55	OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2	41	24
5:55	OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2	42	24
5:39	Luke Kornet makes dunk (Jaylen Brown assists)	42	26
5:39	Mitchell Robinson shooting foul	42	26
5:39	Luke Kornet makes free throw 1 of 1	42	27
5:29	Josh Hart makes layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	44	27
5:29	Luke Kornet shooting foul	44	27
5:29	Kristaps Porzingis enters the game for Luke Kornet	44	27
5:29	Josh Hart misses free throw 1 of 1	44	27
5:26	Josh Hart offensive rebound	44	27
5:23	OG Anunoby misses 25-foot three point jumper	44	27
5:20	OG Anunoby offensive rebound	44	27
5:17	OG Anunoby bad pass (Derrick White steals)	44	27
5:13	Miles McBride blocks Derrick White 's 2-foot two point shot	44	27
5:11	Josh Hart defensive rebound	44	27
5:10	Josh Hart makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	46	27
5:10	Jrue Holiday shooting foul	46	27
5:10	Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 1	47	27
5:00	Knicks Coach's Challenge	47	27
5:00	(05:00) [Knicks] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Knicks] retain their timeout	47	27
5:00	Jaylen Brown offensive foul	47	27
5:00	Jaylen Brown turnover	47	27
5:00	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	47	27
4:48	Jalen Brunson makes 1-foot two point shot	49	27
4:29	Josh Hart shooting foul	49	27
4:29	Kristaps Porzingis makes free throw 1 of 2	49	28
4:29	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Josh Hart	49	28
4:29	Al Horford enters the game for Payton Pritchard	49	28
4:29	Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 2 of 2	49	28
4:27	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	49	28
4:18	OG Anunoby offensive foul	49	28
4:18	OG Anunoby turnover	49	28
4:06	Al Horford misses 26-foot three point jumper	49	28
4:03	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	49	28
3:54	Jalen Brunson makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	51	28
3:46	Celtics Full timeout	51	28
3:46	Al Horford turnover	51	28
3:36	Mikal Bridges offensive foul	51	28
3:36	Mikal Bridges turnover	51	28
3:29	Jaylen Brown makes 14-foot two point shot	51	30
3:29	OG Anunoby shooting foul	51	30
3:29	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Mikal Bridges	51	30
3:29	Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 1	51	30
3:27	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	51	30
3:22	Miles McBride misses 25-foot three point shot	51	30
3:19	Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound	51	30
3:14	Jaylen Brown misses running pullup jump shot	51	30
3:11	Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound	51	30
2:58	OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	51	30
2:54	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	51	30
2:52	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper	51	30
2:49	Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound	51	30
2:39	Jrue Holiday misses 6-foot two point shot	51	30
2:37	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	51	30
2:21	Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	54	30
2:00	Jrue Holiday makes 1-foot layup (Jaylen Brown assists)	54	32
1:46	Derrick White shooting foul	54	32
1:46	OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2	55	32
1:46	OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2	56	32
1:38	Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover (OG Anunoby steals)	56	32
1:33	Jaylen Brown blocks OG Anunoby 's 1-foot two point shot	56	32
1:32	Miles McBride offensive rebound	56	32
1:31	Miles McBride makes 1-foot dunk	58	32
1:24	Mitchell Robinson personal foul	58	32
1:20	Jalen Brunson shooting foul	58	32
1:20	Jrue Holiday makes free throw 1 of 2	58	33
1:20	Jrue Holiday makes free throw 2 of 2	58	34
1:05	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	60	34
1:05	Derrick White shooting foul	60	34
1:05	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	60	34
1:05	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1	61	34
56.0	Jaylen Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)	61	37
33.1	Precious Achiuwa misses 25-foot three point jumper	61	37
31.0	Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound	61	37
24.1	Jaylen Brown misses two point shot	61	37
22.1	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	61	37
0.1	Miles McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	64	37
0.1	Jrue Holiday misses 64-foot three point jumper	64	37
0.0	Celtics offensive team rebound	64	37
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	64	37

