The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 114-107 on Dec 18, 2021 at TD Garden.
Final · TD Garden
Top performers
- Evan Fournier led the Knicks with 32 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Josh Richardson led the Celtics with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Fournier | 43 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13-24 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Kemba Walker | 37 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-20 | 5-11 | 8-10 | 6 |
| Julius Randle | 41 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6-19 | 1-7 | 7-8 | 3 |
| Alec Burks | 41 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 6-7 | 1 |
| Nerlens Noel | 25 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 22 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 |
| Taj Gibson | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 231 | 107 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 35-78 | 13-35 | 24-30 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Richardson | 32 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9-14 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 3 |
| Jayson Tatum | 36 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-24 | 3-13 | 4-4 | 4 |
| Jaylen Brown | 32 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8-21 | 5-13 | 2-4 | 1 |
| Payton Pritchard | 28 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Robert Williams III | 29 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 |
| Marcus Smart | 34 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Enes Freedom | 21 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 26 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 238 | 114 | 45 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 42-89 | 17-45 | 13-17 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Knicks · 2021-22 season · Previous Dec 16, 2021: NY 116, HOU 103 · Next Dec 21, 2021: DET 91, NY 105
- Celtics · 2021-22 season · Previous Dec 17, 2021: GS 111, BOS 107 · Next Dec 20, 2021: PHI 108, BOS 103