New York Knicks @ Boston Celtics
13-13, 5-9 Away
109
13-13, 5-9 Away
12-13, 7-5 Home
114
12-13, 7-5 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Kurt Thomas made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Gary Payton made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Al Jefferson.
- Stephon Marbury made driving layup.
- Al Jefferson made layup.
- Mark Blount missed 4 ft jumper.
- Kurt Thomas made 12 ft jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
- Jiri Welsch missed 17 ft jumper.
- Kurt Thomas made jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Gary Payton made 12 ft two point shot.
- Stephon Marbury's layup blocked by Gary Payton.
- Stephon Marbury missed 19 ft jumper.
- Jamal Crawford made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Nazr Mohammed.
- Tim Thomas missed layup.
- Jiri Welsch missed jumper.
- Stephon Marbury made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.
- Ricky Davis missed 17 ft jumper.
- Kurt Thomas missed 18 ft jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 16 ft jumper.
- Stephon Marbury missed 18 ft jumper.
- Jamal Crawford missed 6 ft running jumper.
- Nazr Mohammed made layup.
- Mark Blount made dunk. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Kurt Thomas made jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
- Nazr Mohammed made 6 ft jumper.
- Kurt Thomas made 18 ft jumper.
- Al Jefferson missed dunk.
- Tim Thomas made slam dunk. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Jamal Crawford made 26 ft three point jumper.
- Mark Blount made driving dunk. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Nazr Mohammed's layup blocked by Ricky Davis.
- Allan Houston made jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Gary Payton made 1 ft two point shot.
- Stephon Marbury missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Mike Sweetney missed layup.
- Allan Houston made jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Ricky Davis missed 16 ft jumper.
- Mike Sweetney made layup. Assisted by Allan Houston.
- Jamal Crawford missed jumper.
- Kendrick Perkins made 6 ft hook shot. Assisted by Tony Allen.
- Stephon Marbury's 6 ft jumper blocked by Marcus Banks.
- Ricky Davis missed 39 ft three point jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed layup.
- Ricky Davis missed layup.
- Kendrick Perkins made layup.
- Allan Houston missed 19 ft jumper.
- Mike Sweetney made 6 ft hook shot.
- Ricky Davis made 10 ft jumper. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
- Allan Houston missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Mark Blount missed 16 ft jumper.
- Mark Blount made slam dunk.
- Ricky Davis made slam dunk.
- Trevor Ariza missed 22 ft jumper.
- Mark Blount made jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Trevor Ariza's 9 ft jumper blocked by Marcus Banks.
- Paul Pierce missed layup.
- Paul Pierce made 18 ft two point shot. Assisted by Mark Blount.
- Allan Houston made 17 ft jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Marcus Banks missed 19 ft jumper.
- Kurt Thomas missed 20 ft jumper.
- Nazr Mohammed made layup.
- Moochie Norris made layup.
- Moochie Norris missed 6 ft jumper.
- Jamal Crawford made 22 ft jumper.
- Tim Thomas missed layup.
- Jamal Crawford missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Paul Pierce made three point jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Gary Payton made layup.
- Tim Thomas made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
- Paul Pierce made 3 ft two point shot.
- Jamal Crawford made 28 ft three point jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Walter McCarty made layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Mike Sweetney missed 2 ft two point shot.
- Mike Sweetney made layup.
- Al Jefferson missed layup.
- Jamal Crawford made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Ricky Davis missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Stephon Marbury made 2 ft two point shot.
- Walter McCarty made jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Paul Pierce missed two point shot.
- Jamal Crawford missed 17 ft two point shot.
- Al Jefferson missed layup.
- Al Jefferson made layup.
- Kurt Thomas missed 15 ft jumper.
- Gary Payton made 11 ft jumper.
- Mark Blount made 10 ft jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Stephon Marbury made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Nazr Mohammed.
- Mark Blount's layup blocked by Nazr Mohammed.
- Al Jefferson made layup. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
- Nazr Mohammed made layup. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Tim Thomas made layup. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
- Al Jefferson made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Mark Blount made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Nazr Mohammed missed 16 ft two point shot.
- Paul Pierce missed two point shot.
- Mark Blount made tip shot.
- Tim Thomas made 13 ft jumper.
- Jiri Welsch missed 18 ft jumper.
- Tim Thomas missed 17 ft jumper.
- Gary Payton missed jumper.
- Tim Thomas's layup blocked by Al Jefferson.
- Nazr Mohammed missed jumper.
- Stephon Marbury made driving layup.
- Gary Payton made layup.
