Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks

May 16, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	20	17	20	24	81
NYK	26	38	28	27	119

Game Recap

Karl-Anthony Towns records a 21-point double-double, Josh Hart drops a triple-double and Jalen Brunson scores 23 to carry New York to the conference finals for the 1st time since 2000.

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Jaylen BrownSF	31	8-20	3-9	1-2	6	6	1	1	7	6	-30	20
42Al HorfordPF	26	4-7	2-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2	-33	10
40Luke KornetC	20	2-3	0-0	1-1	5	1	0	1	2	2	-16	5
4Jrue HolidaySG	29	1-8	0-2	2-2	4	3	1	0	2	2	-34	4
9Derrick WhitePG	30	3-11	2-8	0-0	1	2	1	0	1	2	-45	8
8Kristaps Porzingis	11	1-4	1-2	1-2	5	0	0	1	0	2	-14	4
11Payton Pritchard	27	5-10	1-4	0-0	2	4	0	0	0	2	-17	11
30Sam Hauser	14	2-6	1-5	1-1	3	0	0	0	0	2	+3	6
55Baylor Scheierman	13	2-6	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	+3	5
12Torrey Craig	9	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	1	+7	3
26Xavier Tillman	8	1-4	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	-2	2
20JD Davison	5	0-3	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	-4	1
27Jordan Walsh	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
88Neemias Queta	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	-4	2

TOTAL	-	31-8636.0%	12-4030.0%	7-1070.0%	36	19	4	3	15	22	-	81

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8OG AnunobySF	37	7-18	4-13	5-5	9	2	2	2	3	2	+26	23
3Josh HartPF	32	3-8	1-3	3-4	11	11	0	0	2	4	+24	10
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	34	8-20	1-6	4-4	12	1	1	0	3	4	+25	21
25Mikal BridgesSG	29	9-15	4-6	0-0	4	3	1	2	2	5	+25	22
11Jalen BrunsonPG	34	8-14	3-8	4-4	6	6	0	0	2	2	+30	23
2Miles McBride	31	4-7	2-5	0-0	2	1	1	1	0	1	+20	10
23Mitchell Robinson	13	0-0	0-0	1-2	4	0	1	0	0	3	+20	1
5Precious Achiuwa	9	2-6	0-1	2-2	3	0	0	0	1	0	+2	6
44Landry Shamet	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+4	0
1Cameron Payne	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	1	1	1	+4	0
P.J. Tucker	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+4	0
13Tyler Kolek	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+6	3
4Pacome Dadiet	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Ariel Hukporti	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Delon Wright	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-9146.2%	16-4535.6%	19-2190.5%	55	25	7	6	14	23	-	119

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSNYK

(11:58) Jump Ball Towns vs. Kornet: Tip to Horford
(11:43) MISS Holiday 4' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:41) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:32) Towns 3' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Hart 1 AST)
02
(11:18) MISS Brown 3PT Jump Shot
(11:16) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:13) MISS Brunson 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(11:11) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:01) Brown Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:50) Brown P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Capers)
+2 (10:35) Bridges 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Hart 2 AST)
04
(10:27) MISS White 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:25) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:10) MISS Anunoby 3PT Jump Shot
(10:09) Kornet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:59) Kornet Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:59) Anunoby STEAL (1 STL)
(9:47) MISS Bridges 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:46) Celtics Rebound
(9:46) Hart L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Malloy)
(9:29) Bridges P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Capers)
+3 (9:27) Brown 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (White 1 AST)
34
(9:10) Bridges Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:57) MISS White 3' Driving Layup
(8:54) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:51) Holiday P.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Ford)
(8:42) Brunson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:42) Holiday STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:38) Brown 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
54
(8:16) MISS Towns 1' Fadeaway Jumper
(8:14) Kornet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:08) MISS Holiday 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:07) Celtics Rebound
(7:56) MISS Brown 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:55) KNICKS Rebound
+2 (7:41) Brunson 17' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
56
(7:33) MISS Kornet 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(7:33) Anunoby BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:28) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:27) MISS Brunson 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(7:23) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:23) Bridges Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
58
(7:11) MISS Brown 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:11) Anunoby BLOCK (2 BLK)
(7:09) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:05) Bridges 3PT Running Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Hart 3 AST)
511
(7:04) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(6:44) MISS Holiday 3' Driving Layup
(6:41) Kornet REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:41) Kornet Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
711
(6:18) MISS Hart 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:16) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:09) Holiday Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:48) MISS Hart 1' Driving Layup
(5:47) KNICKS Rebound
(5:47) Hauser L.B.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Ford)
(5:41) MISS Towns 1' Driving Reverse Layup
(5:38) Hart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:35) MISS Anunoby 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(5:32) Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:28) MISS Hauser 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(5:25) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:17) Towns OFF.Foul (P1) (T.Ford)
(5:17) Towns Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:00) MISS Porzingis 18' Jump Shot
(4:57) Hart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:52) MISS Anunoby 3PT Running Jump Shot
(4:50) Bridges REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(4:49) Hauser P.FOUL (P2.T4) (E.Malloy)
+2 (4:44) Towns 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
713
+2 (4:39) Brown 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS)
913
(4:39) Bridges S.FOUL (P2.T3) (E.Malloy)
+1 (4:39) Brown Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
1013
(4:34) Porzingis Personal Take Foul (P1.PN) (E.Malloy)
(4:34) MISS Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:34) KNICKS Rebound
+1 (4:34) Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1014
(4:20) Robinson P.FOUL (P1.T4) (E.Malloy)
+3 (4:06) Brown 30' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (11 PTS)
1314
(3:55) MISS Towns 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:53) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:40) MISS Pritchard 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:37) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:35) MISS Hauser 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:35) Hart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(3:24) MISS Anunoby 3PT Jump Shot
(3:20) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (3:17) Towns 1' Putback Layup (6 PTS)
1316
(3:07) MISS Porzingis 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:05) Hart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(2:59) MISS Hart 1' Running Layup
(2:57) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:52) MISS Holiday 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:48) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(2:41) MISS Towns 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:39) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (2:31) Porzingis 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)
1616
(2:11) MISS Towns 2' Layup
(2:11) Porzingis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:11) KNICKS Rebound
(2:11) KNICKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (1:58) Anunoby 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Brunson 1 AST)
1618
(1:51) Brown Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(1:51) Bridges STEAL (1 STL)
(1:36) MISS Anunoby 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:35) McBride REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (1:32) Towns 28' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (McBride 1 AST)
1621
(1:03) White Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T5)
+3 (0:51) Bridges 24' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Brunson 2 AST)
1624
(0:33) MISS Porzingis 6' Turnaround Hook Shot
(0:32) Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:32) Horford 2' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
1824
(0:09) Porzingis S.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Capers)
+1 (0:09) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
1825
+1 (0:09) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
1826
+2 (0:01) Brown 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (13 PTS)
2026
(0:00) MISS McBride 68' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) KNICKS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

NYK

81Points119

31-86(36.0%)Field Goal(%)42-91(46.2%)

12-40(30.0%)3-Point(%)16-45(35.6%)

7-10(70.0%)Free Throw(%)19-21(90.5%)

36(9)Rebounds(Offensive)55(15)

19Assists25

4Steals7

3Blocks6

15Turnovers14

22Fouls23

34Pts In The Paint48

8Fast Break Pts23

8Pts Off Turnovers22

34Bench Pts20

1Largest Lead41

Game Details

Friday, May 16, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Madison Square Garden · Manhattan, NY

attendance: 19,812 (95.3%)

tv: ESPN