The New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 96-92 on May 16, 2021 at Madison Square Garden.
Final · Madison Square Garden
Top performers
- Tremont Waters led the Celtics with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
- RJ Barrett led the Knicks with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
Boston Celtics box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tremont Waters | 25 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7-13 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Grant Williams | 26 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Payton Pritchard | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Luke Kornet | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Tacko Fall | 17 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 136 | 45 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18-46 | 7-24 | 2-3 | 10 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
New York Knicks box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Barrett | 33 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 6-8 | 4 |
| Julius Randle | 37 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5-17 | 2-5 | 8-10 | 3 |
| Alec Burks | 25 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 34 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Derrick Rose | 23 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Obi Toppin | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Taj Gibson | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Nerlens Noel | 32 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Elfrid Payton | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 238 | 96 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 34-79 | 13-27 | 15-19 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Celtics · 2020-21 season · Previous May 15, 2021: BOS 124, MIN 108 · Next May 18, 2021: WSH 100, BOS 118
- Knicks · 2020-21 season · Previous May 15, 2021: CHA 109, NY 118 · Next May 23, 2021: ATL 107, NY 105