- Stephon Marbury missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Jamal Crawford's 17 ft jumper blocked by Ricky Davis.
- Nazr Mohammed missed layup.
- Paul Pierce missed layup.
- Mark Blount missed tip shot.
- Paul Pierce made layup.
- Paul Pierce made slam dunk.
- Stephon Marbury missed layup.
- Stephon Marbury missed layup.
- Nazr Mohammed missed layup.
- Jerome Williams made tip shot.
- Gary Payton's 6 ft jumper blocked by Allan Houston.
- Mark Blount missed 15 ft jumper.
- Kendrick Perkins missed layup.
- Nazr Mohammed made slam dunk. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Mark Blount made two point shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Nazr Mohammed missed layup.
- Gary Payton made 2 ft two point shot. Assisted by Mark Blount.
- Allan Houston missed layup.
- Paul Pierce missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Jamal Crawford made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Jamal Crawford missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed driving dunk.
- Allan Houston missed 13 ft jumper.
- Jamal Crawford made jumper.
- Paul Pierce made driving layup. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
- Tony Allen missed 49 ft three point jumper.
- Walter McCarty made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Ricky Davis made 18 ft jumper.
- Jamal Crawford missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed 17 ft jumper.
- Allan Houston missed 14 ft jumper.
- Marcus Banks made two point shot.
- Tim Thomas made 7 ft jumper.
- Marcus Banks made driving layup.
- Allan Houston missed 18 ft jumper.
- Walter McCarty missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Kurt Thomas missed 20 ft jumper.
- Allan Houston missed 18 ft jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed 19 ft jumper.
- Ricky Davis made driving dunk.
- Stephon Marbury missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kendrick Perkins.
- Paul Pierce made dunk. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
- Kurt Thomas made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
- Walter McCarty made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Walter McCarty missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Jamal Crawford missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Kendrick Perkins missed 13 ft jumper.
- Stephon Marbury missed layup.
- Nazr Mohammed made slam dunk.
- Marcus Banks made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Kurt Thomas missed 19 ft jumper.
- Stephon Marbury missed layup.
- Tim Thomas missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Jamal Crawford made 21 ft jumper.
- Marcus Banks missed 22 ft jumper.
- Tim Thomas made three point jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
- Mark Blount made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Mark Blount's 13 ft jumper blocked by Kurt Thomas.
- Kurt Thomas missed layup.
- Kurt Thomas made tip shot.
- Ricky Davis missed 2 ft two point shot.
- Ricky Davis missed layup.
- Mark Blount made tip shot.
- Jamal Crawford made driving layup.
- Tim Thomas made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.
- Stephon Marbury missed 31 ft three point jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Nazr Mohammed vs. Mark Blount. Gary Payton gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Jiri Welsch Bad Pass. Stolen by Nazr Mohammed. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Kurt Thomas made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:03 | | Gary Payton made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Al Jefferson. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:52 | | Stephon Marbury made driving layup. | 4 | 2 |
| 10:37 | | Al Jefferson made layup. | 4 | 4 |
| 10:22 | | Kurt Thomas Bad Pass | 4 | 4 |
| 10:12 | | Mark Blount missed 4 ft jumper. | 4 | 4 |
| 10:11 | | Nazr Mohammed defensive rebound. | 4 | 4 |
| 10:02 | | Kurt Thomas made 12 ft jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford. | 6 | 4 |
| 9:41 | | Jiri Welsch missed 17 ft jumper. | 6 | 4 |
