Celtics (119) vs Knicks (117) · Apr 8, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL/OT

Apr 8, 2025

Game Recap

The Celtics defeated the Knicks, 119-117, in overtime. The Celtics move to 59-20 while the Knicks fall to 50-29.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
BOS	27	25	31	24	12	119
NYK	30	28	20	29	10	117

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Jaylen BrownSF	21	2-8	0-2	2-2	5	1	0	0	3	3	-2	6
0Jayson TatumPF	47	11-22	4-11	6-8	7	5	1	1	2	2	+2	32
8Kristaps PorziņģisC	38	11-19	8-13	4-6	4	3	1	1	2	3	0	34
4Jrue HolidaySG	37	5-9	2-4	4-5	4	3	2	0	1	3	+6	16
9Derrick WhitePG	42	5-14	4-12	0-0	8	9	1	0	3	1	-1	14
40Luke Kornet	18	0-3	0-0	2-2	3	1	1	1	2	4	+6	2
11Payton Pritchard	29	3-6	0-3	2-2	5	3	1	0	1	1	-10	8
30Sam Hauser	28	3-6	1-4	0-0	2	1	1	1	1	0	+9	7
12Torrey Craig	— did not play —												— did not play —
20JD Davison	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Drew Peterson	— did not play —												— did not play —
88Neemias Queta	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Baylor Scheierman	— did not play —												— did not play —
26Xavier Tillman	— did not play —												— did not play —
27Jordan Walsh	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-8746.0%	19-4938.8%	20-2580.0%	38	26	8	4	15	17	-	119

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8OG AnunobySF	41	5-13	0-5	3-6	8	1	2	2	4	0	-7	13
3Josh HartPF	47	5-14	0-4	0-1	11	7	3	0	1	6	-5	10
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	42	14-21	1-3	5-7	14	2	1	1	0	4	+1	34
25Mikal BridgesSG	37	6-15	2-6	0-0	4	4	0	1	2	4	-2	14
11Jalen BrunsonPG	38	10-21	5-12	2-2	1	10	0	0	2	1	-2	27
2Miles McBride	20	2-5	1-4	0-0	5	1	1	0	0	3	+3	5
23Mitchell Robinson	15	2-3	0-0	0-0	7	1	1	2	0	0	-1	4
1Cameron Payne	14	3-7	1-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	2	3	0	7
44Landry Shamet	6	1-2	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	+3	3
5Precious Achiuwa	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Pacôme Dadiet	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Tyler Kolek	— did not play —												— did not play —
P.J. Tucker	— did not play —												— did not play —
28Anton Watson	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Delon Wright	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	48-10147.5%	11-3828.9%	10-1662.5%	52	28	8	6	11	21	-	117

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterbosnyk

(11:56) Jump Ball Towns vs. Porzingis: Tip to Anunoby
(11:48) MISS Bridges 11' Step Back Jump Shot
(11:45) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:33) MISS Brown 13' Step Back Jump Shot
(11:31) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:10) Brunson 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
02
+2 (10:43) Porzingis 18' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
22
(10:20) MISS Brunson 3PT Jump Shot
(10:18) Celtics Rebound
(10:11) Towns Violation:Kicked Ball (B.Forte)
(10:05) MISS Porzingis 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:02) Holiday REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (9:59) Tatum 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
52
+2 (9:38) Hart 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Brunson 1 AST)
54
(9:26) Brown Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:26) Hart STEAL (1 STL)
(9:20) MISS Bridges 6' Running Jump Shot
(9:17) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:17) Towns Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
56
(9:05) MISS Holiday 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(9:03) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (8:55) Towns 28' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Hart 1 AST)
59
(8:39) MISS Holiday 3PT Jump Shot
(8:38) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:32) Brown S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Forte)
(8:32) MISS Towns Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:32) KNICKS Rebound
+1 (8:32) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
510
(8:17) MISS Porzingis 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:14) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:05) Towns 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
512
(7:49) MISS Tatum 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:46) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:42) MISS Bridges 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(7:39) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:30) Brown 1' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
712
+2 (7:14) Towns 9' Turnaround Jump Shot (10 PTS)
714
(6:52) MISS White 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:49) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:47) Anunoby Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:47) Porzingis STEAL (1 STL)
(6:40) MISS Tatum 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:37) White REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:36) White 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
914
(6:19) MISS Towns 5' Driving Layup
(6:19) Tatum BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:17) White REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:15) MISS Porzingis 3' Running Layup
(6:15) Anunoby BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:14) Celtics Rebound
(6:14) KNICKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (6:03) White 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Holiday 2 AST)
1214
+2 (5:39) Anunoby 15' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
1216
(5:20) MISS Brown 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:18) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (5:12) Brunson 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1218
(5:00) MISS Porzingis 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:57) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:51) White S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Myers)
+1 (4:51) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
1219
+1 (4:51) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
1220
+2 (4:39) Tatum 7' Fadeaway Jumper (5 PTS)
1420
+3 (4:23) Brunson 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1423
(4:09) MISS Tatum 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(4:07) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:49) MISS Brunson 3PT Jump Shot
(3:47) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (3:43) Hauser 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
1723
(3:25) MISS McBride 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:23) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:15) MISS Hauser 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:13) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(3:01) Holiday P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
(2:47) Brunson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:47) Tatum STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:45) Tatum 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)
1923
(2:45) McBride S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
(2:45) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:45) Tatum Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
2023
(2:23) MISS Brunson 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:22) Celtics Rebound
(2:05) Kornet Offensive Goaltending Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (1:41) Hart 15' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS) (Brunson 2 AST)
2025
(1:24) Hart S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Forte)
+1 (1:24) Kornet Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2125
+1 (1:24) Kornet Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2225
+3 (1:11) Brunson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Hart 2 AST)
2228
+2 (1:00) Holiday 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2428
(1:00) McBride S.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Goble)
(1:00) MISS Holiday Free Throw 1 of 1
(0:58) Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:40) MISS Hart 10' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:35) McBride REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:34) Jump Ball McBride vs. Tatum: Tip to Robinson
(0:21) MISS Anunoby 18' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:17) Robinson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (0:17) Robinson Putback Layup (2 PTS)
2430
+3 (0:03) Tatum 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
2730

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

BOS

NYK

119Points117

40-87(46.0%)Field Goal(%)48-101(47.5%)

19-49(38.8%)3-Point(%)11-38(28.9%)

20-25(80.0%)Free Throw(%)10-16(62.5%)

38(9)Rebounds(Offensive)52(17)

26Assists28

8Steals8

4Blocks6

15Turnovers11

17Fouls21

30Pts In The Paint60

9Fast Break Pts12

15Pts Off Turnovers22

17Bench Pts19

7Largest Lead11

Game Details

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 · 6:30 PM

Madison Square Garden · Manhattan, NY

attendance: 19,812 (95.3%)