Knicks 106-104 Celtics (25 Dec, 2011) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

0-1, 0-1 away

104

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	23	29	35	17	104
NY	34	28	17	27	106

New York Knicks

1-0, 1-0 home

106

Toney Douglas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Landry Fields assists)
Toney Douglas makes 9-foot running jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
Landry Fields makes 23-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes 21-foot jumper (Toney Douglas assists)
Landry Fields misses 25-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 6-foot jumper (Landry Fields assists)
Landry Fields misses 4-foot jumper
Landry Fields makes layup (Tyson Chandler assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper
Iman Shumpert misses 24-foot three point jumper
Iman Shumpert misses 11-foot two point shot
Iman Shumpert makes driving layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett blocks Jared Jeffries's 4-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes layup
Jared Jeffries makes 22-foot jumper (Josh Harrellson assists)
Iman Shumpert misses 5-foot two point shot
Iman Shumpert makes 4-foot two point shot
Iman Shumpert misses 18-foot running jumper
Toney Douglas misses 16-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Wilcox blocks Toney Douglas's jumper
Renaldo Balkman makes layup (Amare Stoudemire assists)
Iman Shumpert misses dunk
Amare Stoudemire makes 2-foot two point shot (Renaldo Balkman assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes 24-foot three point jumper (Toney Douglas assists)
Toney Douglas makes 10-foot two point shot
Toney Douglas makes driving layup
Iman Shumpert misses 21-foot jumper
Toney Douglas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Iman Shumpert misses driving layup
Amare Stoudemire makes layup
Toney Douglas makes driving layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 9-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
Marquis Daniels blocks Iman Shumpert's driving layup
Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper (Iman Shumpert assists)
Iman Shumpert misses driving layup
Landry Fields misses 24-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 10-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler misses two point shot
Landry Fields misses layup
Carmelo Anthony makes 24-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper
Toney Douglas misses 20-foot jumper
Toney Douglas misses 12-foot jumper
Toney Douglas misses 23-foot three point jumper
Landry Fields makes two point shot
Jermaine O'Neal blocks Iman Shumpert's driving layup
Amare Stoudemire misses 7-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 18-foot jumper
Jermaine O'Neal blocks Jared Jeffries's driving layup
Toney Douglas makes 18-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Toney Douglas assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes driving layup
Iman Shumpert makes 15-foot jumper
Toney Douglas misses three point jumper
Toney Douglas makes driving layup
Toney Douglas misses 5-foot jumper
Toney Douglas misses 15-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 24-foot three point jumper (Toney Douglas assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper
Bill Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyson Chandler makes 1-foot two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Toney Douglas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Toney Douglas misses 7-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 12-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes 16-foot jumper
Toney Douglas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Landry Fields assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amare Stoudemire assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo misses 16-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Rajon Rondo makes 18-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot two point shot
Rajon Rondo misses jumper
Brandon Bass misses 14-foot jumper
Brandon Bass makes 19-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
Tyson Chandler blocks Brandon Bass's 6-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Rajon Rondo's 4-foot jumper
Chris Wilcox makes 6-foot two point shot (Marquis Daniels assists)
Jared Jeffries blocks Marquis Daniels's 5-foot two point shot
Avery Bradley misses 18-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes layup (Marquis Daniels assists)
Chris Wilcox makes slam dunk (Marquis Daniels assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Marquis Daniels misses 18-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jermaine O'Neal makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
Brandon Bass makes 6-foot two point shot
Ray Allen makes driving layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Brandon Bass makes 1-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
Brandon Bass makes 14-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Brandon Bass makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Marquis Daniels misses 19-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 21-foot jumper (Marquis Daniels assists)
Marquis Daniels misses 7-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Rajon Rondo's 4-foot jumper
Brandon Bass misses 17-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
Ray Allen makes layup
Ray Allen makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 5-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup (Ray Allen assists)
Amare Stoudemire blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Ray Allen makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Ray Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup (Marquis Daniels assists)
Ray Allen misses 22-foot jumper
Jermaine O'Neal makes two point shot (Ray Allen assists)
Jermaine O'Neal misses 6-foot two point shot
Marquis Daniels makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo misses 11-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup (Keyon Dooling assists)
Ray Allen makes 6-foot two point shot
Chris Wilcox misses layup
Brandon Bass makes dunk
Ray Allen misses 14-foot jumper
Brandon Bass makes 16-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Brandon Bass makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Brandon Bass makes 16-foot jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)
Josh Harrellson blocks Avery Bradley's 12-foot jumper
Keyon Dooling misses 17-foot jumper
Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 19-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Jermaine O'Neal's jumper
Tyson Chandler blocks Marquis Daniels's 1-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony blocks Jermaine O'Neal's 4-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 19-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 13-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 20-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Amare Stoudemire blocks Brandon Bass's 4-foot jumper
Marquis Daniels misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 14-foot jumper