| 9:40 | | Tim Thomas defensive rebound. | 6 | 4 |
| 9:32 | | Kurt Thomas made jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury. | 8 | 4 |
| 9:18 | | Gary Payton made 12 ft two point shot. | 8 | 6 |
| 9:06 | | Stephon Marbury's layup blocked by Gary Payton. | 8 | 6 |
| 9:04 | | Stephon Marbury offensive rebound. | 8 | 6 |
| 9:00 | | Stephon Marbury missed 19 ft jumper. | 8 | 6 |
| 8:59 | | Mark Blount defensive rebound. | 8 | 6 |
| 8:51 | | Gary Payton Bad Pass. Stolen by Jamal Crawford. | 8 | 6 |
| 8:47 | | Stephon Marbury Bad Pass. Stolen by Mark Blount. | 8 | 6 |
| 8:37 | | Jiri Welsch Lost Ball. Stolen by Kurt Thomas. | 8 | 6 |
| 8:34 | | Paul Pierce Personal Foul. Pierce's 1st Personal Foul, Boston's 1st Team Foul. | 8 | 6 |
| 8:34 | | Boston 20 Sec. Timeout. | 8 | 6 |
| 8:34 | | Kendrick Perkins enters the game for Mark Blount. | 8 | 6 |
| 8:22 | | Jamal Crawford made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Nazr Mohammed. | 11 | 6 |
| 8:18 | | Gary Payton Turnover | 11 | 6 |
| 8:10 | | Paul Pierce Personal Foul. Pierce's 2nd Personal Foul, Boston's 2nd Team Foul. | 11 | 6 |
| 8:10 | | Ricky Davis enters the game for Paul Pierce. | 11 | 6 |
| 8:02 | | Kendrick Perkins Illegal Defense Foul. Perkins's 1st Personal Foul, Boston's 3rd Team Foul. | 11 | 6 |
| 8:02 | | Stephon Marbury missed Technical Free Throw. | 11 | 6 |
| 8:02 | | New York offensive rebound. | 11 | 6 |
| 8:02 | | Mark Blount enters the game for Kendrick Perkins. | 11 | 6 |
| 7:54 | | Tim Thomas missed layup. | 11 | 6 |
| 7:52 | | Ricky Davis defensive rebound. | 11 | 6 |
| 7:47 | | Jiri Welsch missed jumper. | 11 | 6 |
| 7:46 | | Al Jefferson offensive rebound. | 11 | 6 |
| 7:45 | | Tim Thomas Shooting Foul. Thomas's 1st Personal Foul, New York's 1st Team Foul. | 11 | 6 |
| 7:45 | | Al Jefferson made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 11 | 7 |
| 7:45 | | Al Jefferson made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 11 | 8 |
| 7:31 | | Stephon Marbury made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Kurt Thomas. | 13 | 8 |
| 7:24 | | Ricky Davis missed 17 ft jumper. | 13 | 8 |
| 7:20 | | Jamal Crawford defensive rebound. | 13 | 8 |
| 7:11 | | Kurt Thomas missed 18 ft jumper. | 13 | 8 |
| 7:09 | | Mark Blount defensive rebound. | 13 | 8 |
| 6:56 | | Gary Payton missed 16 ft jumper. | 13 | 8 |
| 6:54 | | Kurt Thomas defensive rebound. | 13 | 8 |
| 6:50 | | Stephon Marbury missed 18 ft jumper. | 13 | 8 |
| 6:50 | | New York offensive rebound. | 13 | 8 |
| 6:41 | | Jamal Crawford missed 6 ft running jumper. | 13 | 8 |
| 6:41 | | Nazr Mohammed offensive rebound. | 13 | 8 |
| 6:39 | | Nazr Mohammed made layup. | 15 | 8 |
| 6:24 | | Mark Blount made dunk. Assisted by Ricky Davis. | 15 | 10 |
| 6:07 | | Kurt Thomas made jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford. | 17 | 10 |
| 5:46 | | Kurt Thomas Shooting Foul. Thomas's 1st Personal Foul, New York's 2nd Team Foul. | 17 | 10 |
| 5:46 | | Boston Full Timeout. | 17 | 10 |
| 5:46 | | Jiri Welsch made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 17 | 11 |
| 5:46 | | Jiri Welsch missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 17 | 11 |
| 5:45 | | Kurt Thomas defensive rebound. | 17 | 11 |
| 5:28 | | Nazr Mohammed made 6 ft jumper. | 19 | 11 |
| 5:07 | | Nazr Mohammed Shooting Foul. Mohammed's 1st Personal Foul, New York's 3rd Team Foul. | 19 | 11 |
| 5:07 | | Mark Blount missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 19 | 11 |
| 5:07 | | Boston offensive rebound. | 19 | 11 |
| 5:07 | | Mark Blount made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 19 | 12 |
| 4:50 | | Kurt Thomas made 18 ft jumper. | 21 | 12 |
| 4:30 | | Al Jefferson missed dunk. | 21 | 12 |
| 4:28 | | Boston offensive rebound. | 21 | 12 |
| 4:22 | | Al Jefferson Lost Ball. Stolen by Nazr Mohammed. | 21 | 12 |
| 4:16 | | Tim Thomas made slam dunk. Assisted by Stephon Marbury. | 23 | 12 |
| 4:11 | | Boston Full Timeout. | 23 | 12 |
| 4:01 | | Tim Thomas Personal Foul. Thomas's 2nd Personal Foul, New York's 4th Team Foul. | 23 | 12 |
