Celtics 114-109 Knicks (23 Dec, 2004) Play-by-Play

New York Knicks

13-13, 5-9 away

109

	1	2	3	4	T
NY	34	24	26	25	109
BOS	23	27	30	34	114

Boston Celtics

12-13, 7-5 home

114

Gary Payton made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Al Jefferson.
Al Jefferson made layup.
Mark Blount missed 4 ft jumper.
Jiri Welsch missed 17 ft jumper.
Gary Payton made 12 ft two point shot.
Jiri Welsch missed jumper.
Ricky Davis missed 17 ft jumper.
Gary Payton missed 16 ft jumper.
Mark Blount made dunk. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Al Jefferson missed dunk.
Mark Blount made driving dunk. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Gary Payton made 1 ft two point shot.
Ricky Davis missed 16 ft jumper.
Kendrick Perkins made 6 ft hook shot. Assisted by Tony Allen.
Ricky Davis missed 39 ft three point jumper.
Ricky Davis missed layup.
Ricky Davis missed layup.
Kendrick Perkins made layup.
Ricky Davis made 10 ft jumper. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
Mark Blount missed 16 ft jumper.
Mark Blount made slam dunk.
Ricky Davis made slam dunk.
Mark Blount made jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Paul Pierce missed layup.
Paul Pierce made 18 ft two point shot. Assisted by Mark Blount.
Paul Pierce missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Marcus Banks missed 19 ft jumper.
Paul Pierce made three point jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Gary Payton made layup.
Paul Pierce made 3 ft two point shot.
Ricky Davis missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Walter McCarty made layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Al Jefferson missed layup.
Ricky Davis missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Walter McCarty made jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Paul Pierce missed two point shot.
Al Jefferson missed layup.
Al Jefferson made layup.
Gary Payton made 11 ft jumper.
Mark Blount made 10 ft jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Mark Blount's layup blocked by Nazr Mohammed.
Al Jefferson made layup. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
Al Jefferson made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Mark Blount made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce missed two point shot.
Mark Blount made tip shot.
Jiri Welsch missed 18 ft jumper.
Gary Payton missed jumper.
Gary Payton made layup.
Gary Payton missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Paul Pierce missed layup.
Mark Blount missed tip shot.
Paul Pierce made layup.
Paul Pierce made slam dunk.
Gary Payton's 6 ft jumper blocked by Allan Houston.
Mark Blount missed 15 ft jumper.
Kendrick Perkins missed layup.
Mark Blount made two point shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Gary Payton made 2 ft two point shot. Assisted by Mark Blount.
Paul Pierce missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Ricky Davis missed driving dunk.
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.
Ricky Davis missed 17 ft jumper.
Marcus Banks made two point shot.
Marcus Banks made driving layup.
Walter McCarty missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Ricky Davis missed 19 ft jumper.
Ricky Davis made driving dunk.
Paul Pierce made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kendrick Perkins.
Paul Pierce made dunk. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
Walter McCarty made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Walter McCarty missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Kendrick Perkins missed 13 ft jumper.
Marcus Banks made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Marcus Banks missed 22 ft jumper.
Mark Blount made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Mark Blount's 13 ft jumper blocked by Kurt Thomas.
Ricky Davis missed 2 ft two point shot.
Ricky Davis missed layup.
Mark Blount made tip shot.
Kurt Thomas made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Stephon Marbury made driving layup.
Kurt Thomas made 12 ft jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Kurt Thomas made jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
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.
Stephon Marbury made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.
Kurt Thomas missed 18 ft jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed 18 ft jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed 6 ft running jumper.
Nazr Mohammed made layup.
Kurt Thomas made jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Nazr Mohammed made 6 ft jumper.
Kurt Thomas made 18 ft jumper.
Tim Thomas made slam dunk. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Jamal Crawford made 26 ft three point jumper.
Nazr Mohammed's layup blocked by Ricky Davis.
Allan Houston made jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Stephon Marbury missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Mike Sweetney missed layup.
Allan Houston made jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Mike Sweetney made layup. Assisted by Allan Houston.
Jamal Crawford missed jumper.
Stephon Marbury's 6 ft jumper blocked by Marcus Banks.
Allan Houston missed 19 ft jumper.
Mike Sweetney made 6 ft hook shot.
Allan Houston missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Trevor Ariza missed 22 ft jumper.
Trevor Ariza's 9 ft jumper blocked by Marcus Banks.
Allan Houston made 17 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.
Tim Thomas made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Jamal Crawford made 28 ft three point jumper.
Mike Sweetney missed 2 ft two point shot.
Mike Sweetney made layup.
Jamal Crawford made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Stephon Marbury made 2 ft two point shot.
Jamal Crawford missed 17 ft two point shot.
Kurt Thomas missed 15 ft jumper.
Stephon Marbury made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Nazr Mohammed.
Nazr Mohammed made layup. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Tim Thomas made layup. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Nazr Mohammed missed 16 ft two point shot.
Tim Thomas made 13 ft jumper.
Tim Thomas missed 17 ft jumper.
Tim Thomas's layup blocked by Al Jefferson.
Nazr Mohammed missed jumper.
Stephon Marbury made driving layup.
Stephon Marbury missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Jamal Crawford's 17 ft jumper blocked by Ricky Davis.
Nazr Mohammed missed layup.
Stephon Marbury missed layup.
Stephon Marbury missed layup.
Nazr Mohammed missed layup.
Jerome Williams made tip shot.
Nazr Mohammed made slam dunk. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Nazr Mohammed missed layup.
Allan Houston missed layup.
Jamal Crawford made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Jamal Crawford missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Allan Houston missed 13 ft jumper.
Jamal Crawford made jumper.
Jamal Crawford missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Allan Houston missed 14 ft jumper.
Tim Thomas made 7 ft jumper.
Allan Houston missed 18 ft jumper.
Kurt Thomas missed 20 ft jumper.
Allan Houston missed 18 ft jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Kurt Thomas made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Jamal Crawford missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed layup.
Nazr Mohammed made slam dunk.
Kurt Thomas missed 19 ft jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed layup.
Tim Thomas missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Jamal Crawford made 21 ft jumper.
Tim Thomas made three point jumper. Assisted by Jamal Crawford.
Kurt Thomas missed layup.
Kurt Thomas 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.

KNICKS

CELTICS

TIME		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

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 2-0

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

TD Garden

12:00 AM, 23 December 2004

Boston, MA

Attendance: 15,655

Referees:
Eddie F. Rush
Blane Reichelt
Matt Boland

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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