CELTICS

KNICKS

TIME		BOS	NY
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Jermaine O'Neal vs. Tyson Chandler (Rajon Rondo gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Ray Allen lost ball (Landry Fields steals)	0	0
11:18	Carmelo Anthony bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals)	0	0
11:10	Toney Douglas shooting foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	0	0
11:10	Rajon Rondo makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:10	Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2	2	0
10:56	Toney Douglas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Landry Fields assists)	2	3
10:33	Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper	2	3
10:32	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	2	3
10:25	Jermaine O'Neal shooting foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	2	3
10:25	Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2	2	4
10:25	Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2	2	4
10:22	Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound	2	4
10:12	Toney Douglas makes 9-foot running jumper	2	6
10:03	Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)	4	6
9:45	Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper	4	6
9:45	Jermaine O'Neal defensive rebound	4	6
9:37	Rajon Rondo misses 16-foot jumper	4	6
9:34	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	4	6
9:27	Toney Douglas bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals)	4	6
9:25	Carmelo Anthony shooting foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	4	6
9:25	Rajon Rondo makes free throw 1 of 2	5	6
9:25	Tyson Chandler lane violation	5	6
9:25	Rajon Rondo misses free throw 2 of 2	5	6
9:23	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	5	6
9:07	Landry Fields makes 23-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)	5	9
8:52	Rajon Rondo makes driving layup	7	9
8:37	Amare Stoudemire makes 21-foot jumper (Toney Douglas assists)	7	11
8:21	Landry Fields personal foul (Ray Allen draws the foul)	7	11
8:14	Ray Allen bad pass (Amare Stoudemire steals)	7	11
7:56	Landry Fields misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	11
7:54	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	7	11
7:48	Rajon Rondo makes 18-foot jumper	9	11
7:33	Amare Stoudemire makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)	9	14
7:05	Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot two point shot	9	14
7:03	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	9	14
6:58	Sasha Pavlovic personal foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	9	14
6:58	Marquis Daniels enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic	9	14
6:58	Brandon Bass enters the game for Jermaine O'Neal	9	14
6:54	Carmelo Anthony makes 6-foot jumper (Landry Fields assists)	9	16
6:54	Marquis Daniels shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	9	16
6:54	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 1	9	17
6:54	Amare Stoudemire technical foul (1st technical foul)	9	17
6:54	Ray Allen makes technical free throw	10	17
6:31	Rajon Rondo misses jumper	10	17
6:30	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	10	17
6:24	Landry Fields misses 4-foot jumper	10	17
6:22	Brandon Bass defensive rebound	10	17
6:16	Amare Stoudemire shooting foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	10	17
6:16	Rajon Rondo makes free throw 1 of 2	11	17
6:16	Chris Wilcox enters the game for Kevin Garnett	11	17
6:16	Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2	12	17
6:03	Landry Fields makes layup (Tyson Chandler assists)	12	19
5:48	Brandon Bass misses 14-foot jumper	12	19
5:48	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	12	19
5:43	Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	19
5:41	New York offensive team rebound	12	19
5:41	Brandon Bass personal foul (Amare Stoudemire draws the foul)	12	19
5:41	New York full timeout	12	19
5:41	Jared Jeffries enters the game for Amare Stoudemire	12	19
5:41	Iman Shumpert enters the game for Toney Douglas	12	19
5:24	Iman Shumpert misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	19
