Celtics 115-87 Knicks (12 Nov, 2016) Play-by-Play

New York Knicks

3-5, 1-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NY	27	24	22	14	87
BOS	31	30	25	29	115

Boston Celtics

4-4, 3-1 home

115

Isaiah Thomas makes 17-foot two point shot (Avery Bradley assists)
Isaiah Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amir Johnson assists)
Marcus Smart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
Marcus Smart makes 23-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
Avery Bradley misses
Marcus Smart makes 4-foot two point shot
Avery Bradley misses layup
Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley misses 1-foot
Isaiah Thomas misses 4-foot jumper
Isaiah Thomas misses
Isaiah Thomas makes layup (Avery Bradley assists)
Avery Bradley makes layup (Kelly Olynyk assists)
Isaiah Thomas makes driving layup
Isaiah Thomas makes layup (Kelly Olynyk assists)
Kelly Olynyk misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kelly Olynyk makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
Marcus Smart misses 19-foot jumper
Kelly Olynyk misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Brown misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Terry Rozier misses 4-foot jumper
Jonas Jerebko misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kristaps Porzingis blocks Tyler Zeller 's 3-foot layup
Avery Bradley misses 23-foot
Willy Hernangomez blocks Avery Bradley's shot
Jaylen Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley misses 21-foot two point jumper
Avery Bradley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
Isaiah Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Thomas makes two point shot
Isaiah Thomas misses 3-foot
Terry Rozier misses two point jumper
Joakim Noah blocks Kelly Olynyk 's 2-foot layup
Kelly Olynyk makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
Avery Bradley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marcus Smart misses 10-foot two point jumper
Isaiah Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
Isaiah Thomas makes 24-foot three pointer (Jonas Jerebko assists)
Kelly Olynyk makes layup (Isaiah Thomas assists)
Avery Bradley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley makes driving layup
Kristaps Porzingis blocks Avery Bradley 's 2-foot layup
Kelly Olynyk makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
Courtney Lee blocks Avery Bradley 's 2-foot shot
Avery Bradley makes driving layup
Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Joakim Noah blocks Kelly Olynyk's layup
Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Thomas misses
Avery Bradley misses jumper
Kelly Olynyk makes driving layup
Justin Holiday blocks Kelly Olynyk 's 3-foot layup
Avery Bradley makes two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)
Joakim Noah blocks Isaiah Thomas's layup
Amir Johnson misses 7-foot two point shot
Jonas Jerebko makes 9-foot two point shot (Terry Rozier assists)
Terry Rozier misses
Isaiah Thomas makes driving layup
Terry Rozier misses two point shot
Jonas Jerebko makes tip shot
Isaiah Thomas misses
Jonas Jerebko misses driving layup
Avery Bradley misses 21-foot two point jumper
Marcus Smart misses three point jumper
Jaylen Brown makes layup
Jaylen Brown misses 6-foot two point shot
Kelly Olynyk makes two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)
Lance Thomas blocks Jaylen Brown 's 9-foot jumper
Jaylen Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Brown makes layup (Marcus Smart assists)
Marcus Smart misses
Jaylen Brown misses 19-foot two point jumper
Marcus Smart misses 27-foot three point jumper
Tyler Zeller misses 18-foot jumper
Marcus Smart makes tip shot
Marcus Smart makes 7-foot two point shot (Kelly Olynyk assists)
Tyler Zeller makes 19-foot jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
Terry Rozier misses 6-foot jumper
Terry Rozier misses
Terry Rozier misses 1-foot
Terry Rozier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
Tyler Zeller makes layup (Marcus Smart assists)
Tyler Zeller misses 20-foot jumper
James Young misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ron Baker blocks Jordan Mickey 's 2-foot layup
Jordan Mickey makes two point shot
Justin Holiday blocks Gerald Green 's 18-foot jumper
Tyler Zeller makes dunk (Gerald Green assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 6-foot two point shot
Derrick Rose makes 7-foot two point shot
Derrick Rose misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot two point shot (Derrick Rose assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot
Courtney Lee misses 19-foot jumper
Kristaps Porzingis misses driving layup
Joakim Noah misses
Kristaps Porzingis makes 11-foot two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose misses 4-foot jumper
Joakim Noah makes tip shot
Kristaps Porzingis makes jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Kristaps Porzingis makes 14-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
Derrick Rose misses
Justin Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
Jaylen Brown blocks Justin Holiday 's 3-foot shot
Derrick Rose misses
Justin Holiday makes dunk (Willy Hernangomez assists)
Lance Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kristaps Porzingis misses
Kristaps Porzingis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Willy Hernangomez makes two point shot
Justin Holiday makes 16-foot two point shot (Willy Hernangomez assists)
Justin Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Jennings misses layup
Willy Hernangomez misses
Justin Holiday misses
Willy Hernangomez misses
Justin Holiday misses
Justin Holiday misses 6-foot jumper
Lance Thomas misses
Willy Hernangomez makes dunk (Mindaugas Kuzminskas assists)
Mindaugas Kuzminskas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mindaugas Kuzminskas makes two point shot (Brandon Jennings assists)
Willy Hernangomez misses layup
Willy Hernangomez misses
Willy Hernangomez misses 2-foot
Willy Hernangomez makes two point shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 9-foot two point shot
Kristaps Porzingis misses 12-foot two point jumper
Willy Hernangomez misses jumper
Brandon Jennings misses three point jumper
Lance Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose makes two point shot
Courtney Lee misses 14-foot Regular Jump Shot
Joakim Noah makes two point shot
Joakim Noah makes two point shot
Courtney Lee misses 19-foot two point shot
Derrick Rose misses 16-foot two point jumper
Kristaps Porzingis misses 6-foot jumper
Kristaps Porzingis misses 2-foot
Kristaps Porzingis misses
Courtney Lee misses 26-foot three point jumper
Justin Holiday makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
Kristaps Porzingis makes two point shot (Courtney Lee assists)
Derrick Rose makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kristaps Porzingis assists)
Justin Holiday misses three point jumper
Kristaps Porzingis makes 9-foot two point shot (Mindaugas Kuzminskas assists)
Joakim Noah makes 3-foot two point shot (Brandon Jennings assists)
Kristaps Porzingis misses 8-foot two point shot
Kristaps Porzingis misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Jennings misses 23-foot
Mindaugas Kuzminskas makes layup
Jonas Jerebko blocks Mindaugas Kuzminskas 's 2-foot layup
Willy Hernangomez misses two point shot
Willy Hernangomez makes two point shot (Derrick Rose assists)
Brandon Jennings misses
Sasha Vujacic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Willy Hernangomez misses 18-foot jumper
Sasha Vujacic misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kristaps Porzingis misses two point shot
Derrick Rose misses 14-foot two point jumper
Brandon Jennings misses 26-foot three point jumper
Derrick Rose misses 25-foot
Justin Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Jennings makes three point jumper (Lance Thomas assists)
Tyler Zeller blocks Brandon Jennings's layup
Lance Thomas misses 23-foot jumper
Ron Baker misses 18-foot jumper
Lance Thomas misses three point jumper
Lance Thomas makes 23-foot jumper (Willy Hernangomez assists)
Willy Hernangomez misses 19-foot jumper
Lance Thomas makes two point shot
Kyle O'Quinn misses 6-foot jumper
Sasha Vujacic misses 20-foot jumper
Ron Baker makes two point shot
Ron Baker misses three point jumper
Mindaugas Kuzminskas misses
Kyle O'Quinn makes two point shot
Kyle O'Quinn misses driving layup

