Celtics 99-93 Knicks (15 Apr, 2008) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

65-16, 31-10 away

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	21	28	24	26	99
NY	20	34	21	18	93

New York Knicks

23-58, 15-26 home

David Lee makes driving layup
Wilson Chandler misses dunk
David Lee misses layup
Zach Randolph makes 15-foot jumper
Jamal Crawford makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jared Jeffries assists)
Jamal Crawford misses 27-foot three point jumper
Zach Randolph misses 15-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins blocks David Lee's layup
Zach Randolph misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zach Randolph misses layup
Zach Randolph makes hook shot
Wilson Chandler misses 19-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins blocks David Lee's layup
Jared Jeffries misses 27-foot three point jumper
Wilson Chandler makes 25-foot three point jumper (David Lee assists)
Wilson Chandler misses dunk
Zach Randolph misses jumper
David Lee makes layup (Zach Randolph assists)
Wilson Chandler misses 22-foot jumper
Zach Randolph misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jamal Crawford makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nate Robinson assists)
Jamal Crawford misses 41-foot three point jumper
David Lee makes driving layup (Jamal Crawford assists)
Fred Jones misses 16-foot jumper
Nate Robinson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mardy Collins assists)
Mardy Collins makes driving layup
Nate Robinson makes 18-foot jumper (Fred Jones assists)
Fred Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Renaldo Balkman makes layup
Mardy Collins misses layup
Renaldo Balkman makes layup
Fred Jones makes 12-foot two point shot
Fred Jones misses 18-foot jumper
Nate Robinson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mardy Collins assists)
Mardy Collins misses 13-foot jumper
Nate Robinson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Wilson Chandler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mardy Collins assists)
Nate Robinson misses layup
Fred Jones makes three point jumper (Wilson Chandler assists)
Nate Robinson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Fred Jones assists)
Fred Jones misses layup
Wilson Chandler misses layup
Jamal Crawford misses three point jumper
Nate Robinson misses 34-foot three point jumper
Wilson Chandler misses 17-foot jumper
Wilson Chandler misses layup
Kendrick Perkins blocks Zach Randolph's layup
Jamal Crawford makes 20-foot jumper
Nate Robinson makes 19-foot jumper (Jamal Crawford assists)
Jared Jeffries misses 21-foot jumper
Zach Randolph misses 19-foot jumper
Nate Robinson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jamal Crawford misses 24-foot three point jumper
Zach Randolph makes layup
Jamal Crawford misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nate Robinson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Crawford assists)
Nate Robinson misses three point jumper
Zach Randolph makes layup (Jamal Crawford assists)
David Lee makes 18-foot jumper (Jamal Crawford assists)
Jared Jeffries misses 14-foot jumper
Zach Randolph misses 20-foot jumper
Zach Randolph makes 8-foot jumper (David Lee assists)
Zach Randolph makes layup (Jamal Crawford assists)
Nate Robinson misses 9-foot jumper
Nate Robinson misses 41-foot three point jumper
Nate Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Posey blocks Mardy Collins's layup
Fred Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mardy Collins misses 11-foot jumper
David Lee misses 13-foot jumper
Fred Jones makes 7-foot two point shot (Mardy Collins assists)
James Posey blocks Mardy Collins's layup
Mardy Collins makes driving layup (Fred Jones assists)
Fred Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mardy Collins assists)
Nate Robinson makes driving layup (Mardy Collins assists)
Fred Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mardy Collins misses layup
Randolph Morris makes 5-foot jumper (Fred Jones assists)
Randolph Morris misses 14-foot jumper
Randolph Morris makes 4-foot two point shot (Fred Jones assists)
Nate Robinson misses 13-foot jumper
Nate Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nate Robinson makes driving layup
Nate Robinson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nate Robinson makes layup
James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tony Allen assists)
Tony Allen misses layup
Leon Powe makes driving layup
Rajon Rondo makes 19-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Leon Powe makes layup
James Posey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Tony Allen makes 19-foot jumper (James Posey assists)
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses 14-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 15-foot jumper
Tony Allen misses 16-foot jumper
Glen Davis misses layup
Rajon Rondo misses 10-foot jumper
Tony Allen misses 4-foot jumper
Jared Jeffries blocks Tony Allen's layup
Glen Davis makes driving layup (Tony Allen assists)
Tony Allen makes two point shot
Tony Allen misses 6-foot jumper
Glen Davis misses tip shot
P.J. Brown misses 15-foot jumper
Sam Cassell misses 11-foot jumper
Glen Davis makes layup
Gabe Pruitt misses 18-foot jumper
Glen Davis makes 17-foot jumper
Gabe Pruitt misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sam Cassell makes 16-foot jumper
Sam Cassell makes 15-foot jumper
Sam Cassell misses layup
P.J. Brown misses tip shot
Glen Davis misses layup
P.J. Brown makes layup
Sam Cassell misses 17-foot jumper
James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 18-foot jumper
Sam Cassell misses 4-foot jumper
Tony Allen makes 18-foot jumper
Leon Powe makes layup (Kendrick Perkins assists)
Leon Powe makes two point shot (Tony Allen assists)
Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Kendrick Perkins misses 15-foot jumper
Tony Allen misses layup
Rajon Rondo makes 5-foot jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists)
David Lee blocks Leon Powe's layup
Rajon Rondo makes jumper (Leon Powe assists)
Rajon Rondo misses 21-foot jumper
Leon Powe makes layup
James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 8-foot two point shot
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Sam Cassell makes 21-foot jumper
James Posey makes three point jumper
James Posey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Rajon Rondo makes 20-foot jumper
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses layup
Kendrick Perkins misses 19-foot jumper
Sam Cassell misses 18-foot jumper
James Posey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo makes 17-foot two point shot
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brian Scalabrine misses three point jumper
Brian Scalabrine makes layup (Glen Davis assists)
Sam Cassell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
Sam Cassell makes 15-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo makes layup
Rajon Rondo makes 12-foot two point shot
Sam Cassell misses 11-foot jumper
Sam Cassell makes 22-foot jumper
Sam Cassell misses 14-foot jumper
Sam Cassell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Sam Cassell misses 22-foot jumper
Sam Cassell misses 16-foot jumper
Sam Cassell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
Sam Cassell misses layup

