The New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 119-81 on May 16, 2025 in the playoffs at Madison Square Garden.
Final · Playoffs · Madison Square Garden
Top performers
- Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 6 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8-20 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 6 |
| Payton Pritchard | 28 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Al Horford | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Derrick White | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Sam Hauser | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Luke Kornet | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jrue Holiday | 30 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Neemias Queta | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| JD Davison | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jordan Walsh | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 224 | 76 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 29-80 | 11-37 | 7-10 | 21 |
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 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-14 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 2 |
| OG Anunoby | 37 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7-18 | 4-13 | 5-5 | 2 |
| Mikal Bridges | 30 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9-15 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 35 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8-20 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 4 |
| Josh Hart | 33 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 4 |
| Miles McBride | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Tyler Kolek | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 |
| P.J. Tucker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Cameron Payne | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Landry Shamet | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 240 | 119 | 55 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 42-91 | 16-45 | 19-21 | 23 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
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