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May 16, 2025 · Madison Square Garden
Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks · May 16, 2025
The New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 119-81 on Friday, May 16, 2025 at home. OG Anunoby led the Knicks with 23 points and 9 rebounds. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 20 points. The Knicks are 51-31 and the Celtics 61-21.
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BOS 20 17 20 24 81 NY 26 38 28 27 119
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Celtics · 31/86 FG
Q1 11:43 · Jrue Holiday misses 4-foot two point shot
Q1 8:08 · Jrue Holiday misses driving floating jump shot
Q1 6:44 · Jrue Holiday misses driving layup
Q1 2:52 · Jrue Holiday misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 11:22 · Jrue Holiday misses driving layup
Q2 2:39 · Jrue Holiday misses 6-foot two point shot
Q2 2:00 · Jrue Holiday makes 1-foot layup (Jaylen Brown assists)
Q2 0.1 · Jrue Holiday misses 64-foot three point jumper
Q1 11:18 · Jaylen Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 9:27 · Jaylen Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)
Q1 8:38 · Jaylen Brown makes two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
Q1 7:56 · Jaylen Brown misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 7:11 · OG Anunoby blocks Jaylen Brown 's 10-foot driving floating jump shot
Q1 4:39 · Jaylen Brown makes two point shot
Q1 4:06 · Jaylen Brown makes 29-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 1.1 · Jaylen Brown makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Q2 7:09 · Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 3:29 · Jaylen Brown makes 14-foot two point shot
Q2 3:14 · Jaylen Brown misses running pullup jump shot
Q2 56.0 · Jaylen Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Q2 24.1 · Jaylen Brown misses two point shot
Q3 11:25 · Jaylen Brown misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 7:35 · Jaylen Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q3 6:55 · Mikal Bridges blocks Jaylen Brown 's 20-foot jumper
Q3 6:33 · Mikal Bridges blocks Jaylen Brown 's 4-foot two point shot
Q3 4:22 · Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 3:50 · Jaylen Brown makes two point shot (Derrick White assists)
Q3 3:03 · Jaylen Brown misses 14-foot two point shot
Q1 10:27 · Derrick White misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 8:57 · Derrick White misses driving layup
Q2 10:50 · Derrick White misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 8:40 · Derrick White makes 2-foot two point shot
Q2 7:31 · Derrick White misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 6:09 · Derrick White misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q2 5:13 · Miles McBride blocks Derrick White 's 2-foot two point shot
Q3 10:36 · Derrick White makes 26-foot three point shot (Jaylen Brown assists)
Q3 9:50 · Derrick White makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)
Q3 9:16 · Derrick White misses 27-foot three point shot
Q3 2:19 · Derrick White misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 7:33 · OG Anunoby blocks Luke Kornet 's 3-foot layup
Q1 6:41 · Luke Kornet makes tip shot
Q2 5:39 · Luke Kornet makes dunk (Jaylen Brown assists)
Q1 5:28 · Sam Hauser misses 26-foot three point shot
Q1 3:35 · Sam Hauser misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 10:11 · Sam Hauser misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 8:08 · Sam Hauser misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 6:52 · Sam Hauser makes 28-foot three pointer (Payton Pritchard assists)
Q4 5:53 · Sam Hauser makes two point shot (Payton Pritchard assists)
Q1 5:00 · Kristaps Porzingis misses 18-foot jumper
Q1 3:07 · Kristaps Porzingis misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q1 2:31 · Kristaps Porzingis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)
Q1 33.1 · Kristaps Porzingis misses 5-foot two point shot
Q1 3:40 · Payton Pritchard misses 29-foot three point jumper
Q2 9:44 · Payton Pritchard misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 6:13 · Payton Pritchard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 2:41 · Payton Pritchard misses driving layup
Q3 1:29 · Payton Pritchard makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Torrey Craig assists)
Q3 47.1 · Payton Pritchard makes finger roll layup
Q3 21.0 · Payton Pritchard makes driving layup
Q4 9:00 · Payton Pritchard makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q4 7:24 · Payton Pritchard makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 6:15 · Payton Pritchard misses driving layup
Q1 32.1 · Al Horford makes two point shot
Q2 8:05 · Al Horford makes 10-foot jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)
Q2 4:06 · Al Horford misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q3 10:55 · Al Horford misses 9-foot hook shot
Q3 8:14 · Al Horford misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q3 6:00 · Al Horford makes 26-foot three point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
Q3 5:07 · Al Horford makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)
Q4 11:42 · Baylor Scheierman misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q4 11:09 · Baylor Scheierman makes driving layup (Torrey Craig assists)
Q4 9:37 · Baylor Scheierman makes 26-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)
Q4 5:17 · Baylor Scheierman misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 4:01 · Baylor Scheierman misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 41.0 · Baylor Scheierman misses 15-foot two point shot
Q4 11:37 · Torrey Craig makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Kornet assists)
Q4 10:30 · Torrey Craig misses driving floating jump shot
Q4 7:36 · Xavier Tillman misses running pullup jump shot
Q4 4:47 · Xavier Tillman makes 3-foot two point shot (Torrey Craig assists)
Q4 1:50 · Xavier Tillman misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 17.0 · Xavier Tillman misses tip shot
Q4 3:55 · Neemias Queta makes two point shot
Q4 1:01 · Cameron Payne blocks Neemias Queta 's 1-foot layup
Q4 3:25 · JD Davison misses 6-foot two point shot
Q4 2:57 · JD Davison misses driving floating jump shot
Q4 20.1 · JD Davison misses two point shot
Paint 15/32 47% Mid-range 4/13 31% 3PT 12/41 29%
Knicks · 42/91 FG
