New York Knicks @ Boston Celtics
46-16, 20-11 Away
113
46-16, 20-11 Away
12-49, 9-20 Home
102
12-49, 9-20 Home
New York Knicks
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 30 | 17 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 39 | 19 | 9-16 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | 39 | 16-25 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | 11 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 12 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | 14 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 3-5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
113 | 45-90 | 4-18 | 19-27 | 46 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 25 | ||
50% | 22% | 70% |
Boston Celtics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 42 | 16 | 7-22 | 0-4 | 2-5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | 16 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 8-12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | 34 | 13-21 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | 16 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 5-7 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 18 | 9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | 11 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
102 | 37-86 | 7-23 | 21-31 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 20 | ||
43% | 30% | 68% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
NY wins 4-0
Game Information
TD Garden
12:00 AM, 8 March 1997
Boston, MA
Attendance: 18,624
- Referees:
- Dan Crawford
- Derrick Stafford
- Scott Wall
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 20 | 9 | .690 | - | L1 |
| Boston | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2 | W3 |
| Toronto | 18 | 13 | .581 | 3 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 9 | 19 | .321 | 10.5 | W2 |
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