KNICKS

CELTICS

TIME		NY	BOS
12:00	Joakim Noah vs. Amir Johnson (Kristaps Porzingis gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Carmelo Anthony misses 6-foot two point shot	0	0
11:45	Avery Bradley defensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Isaiah Thomas makes 17-foot two point shot (Avery Bradley assists)	0	2
11:04	Derrick Rose makes 7-foot two point shot	2	2
10:48	Isaiah Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amir Johnson assists)	2	5
10:26	Derrick Rose misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	5
10:25	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	2	5
10:18	Marcus Smart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)	2	8
10:03	Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot two point shot (Derrick Rose assists)	4	8
9:47	Marcus Smart Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	4	8
9:30	Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot	6	8
9:30	Amir Johnson defensive goaltending violation	6	8
9:15	Marcus Smart makes 23-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)	6	11
8:52	Courtney Lee misses 19-foot jumper	6	11
8:52	Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound	6	11
8:48	Avery Bradley misses	6	11
8:47	Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound	6	11
8:41	Kristaps Porzingis out of bounds lost ball turnover	6	11
8:29	Kristaps Porzingis shooting foul (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul)	6	11
8:29	Kelly Olynyk makes free throw 1 of 2	6	12
8:29	Kelly Olynyk makes free throw 2 of 2	6	13
8:19	Kristaps Porzingis misses driving layup	6	13
8:18	Avery Bradley defensive rebound	6	13
8:18	Joakim Noah offensive rebound	6	13
8:18	Joakim Noah misses	6	13
8:08	Courtney Lee shooting foul (Avery Bradley draws the foul)	6	13
8:08	Avery Bradley makes free throw 1 of 2	6	14
8:08	Avery Bradley makes free throw 2 of 2	6	15
7:58	Joakim Noah lost ball turnover (Amir Johnson steals)	6	15
7:50	Marcus Smart makes 4-foot two point shot	6	17
7:35	Carmelo Anthony lost ball turnover (Avery Bradley steals)	6	17
7:31	Avery Bradley misses layup	6	17
7:30	Isaiah Thomas offensive rebound	6	17
7:24	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	17
7:20	Avery Bradley misses 1-foot	6	17
7:20	Avery Bradley offensive rebound	6	17
7:20	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	6	17
7:09	Kristaps Porzingis makes 11-foot two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)	8	17
6:54	Isaiah Thomas misses 4-foot jumper	8	17
6:52	Isaiah Thomas offensive rebound	8	17
6:52	Isaiah Thomas misses	8	17
6:50	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	8	17
6:48	Joakim Noah bad pass (Avery Bradley steals)	8	17
6:47	Isaiah Thomas makes layup (Avery Bradley assists)	8	19
6:47	Knicks Full timeout	8	19
6:30	Carmelo Anthony makes jumper (Derrick Rose assists)	10	19
6:15	Avery Bradley makes layup (Kelly Olynyk assists)	10	21
5:58	Derrick Rose misses 4-foot jumper	10	21
5:58	Joakim Noah offensive rebound	10	21
5:58	Joakim Noah makes tip shot	12	21
5:50	Courtney Lee personal foul (Avery Bradley draws the foul)	12	21
5:50	Jonas Jerebko enters the game for Amir Johnson	12	21
5:50	Justin Holiday enters the game for Courtney Lee	12	21
5:41	Isaiah Thomas makes driving layup	12	23
5:30	Kristaps Porzingis makes jumper (Derrick Rose assists)	14	23
5:16	Isaiah Thomas makes layup (Kelly Olynyk assists)	14	25
4:56	Kristaps Porzingis makes 14-foot two point shot	16	25
4:41	Kelly Olynyk misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	25
4:39	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	16	25
4:33	Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup	18	25
4:33	Jonas Jerebko shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	18	25
4:33	Terry Rozier enters the game for Avery Bradley	18	25
