Celtics 107-73 Knicks (7 Nov, 2004) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

1-2, 1-0 away

107

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	28	27	32	20	107
NY	20	16	20	17	73

New York Knicks

0-2, 0-1 home

Jamal Crawford missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tim Thomas missed 21 ft Jumper.
Nazr Mohammed missed Layup. Blocked by Mark Blount.
Kurt Thomas missed Layup.
Stephon Marbury missed 20 ft Jumper.
Nazr Mohammed made Dunk. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Kurt Thomas made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Tim Thomas made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Stephon Marbury made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Tim Thomas made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Nazr Mohammed made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Tim Thomas made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Tim Thomas missed Layup. Blocked by Raef LaFrentz.
Jamal Crawford made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tim Thomas.
Kurt Thomas missed 7 ft Jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed Layup. Blocked by Mark Blount.
Mike Sweetney missed 7 ft Jumper.
Mike Sweetney made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Trevor Ariza.
Jamal Crawford missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kurt Thomas missed 13 ft Jumper.
Moochie Norris made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Vin Baker made 9 ft Jumper.
Moochie Norris made 20 ft Jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed 13 ft Jumper.
Mike Sweetney missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tim Thomas missed Layup.
Jamal Crawford made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.
Stephon Marbury missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kurt Thomas missed 18 ft Jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tim Thomas missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tim Thomas missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kurt Thomas made 15 ft Jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tim Thomas missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kurt Thomas missed Layup. Blocked by Mark Blount.
Kurt Thomas missed Layup. Blocked by Raef LaFrentz.
Jamal Crawford made Two Point Shot.
Kurt Thomas made Layup.
Shandon Anderson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stephon Marbury made Two Point Shot.
Stephon Marbury made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kurt Thomas made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Jamal Crawford missed 11 ft Jumper.
Kurt Thomas missed 15 ft Jumper.
Stephon Marbury made Two Point Shot.
Mike Sweetney missed Jumper. Blocked by Ricky Davis.
Trevor Ariza missed Jumper.
Trevor Ariza made Tip Shot.
Trevor Ariza made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Mike Sweetney made Layup. Assisted by Trevor Ariza.
Stephon Marbury missed Jumper.
Mike Sweetney made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Trevor Ariza missed 8 ft Jumper.
Mike Sweetney made Layup.
Mike Sweetney made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Mike Sweetney made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Moochie Norris.
Moochie Norris missed Layup.
Trevor Ariza missed 10 ft Jumper.
Mike Sweetney missed 15 ft Jumper.
Jerome Williams missed 15 ft Jumper.
Shandon Anderson missed Jumper.
Trevor Ariza made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mike Sweetney.
Trevor Ariza missed 4 ft Jumper.
Mike Sweetney missed 4 ft Jumper.
Mike Sweetney made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jerome Williams.
Moochie Norris missed 17 ft Jumper.
Raef LaFrentz missed 22 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton missed 12 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
Paul Pierce made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Paul Pierce made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Mark Blount missed 4 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed Layup.
Mark Blount made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Raef LaFrentz made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot.
Raef LaFrentz missed Layup.
Raef LaFrentz missed Tip Shot.
Mark Blount made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Raef LaFrentz missed 20 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 5 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed Layup.
Paul Pierce made Layup.
Mark Blount missed Layup. Blocked by Kurt Thomas.
Gary Payton made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Raef LaFrentz.
Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
Jiri Welsch made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot.
Jiri Welsch missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Al Jefferson missed Layup. Blocked by Kurt Thomas.
Marcus Banks made 16 ft Jumper.
Al Jefferson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Ricky Davis made 5 ft Jumper.
Ricky Davis made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
Marcus Banks missed Layup. Blocked by Moochie Norris.
Ricky Davis made Layup. Assisted by Tom Gugliotta.
Paul Pierce missed 14 ft Jumper.
Ricky Davis made Two Point Shot.
Kendrick Perkins missed Layup. Blocked by Tim Thomas.
Marcus Banks made Layup.
Kendrick Perkins missed Layup. Blocked by Tim Thomas.
Paul Pierce missed Layup. Blocked by Mike Sweetney.
Marcus Banks made 19 ft Jumper.
Marcus Banks made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Jiri Welsch made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Blount.
Paul Pierce missed 10 ft Jumper.
Ricky Davis made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Ricky Davis made 3 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Ricky Davis missed Layup.
Gary Payton made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Blount.
Raef LaFrentz made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mark Blount.
Paul Pierce made 15 ft Jumper.
Gary Payton missed Layup. Blocked by Kurt Thomas.
Gary Payton missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce made Layup. Assisted by Tom Gugliotta.
Raef LaFrentz made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Ricky Davis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Paul Pierce made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Al Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tom Gugliotta missed 17 ft Jumper.
Al Jefferson made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Tom Gugliotta made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
Al Jefferson missed Layup. Blocked by Mike Sweetney.
Tony Allen missed 6 ft Jumper.
Al Jefferson missed 5 ft Jumper.
Ricky Davis missed Jumper.
Walter McCarty missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mark Blount made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Gary Payton missed 9 ft Jumper.
Ricky Davis made Two Point Shot.
Gary Payton missed Layup.
Ricky Davis missed 13 ft Jumper.
Walter McCarty made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Tony Allen made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Kendrick Perkins made Layup.
Jiri Welsch made Layup. Assisted by Kendrick Perkins.
Al Jefferson made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
Al Jefferson made Jumper. Assisted by Tony Allen.

