Boston Celtics
starters |
A. Walker PF |
E. Williams PF |
R. Fox SF |
D. Wesley SG |
D. Brown G |
bench |
B. Szabo C |
T. Day G |
G. Minor G |
team |
MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PTS |
| 30 | 9-13 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
| 33 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 33 | 5-16 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 38 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 31 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PTS |
| 21 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 27 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
38-89 | 2-13 | 21-29 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 99 | ||
42.7% | 15.4% | 72.4% |
New York Knicks
starters |
C. Oakley PF |
J. Wallace SF |
P. Ewing C |
A. Houston SG |
bench |
W. McCarty PF |
C. Ward PG |
team |
MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PTS |
| 35 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 33 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 35 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
| 34 | 5-16 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 29 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PTS |
| 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 30 | 8-14 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
41-72 | 4-11 | 26-38 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 112 | ||
56.9% | 36.4% | 68.4% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
NY leads 2-0
Game Information
Madison Square Garden
12:30 AM, 12 January 1997
New York, NY
Attendance: 19,763
- Referees:
- Hugh Evans
- Tom Washington
- Leroy Richardson
2023-24 Atlantic Standings
| 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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