4:33	Lance Thomas enters the game for Kristaps Porzingis	18	25
4:33	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 1	19	25
4:22	Kelly Olynyk makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)	19	28
4:07	Derrick Rose misses	19	28
4:07	Jonas Jerebko defensive rebound	19	28
3:53	Marcus Smart misses 19-foot jumper	19	28
3:51	Lance Thomas defensive rebound	19	28
3:44	Justin Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Joakim Noah assists)	22	28
3:29	Kelly Olynyk misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	28
3:28	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	22	28
3:14	Carmelo Anthony makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)	25	28
3:14	Celtics Full timeout	25	28
3:14	Jaylen Brown enters the game for Marcus Smart	25	28
3:14	Tyler Zeller enters the game for Kelly Olynyk	25	28
3:14	Willy Hernangomez enters the game for Joakim Noah	25	28
3:01	Jaylen Brown misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	25	28
3:00	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	25	28
2:46	Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	25	28
2:46	Terry Rozier defensive rebound	25	28
2:39	Terry Rozier misses 4-foot jumper	25	28
2:38	Lance Thomas defensive rebound	25	28
2:31	Jaylen Brown blocks Justin Holiday 's 3-foot shot	25	28
2:31	Terry Rozier defensive rebound	25	28
2:24	Jonas Jerebko misses 27-foot three point jumper	25	28
2:23	Knicks defensive team rebound	25	28
2:06	Derrick Rose misses	25	28
2:05	Tyler Zeller defensive rebound	25	28
1:55	Derrick Rose shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)	25	28
1:55	Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2	25	28
1:55	Celtics offensive team rebound	25	28
1:55	Brandon Jennings enters the game for Derrick Rose	25	28
1:55	Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2	25	28
1:55	Willy Hernangomez defensive rebound	25	28
1:34	Justin Holiday makes dunk (Willy Hernangomez assists)	27	28
1:28	Brandon Jennings personal block (Terry Rozier draws the foul)	27	28
1:28	Terry Rozier makes free throw 1 of 2	27	29
1:28	Kristaps Porzingis enters the game for Carmelo Anthony	27	29
1:28	Terry Rozier makes free throw 2 of 2	27	30
1:08	Brandon Jennings traveling	27	30
56.0	Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	30
54.0	Jonas Jerebko offensive rebound	27	30
52.0	Kristaps Porzingis blocks Tyler Zeller 's 3-foot layup	27	30
50.0	Justin Holiday defensive rebound	27	30
48.0	Lance Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper	27	30
47.0	Knicks offensive team rebound	27	30
47.0	Tyler Zeller loose ball foul (Willy Hernangomez draws the foul)	27	30
36.0	Kristaps Porzingis misses	27	30
36.0	Celtics defensive team rebound	27	30
36.0	Kristaps Porzingis loose ball foul (Jonas Jerebko draws the foul)	27	30
36.0	Jonas Jerebko misses free throw 1 of 2	27	30
36.0	Celtics offensive team rebound	27	30
36.0	Avery Bradley enters the game for Isaiah Thomas	27	30
36.0	Jonas Jerebko makes free throw 2 of 2	27	31
23.0	Kristaps Porzingis misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	31
22.0	Tyler Zeller defensive rebound	27	31
1.0	Avery Bradley misses 23-foot	27	31
1.0	Lance Thomas defensive rebound	27	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	31

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 1-0

Knicks
87
Celtics
115

Game 1

12/11

Celtics
119
Knicks
114

Game 2

25/12

Knicks
117
Celtics
106

Game 3

19/1

Celtics
110
Knicks
94

Game 4

2/4

TD Garden

12:30 AM, 12 November 2016

Boston, MA

Attendance: 18,624

Referees:
Eric Dalen
Dedric Taylor
Tony Brothers

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	22	6	.786	-	W1
New York	18	10	.643	4	W3
Brooklyn	11	17	.393	11	L1
Philadelphia	9	17	.346	12	L1
Toronto	7	21	.250	15	L6

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