CELTICS

KNICKS

TIME		BOS	NY
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Mark Blount vs. Nazr Mohammed. Paul Pierce gains possession.	0	0
11:48	Raef LaFrentz missed 22 ft Jumper.	0	0
11:47	Boston Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:37	Jamal Crawford missed 19 ft Jumper.	0	0
11:36	Mark Blount Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:26	Gary Payton missed 12 ft Jumper.	0	0
11:23	Raef LaFrentz Offensive Rebound.	0	0
11:18	Gary Payton Offensive Foul	0	0
11:18	Gary Payton Foul	0	0
11:07	Tim Thomas missed 21 ft Jumper.	0	0
11:06	Ricky Davis Defensive Rebound.	0	0
10:52	Paul Pierce made 17 ft Two Point Shot.	2	0
10:37	Stephon Marbury Bad Pass. Stolen by Gary Payton.	2	0
10:33	Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.	4	0
10:19	Nazr Mohammed missed Layup. Blocked by Mark Blount.	4	0
10:18	Kurt Thomas Offensive Rebound.	4	0
10:15	Kurt Thomas missed Layup.	4	0
10:14	New York Offensive Rebound.	4	0
10:10	Stephon Marbury missed 20 ft Jumper.	4	0
10:07	Kurt Thomas Offensive Rebound.	4	0
10:03	Nazr Mohammed made Dunk. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.	4	2
9:48	Paul Pierce made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.	6	2
9:33	Kurt Thomas made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.	6	4
9:15	Paul Pierce made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.	8	4
9:08	Tim Thomas made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.	8	6
8:47	Mark Blount missed 4 ft Jumper.	8	6
8:45	Nazr Mohammed Defensive Rebound.	8	6
8:37	Stephon Marbury made 8 ft Two Point Shot.	8	8
8:19	Paul Pierce missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	8
8:18	Kurt Thomas Defensive Rebound.	8	8
8:11	Nazr Mohammed Offensive Foul	8	8
8:11	Nazr Mohammed Foul	8	8
8:11	Gary Payton Technical Foul	8	8
8:11	Stephon Marbury made Technical Free Throw.	8	9
8:00	Paul Pierce missed Layup.	8	9
7:58	Kurt Thomas Defensive Rebound.	8	9
7:54	Tim Thomas made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.	8	11
7:43	Mark Blount made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.	10	11
7:26	Nazr Mohammed 3 second	10	11
7:13	Raef LaFrentz made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.	12	11
6:56	Nazr Mohammed made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.	12	13
6:30	Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot.	14	13
6:18	Raef LaFrentz Shooting Foul	14	13
6:18	Boston Full Timeout.	14	13
6:18	Nazr Mohammed missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	13
6:18	New York Offensive Rebound.	14	13
6:18	Nazr Mohammed missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	13
6:16	Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound.	14	13
5:56	Raef LaFrentz missed Layup.	14	13
5:56	Raef LaFrentz Offensive Rebound.	14	13
5:56	Raef LaFrentz missed Tip Shot.	14	13
5:54	Boston Offensive Rebound.	14	13
5:50	Mark Blount made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce.	16	13
5:28	Tim Thomas made 12 ft Two Point Shot.	16	15
5:09	Nazr Mohammed Shooting Foul	16	15
5:09	Mike Sweetney enters the game for Nazr Mohammed.	16	15
5:09	Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	15