Q1 11:32 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes 3-foot two point shot (Josh Hart assists)
Q1 8:16 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses 1-foot two point shot
Q1 5:41 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot
Q1 4:44 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Mikal Bridges assists)
Q1 3:55 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 3:17 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
Q1 2:41 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses 28-foot three point jumper
Q1 2:11 · Kristaps Porzingis blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 1-foot layup
Q1 1:32 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes 28-foot three point jumper (Miles McBride assists)
Q2 10:30 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses 10-foot two point shot
Q2 10:01 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot two point shot
Q2 2:52 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 1:05 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Jalen Brunson assists)
Q3 7:22 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (OG Anunoby assists)
Q3 6:36 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot
Q3 6:08 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 4:31 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses 20-foot two point shot
Q3 3:23 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes 3-foot two point shot (Josh Hart assists)
Q3 1:07 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 6:29 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot
Q1 11:13 · Jalen Brunson misses running pullup jump shot
Q1 7:41 · Jalen Brunson makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
Q1 7:27 · Jalen Brunson misses running pullup jump shot
Q2 6:48 · Jalen Brunson makes two point shot
Q2 4:48 · Jalen Brunson makes 1-foot two point shot
Q2 3:54 · Jalen Brunson makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
Q2 2:21 · Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q3 10:19 · Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 8:36 · Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Mikal Bridges assists)
Q3 4:40 · Jalen Brunson misses driving layup
Q3 1:57 · Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 31.0 · Jalen Brunson misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q4 10:42 · Jalen Brunson makes driving layup
Q4 8:24 · Jalen Brunson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)
Q1 10:35 · Mikal Bridges makes two point shot (Josh Hart assists)
Q1 9:47 · Mikal Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q1 7:23 · Mikal Bridges makes tip shot
Q1 7:05 · Mikal Bridges makes 23-foot three point shot (Josh Hart assists)
Q1 51.0 · Mikal Bridges makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)
Q2 11:12 · Mikal Bridges misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 11:08 · Mikal Bridges makes 3-foot two point shot
Q2 9:27 · Mikal Bridges misses 12-foot two point shot
Q2 8:56 · Mikal Bridges misses 9-foot two point shot
Q3 9:26 · Mikal Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q3 9:05 · Mikal Bridges makes 6-foot two point shot
Q4 9:48 · Mikal Bridges makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)
Q4 9:12 · Mikal Bridges makes 15-foot two point shot
Q4 7:44 · Mikal Bridges misses 22-foot three point shot
Q4 6:11 · Mikal Bridges makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (OG Anunoby assists)
Q1 10:10 · OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 5:35 · OG Anunoby misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
Q1 4:52 · OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point shot
Q1 3:24 · OG Anunoby misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q1 1:58 · OG Anunoby makes 2-foot dunk (Jalen Brunson assists)
Q1 1:36 · OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q2 8:23 · OG Anunoby makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)
Q2 5:23 · OG Anunoby misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 2:58 · OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q2 1:33 · Jaylen Brown blocks OG Anunoby 's 1-foot two point shot
Q3 11:40 · OG Anunoby makes 1-foot layup (Josh Hart assists)
Q3 11:12 · OG Anunoby makes driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Q3 5:27 · OG Anunoby misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q3 2:35 · OG Anunoby makes 26-foot three point shot (Josh Hart assists)
Q3 2:00 · OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q3 1:51 · OG Anunoby makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)
Q3 0.1 · OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q4 7:03 · OG Anunoby makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Mikal Bridges assists)
Q1 6:18 · Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 5:48 · Josh Hart misses driving layup
Q1 2:59 · Josh Hart misses two point shot
Q2 5:29 · Josh Hart makes layup (Jalen Brunson assists)
Q2 5:10 · Josh Hart makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
Q3 10:45 · Luke Kornet blocks Josh Hart 's 3-foot two point shot
Q3 8:02 · Josh Hart makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)
Q4 11:21 · Josh Hart misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q1 0.0 · Miles McBride misses 67-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 11:42 · Miles McBride makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)
Q2 7:45 · Miles McBride makes 9-foot two point shot
Q2 3:22 · Miles McBride misses 25-foot three point shot
Q2 1:31 · Miles McBride makes 1-foot dunk
Q2 0.1 · Miles McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)
Q4 8:30 · Miles McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 33.1 · Precious Achiuwa misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 4:26 · Precious Achiuwa misses driving layup
Q4 4:24 · Precious Achiuwa misses tip shot
Q4 4:22 · Precious Achiuwa makes tip shot
Q4 3:07 · Precious Achiuwa misses 10-foot two point shot
Q4 1:32 · Precious Achiuwa makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 3:41 · Cameron Payne misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q4 2:14 · Landry Shamet misses 25-foot three point shot
Q4 54.1 · Tyler Kolek makes 26-foot three point shot (Cameron Payne assists)
Paint 22/33 67% Mid-range 4/12 33% 3PT 16/46 35%
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