5:22	Marquis Daniels defensive rebound	12	19
5:01	Brandon Bass makes 19-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)	14	19
4:35	Iman Shumpert misses 11-foot two point shot	14	19
4:35	New York offensive team rebound	14	19
4:35	Keyon Dooling enters the game for Ray Allen	14	19
4:35	Bill Walker enters the game for Landry Fields	14	19
4:18	Bill Walker traveling	14	19
4:05	Tyson Chandler blocks Brandon Bass's 6-foot jumper	14	19
4:01	Chris Wilcox offensive rebound	14	19
3:58	Tyson Chandler blocks Rajon Rondo's 4-foot jumper	14	19
3:56	Chris Wilcox offensive rebound	14	19
3:49	Chris Wilcox makes 6-foot two point shot (Marquis Daniels assists)	16	19
3:36	Brandon Bass shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	16	19
3:36	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2	16	20
3:36	Josh Harrellson enters the game for Tyson Chandler	16	20
3:36	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2	16	21
3:24	Jared Jeffries blocks Marquis Daniels's 5-foot two point shot	16	21
3:21	Iman Shumpert defensive rebound	16	21
3:16	Iman Shumpert makes driving layup	16	23
3:16	Keyon Dooling shooting foul (Iman Shumpert draws the foul)	16	23
3:16	Iman Shumpert makes free throw 1 of 1	16	24
3:01	Avery Bradley enters the game for Rajon Rondo	16	24
3:01	Kevin Garnett enters the game for Brandon Bass	16	24
3:00	Keyon Dooling backcourt	16	24
2:49	Josh Harrellson out of bounds lost ball turnover	16	24
2:49	Boston full timeout	16	24
2:30	Bill Walker shooting foul (Keyon Dooling draws the foul)	16	24
2:30	Keyon Dooling makes free throw 1 of 2	17	24
2:30	Keyon Dooling makes free throw 2 of 2	18	24
2:19	Keyon Dooling shooting foul (Iman Shumpert draws the foul)	18	24
2:19	Iman Shumpert makes free throw 1 of 2	18	25
2:19	Iman Shumpert makes free throw 2 of 2	18	26
2:05	Kevin Garnett traveling	18	26
1:53	Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	26
1:51	Jared Jeffries offensive rebound	18	26
1:50	Kevin Garnett blocks Jared Jeffries's 4-foot jumper	18	26
1:47	Chris Wilcox defensive rebound	18	26
1:46	Chris Wilcox lost ball (Carmelo Anthony steals)	18	26
1:43	Carmelo Anthony makes layup	18	28
1:24	Avery Bradley misses 18-foot jumper	18	28
1:23	Boston defensive team rebound	18	28
1:10	Chris Wilcox shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	18	28
1:10	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2	18	29
1:10	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2	18	30
1:07	Bill Walker personal foul (Keyon Dooling draws the foul)	18	30
1:07	Keyon Dooling makes free throw 1 of 2	19	30
1:07	Keyon Dooling makes free throw 2 of 2	20	30
48.2	Jared Jeffries makes 22-foot jumper (Josh Harrellson assists)	20	32
36.7	Bill Walker personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	20	32
36.7	Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2	21	32
36.7	Renaldo Balkman enters the game for Bill Walker	21	32
36.7	Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2	22	32
22.8	Iman Shumpert misses 5-foot two point shot	22	32
20.9	Iman Shumpert offensive rebound	22	32
19.9	Iman Shumpert makes 4-foot two point shot	22	34
6.8	Renaldo Balkman personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	22	34
6.8	Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2	23	34
6.8	Rajon Rondo enters the game for Keyon Dooling	23	34
6.8	Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2	23	34
5.9	Josh Harrellson defensive rebound	23	34
0.9	Iman Shumpert misses 18-foot running jumper	23	34
0.0	New York offensive team rebound	23	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	34

Regular Season Series

NY leads 1-0

Celtics
104
Knicks
106

Game 1

25/12

Knicks
89
Celtics
91

Game 2

4/2

Knicks
111
Celtics
115

Game 3

4/3

Celtics
110
Knicks
118

Game 4

18/4

Madison Square Garden

5:00 PM, 25 December 2011

New York, NY

Attendance: 19,763

Referees:
Joe Crawford
Zach Zarba
Marat Kogut

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	64	18	.780	-	W2
New York	50	32	.610	14	W5
Philadelphia	47	35	.573	17	W8
Brooklyn	32	50	.390	32	L2
Toronto	25	57	.305	39	L4

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