5:09	Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	15
4:54	Jamal Crawford Traveling	18	15
4:35	Raef LaFrentz missed 20 ft Jumper.	18	15
4:35	Mike Sweetney Defensive Rebound.	18	15
4:18	Tim Thomas missed Layup. Blocked by Raef LaFrentz.	18	15
4:16	Raef LaFrentz Defensive Rebound.	18	15
4:11	Paul Pierce missed 5 ft Jumper.	18	15
4:09	Paul Pierce Offensive Rebound.	18	15
4:09	Paul Pierce missed Layup.	18	15
4:07	Paul Pierce Offensive Rebound.	18	15
4:07	Paul Pierce made Layup.	20	15
3:59	Stephon Marbury Discontinue Dribble	20	15
3:45	Mike Sweetney Shooting Foul	20	15
3:45	Mark Blount missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	15
3:45	Boston Offensive Rebound.	20	15
3:45	Mark Blount missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	15
3:43	Kurt Thomas Defensive Rebound.	20	15
3:26	Mark Blount Shooting Foul	20	15
3:26	Jiri Welsch enters the game for Ricky Davis.	20	15
3:26	Mike Sweetney made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	16
3:16	Mark Blount Offensive Rebound.	20	16
3:15	Mark Blount missed Layup. Blocked by Kurt Thomas.	20	16
3:14	Tim Thomas Defensive Rebound.	20	16
3:08	Tim Thomas Lost Ball. Stolen by Jiri Welsch.	20	16
3:06	Tim Thomas Personal Foul	20	16
2:51	Mark Blount 3 second	20	16
2:51	New York Full Timeout.	20	16
2:39	Jamal Crawford made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tim Thomas.	20	19
2:20	Gary Payton made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Raef LaFrentz.	22	19
2:03	Kurt Thomas Bad Pass. Stolen by Raef LaFrentz.	22	19
2:00	Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.	24	19
1:39	Kurt Thomas missed 7 ft Jumper.	24	19
1:37	Jiri Welsch Defensive Rebound.	24	19
1:30	Gary Payton Bad Pass. Stolen by Mike Sweetney.	24	19
1:23	Stephon Marbury missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	19
1:21	Jiri Welsch Defensive Rebound.	24	19
1:08	Jiri Welsch made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.	26	19
55.9	Stephon Marbury missed Layup. Blocked by Mark Blount.	26	19
54.2	Raef LaFrentz Defensive Rebound.	26	19
54.2	Tom Gugliotta enters the game for Raef LaFrentz.	26	19
54.2	Marcus Banks enters the game for Gary Payton.	26	19
44.5	Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot.	28	19
32.8	Mark Blount Personal Foul	28	19
32.8	Moochie Norris enters the game for Stephon Marbury.	28	19
32.8	Al Jefferson enters the game for Mark Blount.	28	19
25.3	Mike Sweetney missed 7 ft Jumper.	28	19
24.2	Al Jefferson Defensive Rebound.	28	19
10.6	Moochie Norris Personal Foul	28	19
0.2	Jiri Welsch missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	28	19
0.0	Boston Offensive Rebound.	28	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	28	19

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 1-0

Celtics
107
Knicks
73

Game 1

7/11

Knicks
109
Celtics
114

Game 2

23/12

Knicks
94
Celtics
111

Game 3

12/2

Celtics
82
Knicks
107

Game 4

24/3

Madison Square Garden

12:30 AM, 7 November 2004

New York, NY

Attendance: 19,763

Referees:
Derrick Stafford
Ron Olesiak
Tom Washington

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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