The New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 121-113 on May 12, 2025 in the playoffs at Madison Square Garden.
Final · Playoffs · Madison Square Garden
Top performers
- Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 42 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 39 points, 5 rebounds and 12 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 40 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16-28 | 7-16 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Derrick White | 44 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 6-11 | 5-7 | 0 |
| Jaylen Brown | 33 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7-16 | 2-8 | 4-6 | 5 |
| Payton Pritchard | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 3-6 | 1 |
| Al Horford | 38 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Jrue Holiday | 34 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Luke Kornet | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 241 | 113 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 38-79 | 18-48 | 19-26 | 16 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 40 | 39 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14-25 | 4-8 | 7-9 | 2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 36 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11-15 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 5 |
| Mikal Bridges | 44 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11-21 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1 |
| OG Anunoby | 40 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Josh Hart | 30 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Miles McBride | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 25 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Cameron Payne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 240 | 121 | 43 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 50-92 | 12-34 | 9-12 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
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