CELTICS

KNICKS

TIME		BOS	NY
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Kendrick Perkins vs. Jared Jeffries (James Posey gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Rajon Rondo lost ball (Wilson Chandler steals)	0	0
11:34	David Lee makes driving layup	0	2
11:14	James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tony Allen assists)	3	2
10:57	Wilson Chandler misses dunk	3	2
10:56	David Lee offensive rebound	3	2
10:55	David Lee misses layup	3	2
10:53	Leon Powe defensive rebound	3	2
10:36	Tony Allen misses layup	3	2
10:36	Boston defensive rebound	3	2
10:36	Leon Powe loose ball foul (David Lee draws the foul)	3	2
10:19	Jared Jeffries lost ball (James Posey steals)	3	2
10:14	Leon Powe makes driving layup	5	2
9:56	Zach Randolph makes 15-foot jumper	5	4
9:38	Rajon Rondo makes 19-foot jumper	7	4
9:22	Jamal Crawford makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jared Jeffries assists)	7	7
8:52	Rajon Rondo misses layup	7	7
8:51	Leon Powe offensive rebound	7	7
8:48	Leon Powe makes layup	9	7
8:30	Jamal Crawford misses 27-foot three point jumper	9	7
8:29	Tony Allen defensive rebound	9	7
8:18	Zach Randolph personal foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul)	9	7
8:07	James Posey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)	12	7
7:52	Zach Randolph misses 15-foot jumper	12	7
7:50	New York offensive rebound	12	7
7:46	Leon Powe shooting foul (Zach Randolph draws the foul)	12	7
7:46	Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2	12	7
7:46	New York offensive rebound	12	7
7:46	Glen Davis enters the game for Leon Powe	12	7
7:46	Zach Randolph makes free throw 2 of 2	12	8
7:26	Tony Allen makes 19-foot jumper (James Posey assists)	14	8
7:15	Kendrick Perkins blocks David Lee's layup	14	8
7:13	David Lee offensive rebound	14	8
7:09	Zach Randolph misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	8
7:07	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	14	8
7:01	James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	8
7:00	David Lee defensive rebound	14	8
6:43	Glen Davis shooting foul (David Lee draws the foul)	14	8
6:43	David Lee makes free throw 1 of 2	14	9
6:43	David Lee makes free throw 2 of 2	14	10
6:26	James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	10
6:24	David Lee defensive rebound	14	10
6:16	Zach Randolph misses layup	14	10
6:15	Zach Randolph offensive rebound	14	10
6:13	Zach Randolph makes hook shot	14	12
5:50	Kendrick Perkins misses 14-foot jumper	14	12
5:48	David Lee defensive rebound	14	12
5:41	Wilson Chandler misses 19-foot jumper	14	12
5:39	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	14	12
5:26	Rajon Rondo misses 15-foot jumper	14	12
5:26	David Lee defensive rebound	14	12
5:24	David Lee bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals)	14	12
5:16	Tony Allen misses 16-foot jumper	14	12
5:15	Glen Davis offensive rebound	14	12
5:13	Zach Randolph shooting foul (Glen Davis draws the foul)	14	12
5:13	New York full timeout	14	12
5:13	Glen Davis misses free throw 1 of 2	14	12
5:13	Boston offensive rebound	14	12
