Celtics 102-99 Knicks (4 Dec, 2005) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

7-9, 1-4 away

102

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	22	24	30	26	102
NY	26	19	22	32	99

New York Knicks

5-11, 3-3 home

Eddy Curry misses 4-foot jumper
Antonio Davis misses 15-foot jumper
Stephon Marbury makes driving layup
Stephon Marbury misses layup
Nate Robinson misses jumper
Antonio Davis misses layup
Raef LaFrentz blocks Antonio Davis's layup
Nate Robinson makes three point jumper
Antonio Davis misses layup
Antonio Davis misses two point shot
Antonio Davis makes layup
Nate Robinson misses 15-foot jumper
Nate Robinson misses 19-foot jumper
Jerome James misses layup
Channing Frye makes 19-foot jumper (Stephon Marbury assists)
Justin Reed blocks Stephon Marbury's layup
Quentin Richardson makes layup
Stephon Marbury makes driving layup
Stephon Marbury makes driving layup (Jamal Crawford assists)
Channing Frye misses 14-foot jumper
Jamal Crawford misses layup
Stephon Marbury makes driving layup
Stephon Marbury misses layup
Jamal Crawford misses jumper
Stephon Marbury makes 17-foot jumper (Channing Frye assists)
Stephon Marbury misses layup
Eddy Curry makes slam dunk (Jamal Crawford assists)
Delonte West blocks Jamal Crawford's 17-foot jumper
Quentin Richardson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Stephon Marbury makes driving layup
Quentin Richardson makes driving dunk (Nate Robinson assists)
Stephon Marbury makes driving layup (Quentin Richardson assists)
Jackie Butler misses 5-foot hook shot
Stephon Marbury makes driving layup
Antonio Davis misses 7-foot jumper
Channing Frye makes jumper (Stephon Marbury assists)
Jerome James makes layup (Jamal Crawford assists)
Jerome James misses 21-foot jumper
Jamal Crawford makes 21-foot jumper (Stephon Marbury assists)
Stephon Marbury misses layup
Jamal Crawford misses 25-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye misses 20-foot jumper
Channing Frye misses 18-foot jumper
Al Jefferson blocks Stephon Marbury's layup
Stephon Marbury misses layup
Trevor Ariza makes tip shot
Channing Frye makes 4-foot two point shot (Quentin Richardson assists)
Channing Frye makes three point jumper (Stephon Marbury assists)
Stephon Marbury misses 17-foot jumper
Channing Frye makes 9-foot two point shot
Stephon Marbury misses layup
Jackie Butler makes layup (Stephon Marbury assists)
Channing Frye makes 18-foot jumper (Stephon Marbury assists)
Stephon Marbury misses layup
Jackie Butler makes layup
Stephon Marbury misses layup
Malik Rose misses 18-foot jumper
Channing Frye makes 21-foot jumper (Stephon Marbury assists)
Channing Frye misses 10-foot jumper
Jackie Butler makes layup (Stephon Marbury assists)
Stephon Marbury makes layup
Quentin Richardson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Channing Frye misses 19-foot jumper
Raef LaFrentz blocks Stephon Marbury's layup
Quentin Richardson makes layup
Nate Robinson makes layup
Stephon Marbury misses layup
Jackie Butler makes layup
Channing Frye makes 17-foot jumper (Stephon Marbury assists)
Nate Robinson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Raef LaFrentz makes 24-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)
Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
Delonte West makes 9-foot jumper
Raef LaFrentz misses 17-foot jumper
Ricky Davis makes driving layup (Delonte West assists)
Raef LaFrentz misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 6-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins makes layup
Kendrick Perkins misses 4-foot hook shot
Kendrick Perkins makes 4-foot hook shot
Ricky Davis misses 21-foot jumper
Raef LaFrentz misses 21-foot jumper
Mark Blount misses 18-foot jumper
Mark Blount misses 18-foot jumper
Orien Greene misses 20-foot jumper
Orien Greene misses 18-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 2-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce makes driving layup
Mark Blount misses 18-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 8-foot hook shot
Orien Greene misses 15-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 11-foot jumper
Justin Reed misses 14-foot jumper
Brian Scalabrine misses jumper
Delonte West misses layup
Al Jefferson misses layup
Ricky Davis makes 6-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes layup
Ricky Davis makes driving layup (Paul Pierce assists)
Ricky Davis misses 19-foot jumper
Ricky Davis makes dunk (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce misses 20-foot jumper
Ricky Davis makes 17-foot two point shot
Ricky Davis makes driving layup (Paul Pierce assists)
Ricky Davis makes 17-foot jumper
Delonte West misses 22-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 21-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Delonte West misses layup
Delonte West makes 23-foot jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists)
Antonio Davis blocks Ricky Davis's jumper
Raef LaFrentz misses three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 16-foot jumper
Brian Scalabrine makes 19-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Ricky Davis misses 40-foot three point jumper
Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Ricky Davis assists)
Raef LaFrentz misses tip shot
Delonte West makes driving layup
Ricky Davis makes 19-foot two point shot
Paul Pierce makes two point shot
Delonte West makes driving layup
Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Delonte West makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce makes 18-foot jumper
Delonte West makes driving dunk (Al Jefferson assists)
Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
Delonte West misses 26-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes 7-foot jumper (Justin Reed assists)
Al Jefferson misses dunk
Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper
Mark Blount makes 3-foot hook shot
Paul Pierce makes 21-foot jumper
Orien Greene misses 32-foot three point jumper
Orien Greene misses 20-foot jumper
Justin Reed makes layup
Ricky Davis misses layup
Mark Blount misses layup
Mark Blount misses layup
Delonte West makes driving layup
Ricky Davis misses three point jumper
Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ricky Davis makes dunk (Paul Pierce assists)
Delonte West misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ricky Davis makes 20-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 20-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes layup
Al Jefferson makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
Raef LaFrentz misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ricky Davis misses 11-foot jumper
Channing Frye blocks Justin Reed's layup
Al Jefferson makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)

