The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 119-117 on Apr 8, 2025 at Madison Square Garden.
Final · Madison Square Garden
Top performers
- Kristaps Porzingis led the Celtics with 34 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Karl-Anthony Towns led the Knicks with 34 points, 14 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristaps Porzingis | 39 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11-19 | 8-13 | 4-6 | 3 |
| Jayson Tatum | 48 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11-22 | 4-11 | 6-8 | 2 |
| Jrue Holiday | 37 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 3 |
| Derrick White | 43 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-14 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Payton Pritchard | 30 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Sam Hauser | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Brown | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Luke Kornet | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Team | 266 | 119 | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 40-87 | 19-49 | 20-25 | 17 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 43 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-21 | 1-3 | 5-7 | 4 |
| Jalen Brunson | 38 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10-21 | 5-12 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Mikal Bridges | 38 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-15 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 |
| OG Anunoby | 41 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5-13 | 0-5 | 3-6 | 0 |
| Josh Hart | 48 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-14 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 6 |
| Cameron Payne | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Miles McBride | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 16 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Landry Shamet | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 266 | 117 | 52 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 48-101 | 11-38 | 10-16 | 21 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Celtics · 2024-25 season · Previous Apr 6, 2025: WSH 90, BOS 124 · Next Apr 9, 2025: BOS 76, ORL 96
- Knicks · 2024-25 season · Previous Apr 6, 2025: PHX 98, NY 112 · Next Apr 10, 2025: NY 106, DET 115