5:13	Glen Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	15	12
4:52	Kendrick Perkins blocks David Lee's layup	15	12
4:52	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	15	12
4:37	Glen Davis misses layup	15	12
4:35	Zach Randolph defensive rebound	15	12
4:24	Zach Randolph bad pass (James Posey steals)	15	12
4:20	James Posey bad pass	15	12
4:05	Jared Jeffries misses 27-foot three point jumper	15	12
4:01	Rajon Rondo defensive rebound	15	12
3:42	Rajon Rondo misses 10-foot jumper	15	12
3:40	David Lee defensive rebound	15	12
3:29	Wilson Chandler makes 25-foot three point jumper (David Lee assists)	15	15
3:10	Tony Allen misses 4-foot jumper	15	15
3:09	David Lee defensive rebound	15	15
3:00	Wilson Chandler misses dunk	15	15
3:00	Zach Randolph offensive rebound	15	15
2:51	Zach Randolph misses jumper	15	15
2:50	Tony Allen defensive rebound	15	15
2:36	Jared Jeffries blocks Tony Allen's layup	15	15
2:34	Zach Randolph defensive rebound	15	15
2:31	Jamal Crawford offensive foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)	15	15
2:31	Jamal Crawford turnover	15	15
2:31	Boston full timeout	15	15
2:15	Glen Davis makes driving layup (Tony Allen assists)	17	15
2:00	Jared Jeffries lost ball (Glen Davis steals)	17	15
1:47	Tony Allen makes two point shot	19	15
1:31	David Lee makes layup (Zach Randolph assists)	19	17
1:23	P.J. Brown enters the game for Kendrick Perkins	19	17
1:23	Sam Cassell enters the game for Rajon Rondo	19	17
1:23	Boston 20 Sec. timeout	19	17
1:15	Tony Allen misses 6-foot jumper	19	17
1:14	Glen Davis offensive rebound	19	17
1:14	Glen Davis misses tip shot	19	17
1:10	Zach Randolph defensive rebound	19	17
1:00	Wilson Chandler misses 22-foot jumper	19	17
59.7	Glen Davis defensive rebound	19	17
51.9	P.J. Brown misses 15-foot jumper	19	17
50.4	David Lee defensive rebound	19	17
41.9	Zach Randolph misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	17
40.7	Sam Cassell defensive rebound	19	17
37.6	Zach Randolph shooting foul (Tony Allen draws the foul)	19	17
37.6	Tony Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	20	17
37.6	Nate Robinson enters the game for Zach Randolph	20	17
37.6	Brian Scalabrine enters the game for James Posey	20	17
37.6	Tony Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	21	17
24.5	Jamal Crawford makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nate Robinson assists)	21	20
3.6	Tony Allen offensive foul (Jared Jeffries draws the foul)	21	20
3.6	Tony Allen turnover	21	20
2.0	Brian Scalabrine personal foul (Jamal Crawford draws the foul)	21	20
1.0	Jamal Crawford misses 41-foot three point jumper	21	20
0.3	New York offensive rebound	21	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	20

Regular Season Series

BOS wins 4-0

Knicks
59
Celtics
104

Game 1

30/11

Celtics
109
Knicks
93

Game 2

21/1

Knicks
103
Celtics
111

Game 3

14/2

Celtics
99
Knicks
93

Game 4

15/4

Madison Square Garden

12:30 AM, 15 April 2008

New York, NY

Attendance: 19,763

Referees:
Monty McCutchen
Scott Wall
Zach Zarba

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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