| 3:46 | | Mark Blount Lost Ball. Stolen by Kurt Thomas. | 23 | 12 |
| 3:40 | | Jamal Crawford made 26 ft three point jumper. | 26 | 12 |
| 3:29 | | Mark Blount made driving dunk. Assisted by Gary Payton. | 26 | 14 |
| 3:14 | | Al Jefferson Shooting Foul. Jefferson's 1st Personal Foul, Boston's 4th Team Foul. | 26 | 14 |
| 3:14 | | Allan Houston enters the game for Tim Thomas. | 26 | 14 |
| 3:14 | | Tony Allen enters the game for Jiri Welsch. | 26 | 14 |
| 3:14 | | Kendrick Perkins enters the game for Al Jefferson. | 26 | 14 |
| 3:14 | | Nazr Mohammed made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 27 | 14 |
| 3:14 | | Nazr Mohammed made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 28 | 14 |
| 3:03 | | Kurt Thomas Shooting Foul. Thomas's 2nd Personal Foul, New York's 5th Team Foul. | 28 | 14 |
| 3:03 | | Ricky Davis made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 28 | 15 |
| 3:03 | | Mike Sweetney enters the game for Kurt Thomas. | 28 | 15 |
| 3:03 | | Ricky Davis made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 28 | 16 |
| 2:39 | | Nazr Mohammed's layup blocked by Ricky Davis. | 28 | 16 |
| 2:35 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound. | 28 | 16 |
| 2:33 | | Mike Sweetney Personal Foul. Sweetney's 1st Personal Foul, New York's 6th Team Foul. | 28 | 16 |
| 2:33 | | Vin Baker enters the game for Nazr Mohammed. | 28 | 16 |
| 2:33 | | Gary Payton missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 28 | 16 |
| 2:33 | | Boston offensive rebound. | 28 | 16 |
| 2:33 | | Gary Payton missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 28 | 16 |
| 2:32 | | Stephon Marbury defensive rebound. | 28 | 16 |
| 2:23 | | Allan Houston made jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury. | 30 | 16 |
| 2:15 | | Gary Payton made 1 ft two point shot. | 30 | 18 |
| 2:04 | | Stephon Marbury missed 25 ft three point jumper. | 30 | 18 |
| 2:02 | | New York offensive rebound. | 30 | 18 |
| 1:51 | | Mike Sweetney missed layup. | 30 | 18 |
| 1:50 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound. | 30 | 18 |
| 1:47 | | Allan Houston Shooting Foul. Houston's 1st Personal Foul, New York's 7th Team Foul. | 30 | 18 |
| 1:47 | | Tony Allen made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 30 | 19 |
| 1:47 | | Tony Allen made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 30 | 20 |
| 1:39 | | Allan Houston made jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury. | 32 | 20 |
| 1:24 | | Ricky Davis missed 16 ft jumper. | 32 | 20 |
| 1:23 | | Boston defensive rebound. | 32 | 20 |
| 1:12 | | Mike Sweetney made layup. Assisted by Allan Houston. | 34 | 20 |
| 58.6 | | Vin Baker Personal Foul. Baker's 1st Personal Foul, New York's 8th Team Foul. | 34 | 20 |
| 58.6 | | Marcus Banks enters the game for Gary Payton. | 34 | 20 |
| 58.6 | | Mark Blount made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 34 | 21 |
| 58.6 | | Mark Blount missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 34 | 21 |
| 57.9 | | Mike Sweetney defensive rebound. | 34 | 21 |
| 35.9 | | Jamal Crawford missed jumper. | 34 | 21 |
| 33.9 | | Tony Allen defensive rebound. | 34 | 21 |
| 26.7 | | Kendrick Perkins made 6 ft hook shot. Assisted by Tony Allen. | 34 | 23 |
| 3.3 | | Stephon Marbury's 6 ft jumper blocked by Marcus Banks. | 34 | 23 |
| 2.7 | | New York offensive rebound. | 34 | 23 |
| 2.7 | | Shot Clock Violation | 34 | 23 |
| 0.3 | | Ricky Davis missed 39 ft three point jumper. | 34 | 23 |
| 0.0 | | Boston offensive rebound. | 34 | 23 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 34 | 23 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Boston, MA
Referee:Eddie F. Rush
Referee:Blane Reichelt
Referee:Matt Boland
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 25 | 14 | .641 | - | W1 |
| Boston | 24 | 15 | .615 | 1 | L2 |
| Toronto | 24 | 17 | .585 | 2 | L1 |
| Philadelphia | 22 | 16 | .579 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Brooklyn | 11 | 26 | .297 | 13 | L4 |
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