CELTICS

KNICKS

TIME		BOS	NY
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Kendrick Perkins vs. Eddy Curry (Stephon Marbury gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Eddy Curry misses 4-foot jumper	0	0
11:44	Raef LaFrentz defensive rebound	0	0
11:32	Raef LaFrentz makes 24-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)	3	0
11:10	Antonio Davis misses 15-foot jumper	3	0
11:07	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	3	0
11:00	Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper	3	0
10:57	Raef LaFrentz offensive rebound	3	0
10:37	Delonte West makes 9-foot jumper	5	0
10:22	Kendrick Perkins personal foul (Antonio Davis draws the foul)	5	0
10:11	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	5	0
10:03	Raef LaFrentz misses 17-foot jumper	5	0
10:00	Stephon Marbury defensive rebound	5	0
9:56	Stephon Marbury makes driving layup	5	2
9:37	Stephon Marbury shooting foul (Ricky Davis draws the foul)	5	2
9:37	Ricky Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	6	2
9:37	Ricky Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	7	2
9:17	Ricky Davis makes driving layup (Delonte West assists)	9	2
9:17	Stephon Marbury misses layup	9	2
9:11	New York full timeout	9	2
8:57	Nate Robinson misses jumper	9	2
8:55	Antonio Davis offensive rebound	9	2
8:55	Antonio Davis misses layup	9	2
8:48	Antonio Davis offensive rebound	9	2
8:48	Raef LaFrentz blocks Antonio Davis's layup	9	2
8:45	Ricky Davis defensive rebound	9	2
8:38	Raef LaFrentz misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	2
8:37	Eddy Curry defensive rebound	9	2
8:29	Delonte West shooting foul (Eddy Curry draws the foul)	9	2
8:29	Eddy Curry misses free throw 1 of 2	9	2
8:29	New York offensive rebound	9	2
8:29	Eddy Curry makes free throw 2 of 2	9	3
8:14	Paul Pierce misses 6-foot jumper	9	3
8:11	Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound	9	3
8:10	Kendrick Perkins makes layup	11	3
7:54	Nate Robinson makes three point jumper	11	6
7:43	Kendrick Perkins misses 4-foot hook shot	11	6
7:39	Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound	13	6
7:39	Kendrick Perkins makes 4-foot hook shot	13	6
7:20	Antonio Davis misses layup	13	6
7:18	Antonio Davis offensive rebound	13	6
7:18	Antonio Davis misses two point shot	13	6
7:16	Antonio Davis offensive rebound	13	8
7:16	Antonio Davis makes layup	13	8
7:01	Ricky Davis misses 21-foot jumper	13	8
6:58	Quentin Richardson defensive rebound	13	8
6:45	Quentin Richardson bad pass	13	8
6:28	Raef LaFrentz misses 21-foot jumper	13	8
6:26	Quentin Richardson defensive rebound	13	8
6:18	Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (Antonio Davis draws the foul)	13	8
6:18	Antonio Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	13	9
6:18	Mark Blount enters the game for Kendrick Perkins	13	9
6:18	Antonio Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	13	10
6:03	Mark Blount misses 18-foot jumper	13	10
6:01	Nate Robinson defensive rebound	13	10
5:56	Nate Robinson bad pass	13	10
5:43	Antonio Davis defensive rebound	13	10
5:41	Channing Frye enters the game for Eddy Curry	13	10
5:41	Jerome James enters the game for Antonio Davis	13	10
5:41	Delonte West clear path foul (Nate Robinson draws the foul)	13	10
5:41	Nate Robinson makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	13	11
5:41	Orien Greene enters the game for Delonte West	13	11
5:37	Nate Robinson misses 15-foot jumper	13	11
5:37	New York defensive rebound	13	11
5:37	Jerome James loose ball foul (Mark Blount draws the foul)	13	11
5:16	Mark Blount misses 18-foot jumper	13	11
5:13	Quentin Richardson defensive rebound	13	11
5:05	Nate Robinson misses 19-foot jumper	13	11
5:03	Jerome James offensive rebound	13	11
5:01	Jerome James misses layup	13	11
5:00	Orien Greene defensive rebound	13	11
4:46	Paul Pierce bad pass (Stephon Marbury steals)	13	11
4:43	Orien Greene shooting foul (Stephon Marbury draws the foul)	13	11
4:43	Jamal Crawford enters the game for Nate Robinson	13	11