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NY	BOS
12:00	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Miles McBride	64	37
12:00	Josh Hart enters the game for Precious Achiuwa	64	37
12:00	Luke Kornet enters the game for Kristaps Porzingis	64	37
11:40	OG Anunoby makes 1-foot layup (Josh Hart assists)	66	37
11:25	Jaylen Brown misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	66	37
11:20	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	66	37
11:12	OG Anunoby makes driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	68	37
11:12	Al Horford shooting foul	68	37
11:12	OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 1	69	37
10:55	Al Horford misses 9-foot hook shot	69	37
10:53	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	69	37
10:45	Luke Kornet blocks Josh Hart 's 3-foot two point shot	69	37
10:43	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	69	37
10:36	Derrick White makes 26-foot three point shot (Jaylen Brown assists)	69	40
10:19	Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	69	40
10:17	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	69	40
10:02	Mikal Bridges personal foul	69	40
9:50	Derrick White makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)	69	43
9:26	Mikal Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper	69	43
9:23	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	69	43
9:16	Derrick White misses 27-foot three point shot	69	43
9:13	Josh Hart defensive rebound	69	43
9:05	Mikal Bridges makes 6-foot two point shot	71	43
8:47	Jaylen Brown offensive charge	71	43
8:47	Jaylen Brown turnover	71	43
8:36	Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Mikal Bridges assists)	74	43
8:35	Celtics Full timeout	74	43
8:14	Al Horford misses 22-foot three point jumper	74	43
8:12	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	74	43
8:02	Josh Hart makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	77	43
7:35	Jaylen Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper	77	43
7:34	Celtics offensive team rebound	77	43
7:34	shot clock turnover	77	43
7:34	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Luke Kornet	77	43
7:22	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (OG Anunoby assists)	79	43
7:22	Al Horford shooting foul	79	43
7:22	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1	80	43
7:05	Josh Hart personal foul	80	43
6:55	Mikal Bridges blocks Jaylen Brown 's 20-foot jumper	80	43
6:52	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	80	43
6:36	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot	80	43
6:34	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	80	43
6:33	Mikal Bridges blocks Jaylen Brown 's 4-foot two point shot	80	43
6:32	Knicks defensive team rebound	80	43
6:32	Knicks Full timeout	80	43
6:32	(06:32) [Knicks] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Knicks] retain their timeout	80	43
6:08	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper	80	43
6:06	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	80	43
6:00	Al Horford makes 26-foot three point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)	80	46
5:38	Jrue Holiday kicked ball violation	80	46
5:27	OG Anunoby misses 22-foot three point jumper	80	46
5:26	Knicks offensive team rebound	80	46
5:26	Jaylen Brown loose ball foul	80	46
5:18	Jaylen Brown shooting foul	80	46
5:18	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	81	46
5:18	Miles McBride enters the game for Mikal Bridges	81	46
5:18	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	82	46
5:07	Al Horford makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)	82	49
4:55	Jalen Brunson bad pass (Jaylen Brown steals)	82	49
4:51	Jrue Holiday bad pass (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)	82	49
4:40	Jalen Brunson misses driving layup	82	49
4:39	Knicks offensive team rebound	82	49
4:31	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 20-foot two point shot	82	49
4:29	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	82	49
4:22	Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper	82	49
4:18	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	82	49
4:09	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul	82	49
4:09	Karl-Anthony Towns turnover	82	49
3:50	Jaylen Brown makes two point shot (Derrick White assists)	82	51
3:23	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 3-foot two point shot (Josh Hart assists)	84	51
3:16	Jalen Brunson personal foul	84	51
3:03	Jaylen Brown misses 14-foot two point shot	84	51
3:01	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	84	51
2:50	Jaylen Brown shooting foul	84	51
2:50	Luke Kornet enters the game for Jaylen Brown	84	51
2:50	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	85	51
2:50	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	86	51
2:41	Payton Pritchard misses driving layup	86	51
2:40	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	86	51
2:35	OG Anunoby makes 26-foot three point shot (Josh Hart assists)	89	51
2:19	Derrick White misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	89	51
2:16	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	89	51
2:00	OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point jumper	89	51
1:58	Jalen Brunson offensive rebound	89	51
1:57	Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point jumper	89	51
1:57	Josh Hart offensive rebound	89	51
1:51	OG Anunoby makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	92	51
1:49	Celtics Full timeout	92	51
1:49	Baylor Scheierman enters the game for Jrue Holiday	92	51
1:49	Torrey Craig enters the game for Derrick White	92	51
1:49	Sam Hauser enters the game for Al Horford	92	51
1:29	Payton Pritchard makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Torrey Craig assists)	92	53
1:07	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper	92	53
1:04	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	92	53
47.1	Payton Pritchard makes finger roll layup	92	55
31.0	Jalen Brunson misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	92	55
28.1	Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound	92	55
21.0	Payton Pritchard makes driving layup	92	57
0.1	OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	92	57
0.0	Knicks offensive team rebound	92	57
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	92	57

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NY	BOS
12:00	Mikal Bridges enters the game for OG Anunoby	92	57
12:00	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	92	57
11:42	Baylor Scheierman misses 23-foot three point jumper	92	57
11:39	Luke Kornet offensive rebound	92	57
11:37	Torrey Craig makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Kornet assists)	92	60
11:21	Josh Hart misses 22-foot three point jumper	92	60
11:19	Luke Kornet defensive rebound	92	60
11:09	Baylor Scheierman makes driving layup (Torrey Craig assists)	92	62
10:42	Jalen Brunson makes driving layup	94	62
10:30	Torrey Craig misses driving floating jump shot	94	62
10:28	Josh Hart defensive rebound	94	62
10:25	Torrey Craig shooting foul	94	62
10:25	Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 2	95	62
10:25	Josh Hart makes free throw 2 of 2	96	62
10:11	Sam Hauser misses 25-foot three point jumper	96	62
10:10	Knicks defensive team rebound	96	62
9:48	Mikal Bridges makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	99	62
9:37	Baylor Scheierman makes 26-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	99	65
9:12	Mikal Bridges makes 15-foot two point shot	101	65
9:00	Payton Pritchard makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	101	68
8:30	Miles McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper	101	68
8:28	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	101	68
8:24	Jalen Brunson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	104	68
8:22	Celtics Full timeout	104	68
8:22	Celtics Full timeout	104	68
8:22	OG Anunoby enters the game for Josh Hart	104	68
8:22	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for Jalen Brunson	104	68
8:22	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	104	68
8:22	Xavier Tillman enters the game for Luke Kornet	104	68
8:08	Sam Hauser misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	104	68
8:05	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	104	68
7:44	Mikal Bridges misses 22-foot three point shot	104	68
7:42	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	104	68
7:36	Xavier Tillman misses running pullup jump shot	104	68
7:33	Torrey Craig offensive rebound	104	68
7:24	Payton Pritchard makes 8-foot pullup jump shot	104	70
7:03	OG Anunoby makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Mikal Bridges assists)	107	70
6:52	Sam Hauser makes 28-foot three pointer (Payton Pritchard assists)	107	73
6:52	Miles McBride shooting foul	107	73
6:52	Sam Hauser makes free throw 1 of 1	107	74
6:29	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot	107	74
6:28	Celtics defensive team rebound	107	74
6:28	Karl-Anthony Towns loose ball foul	107	74
6:15	Payton Pritchard misses driving layup	107	74
6:13	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	107	74
6:11	Mikal Bridges makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (OG Anunoby assists)	110	74
5:53	Sam Hauser makes two point shot (Payton Pritchard assists)	110	76
5:37	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul	110	76
5:37	Karl-Anthony Towns turnover	110	76
5:37	JD Davison enters the game for Payton Pritchard	110	76
5:37	Jordan Walsh enters the game for Sam Hauser	110	76
5:17	Baylor Scheierman misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	110	76
5:15	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	110	76