4:43	Al Jefferson enters the game for Raef LaFrentz	13	11
4:43	Stephon Marbury makes free throw 1 of 2	13	12
4:43	Boston full timeout	13	12
4:43	Stephon Marbury makes free throw 2 of 2	13	13
4:18	Orien Greene misses 20-foot jumper	13	13
4:16	Quentin Richardson defensive rebound	13	13
4:01	Channing Frye makes 19-foot jumper (Stephon Marbury assists)	13	15
3:51	Quentin Richardson personal foul (Orien Greene draws the foul)	13	15
3:51	Justin Reed enters the game for Ricky Davis	13	15
3:47	Jerome James shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	13	15
3:47	Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2	14	15
3:47	Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2	14	15
3:47	Jerome James defensive rebound	14	15
3:30	Justin Reed blocks Stephon Marbury's layup	14	15
3:24	Quentin Richardson offensive rebound	14	15
3:21	Quentin Richardson makes layup	14	17
3:10	Orien Greene misses 18-foot jumper	14	17
3:08	Stephon Marbury defensive rebound	14	17
2:55	Stephon Marbury makes driving layup	14	19
2:55	Justin Reed shooting foul (Stephon Marbury draws the foul)	14	19
2:55	Jackie Butler enters the game for Jerome James	14	19
2:55	Stephon Marbury makes free throw 1 of 1	14	20
2:32	Quentin Richardson shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	14	20
2:32	Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2	14	20
2:32	Boston offensive rebound	14	20
2:32	Trevor Ariza enters the game for Quentin Richardson	14	20
2:32	Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2	15	20
2:18	Stephon Marbury makes driving layup (Jamal Crawford assists)	15	22
2:06	Al Jefferson makes 2-foot two point shot	17	22
1:51	Jackie Butler lost ball (Paul Pierce steals)	17	22
1:49	Paul Pierce makes driving layup	19	22
1:49	Jamal Crawford shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	19	22
1:49	Nate Robinson enters the game for Stephon Marbury	19	22
1:49	Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 1	20	22
1:36	Channing Frye misses 14-foot jumper	20	22
1:34	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	20	22
1:23	Mark Blount misses 18-foot jumper	20	22
1:21	Jackie Butler defensive rebound	20	22
1:15	Mark Blount personal foul (Channing Frye draws the foul)	20	22
1:15	Ricky Davis enters the game for Paul Pierce	20	22
1:15	Channing Frye makes free throw 1 of 2	20	23
1:15	Channing Frye makes free throw 2 of 2	20	24
55.7	Al Jefferson misses 8-foot hook shot	20	24
54.7	Boston defensive rebound	20	24
54.7	Mark Blount loose ball foul (Channing Frye draws the foul)	20	24
54.7	Channing Frye makes free throw 1 of 2	20	25
54.7	Channing Frye makes free throw 2 of 2	20	26
50.1	Trevor Ariza personal foul (Orien Greene draws the foul)	20	26
50.1	Orien Greene makes free throw 1 of 2	21	26
50.1	Orien Greene makes free throw 2 of 2	22	26
42.9	Jamal Crawford bad pass	22	26
33.9	Orien Greene misses 15-foot jumper	22	26
31.9	Jamal Crawford defensive rebound	22	26
26.9	Jamal Crawford misses layup	22	26
25.7	Jamal Crawford offensive rebound	22	26
24.7	New York 20 Sec. timeout	22	26
8.8	Nate Robinson turnover	22	26
8.8	Delonte West enters the game for Al Jefferson	22	26
8.8	Dan Dickau enters the game for Mark Blount	22	26
8.8	Stephon Marbury enters the game for Jackie Butler	22	26
0.9	Ricky Davis misses 11-foot jumper	22	26
0.0	Boston offensive rebound	22	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	26

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 2-0

Knicks
100
Celtics
114

Game 1

3/11

Celtics
102
Knicks
99

Game 2

4/12

Celtics
123
Knicks
98

Game 3

30/3

Knicks
101
Celtics
86

Game 4

9/4

Madison Square Garden

6:00 PM, 4 December 2005

New York, NY

Attendance: 19,763

Referees:
Bennett Salvatore
Michael Smith
Sean Wright

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	12	3	.800	-	W3
New York	9	6	.600	3	W4
Brooklyn	6	9	.400	6	W1
Toronto	4	12	.250	8.5	W2
Philadelphia	2	12	.143	9.5	L5

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