5:02	OG Anunoby out of bounds lost ball turnover	110	76
5:02	Landry Shamet enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	110	76
4:47	Xavier Tillman makes 3-foot two point shot (Torrey Craig assists)	110	78
4:26	Precious Achiuwa misses driving layup	110	78
4:24	Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound	110	78
4:24	Precious Achiuwa misses tip shot	110	78
4:22	Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound	110	78
4:22	Precious Achiuwa makes tip shot	112	78
4:22	Mikal Bridges personal take foul	112	78
4:22	Cameron Payne enters the game for Mikal Bridges	112	78
4:22	P.J. Tucker enters the game for OG Anunoby	112	78
4:22	Neemias Queta enters the game for Torrey Craig	112	78
4:01	Baylor Scheierman misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	112	78
3:59	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	112	78
3:55	Neemias Queta makes two point shot	112	80
3:41	Cameron Payne misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot	112	80
3:39	Jordan Walsh defensive rebound	112	80
3:25	JD Davison misses 6-foot two point shot	112	80
3:23	Landry Shamet defensive rebound	112	80
3:07	Precious Achiuwa misses 10-foot two point shot	112	80
3:04	Xavier Tillman defensive rebound	112	80
2:57	JD Davison misses driving floating jump shot	112	80
2:54	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	112	80
2:41	Cameron Payne out of bounds lost ball turnover	112	80
2:19	Baylor Scheierman lost ball turnover (Miles McBride steals)	112	80
2:14	Landry Shamet misses 25-foot three point shot	112	80
2:12	Xavier Tillman defensive rebound	112	80
2:02	P.J. Tucker personal foul	112	80
2:02	Tyler Kolek enters the game for Miles McBride	112	80
1:55	Cameron Payne personal foul	112	80
1:55	JD Davison makes free throw 1 of 2	112	81
1:55	JD Davison misses free throw 2 of 2	112	81
1:53	Baylor Scheierman offensive rebound	112	81
1:50	Xavier Tillman misses 25-foot three point jumper	112	81
1:49	Knicks defensive team rebound	112	81
1:32	Precious Achiuwa makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	114	81
1:20	JD Davison lost ball turnover (Cameron Payne steals)	114	81
1:17	Neemias Queta shooting foul	114	81
1:17	Precious Achiuwa makes free throw 1 of 2	115	81
1:17	Precious Achiuwa makes free throw 2 of 2	116	81
1:01	Cameron Payne blocks Neemias Queta 's 1-foot layup	116	81
58.2	Cameron Payne defensive rebound	116	81
54.1	Tyler Kolek makes 26-foot three point shot (Cameron Payne assists)	119	81
41.0	Baylor Scheierman misses 15-foot two point shot	119	81
38.1	Tyler Kolek defensive rebound	119	81
25.1	Precious Achiuwa lost ball turnover (Neemias Queta steals)	119	81
20.1	JD Davison misses two point shot	119	81
17.0	Xavier Tillman offensive rebound	119	81
17.0	Xavier Tillman misses tip shot	119	81
16.1	Cameron Payne defensive rebound	119	81
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	119	81
0.0	End of Game	119	81

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Madison Square Garden

New York, NY

Date & Time

12:00 AM, May 17, 2025

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ESPN, ERADM

Attendance

19,812

Referees

James Capers, Ed Malloy, Tyler Ford, J.B. DeRosa

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	56	26	.683	W2
New York	53	29	.646	L1
Toronto	46	36	.561	W1
Philadelphia	45	37	.549	W2
Brooklyn	20	62	.244	L3

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