Celtics 119-114 Knicks (25 Dec, 2016) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

18-13, 12-7 away

119

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	22	34	32	31	119
NY	28	20	34	32	114

New York Knicks

16-14, 11-5 home

114

Kristaps Porzingis misses 24-foot three point jumper
Derrick Rose makes 5-foot two point shot
Courtney Lee makes 22-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot
Kristaps Porzingis makes two point shot
Derrick Rose makes 5-foot Driving Floating Jump Shot
Joakim Noah makes 5-foot two point shot
Courtney Lee makes 16-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 12-foot two point shot
Joakim Noah makes 4-foot two point shot (Kristaps Porzingis assists)
Derrick Rose misses 6-foot two point shot
Derrick Rose makes two point shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lance Thomas misses layup
Kyle O'Quinn makes 15-foot jumper
Lance Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot jumper
Lance Thomas makes layup
Justin Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lance Thomas assists)
Kristaps Porzingis makes 6-foot two point shot
Brandon Jennings misses 12-foot jumper
Kyle O'Quinn makes layup (Brandon Jennings assists)
Kyle O'Quinn misses 11-foot jumper
Kristaps Porzingis makes tip shot
Kristaps Porzingis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Justin Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper
Derrick Rose misses 4-foot two point shot
Kristaps Porzingis misses 16-foot two point shot
Courtney Lee misses 15-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 5-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Courtney Lee misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kristaps Porzingis makes driving dunk
Carmelo Anthony misses 80-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses layup
Carmelo Anthony misses layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
Derrick Rose misses 14-foot jumper
Derrick Rose misses 6-foot jumper
Joakim Noah makes two point shot
Kristaps Porzingis makes 2-foot two point shot (Joakim Noah assists)
Kristaps Porzingis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper
Derrick Rose makes 12-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot
Derrick Rose misses 6-foot jumper
Joakim Noah misses layup
Courtney Lee makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Al Horford blocks Derrick Rose 's 3-foot layup
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
Carmelo Anthony makes 15-foot jumper
Derrick Rose makes 14-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony makes 21-foot jumper
Courtney Lee makes three point jumper
Derrick Rose misses 18-foot jumper
Courtney Lee misses 23-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup
Carmelo Anthony makes 4-foot two point shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 45-foot three point jumper
Courtney Lee misses 23-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green blocks Mindaugas Kuzminskas 's 4-foot jumper
Courtney Lee misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mindaugas Kuzminskas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mindaugas Kuzminskas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Jennings assists)
Kristaps Porzingis misses 15-foot jumper
Kyle O'Quinn makes layup
Brandon Jennings misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kristaps Porzingis makes 12-foot jumper
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Derrick Rose misses 9-foot jumper
Justin Holiday misses 14-foot jumper
Derrick Rose makes two point shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 6-foot jumper
Kristaps Porzingis misses layup
Derrick Rose misses layup
Kristaps Porzingis misses 12-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Kristaps Porzingis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
Kristaps Porzingis makes layup
Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Joakim Noah assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
Al Horford blocks Kristaps Porzingis 's 9-foot jumper
Avery Bradley makes driving layup
Jae Crowder misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Horford makes two point shot
Isaiah Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley misses 23-foot jumper
Al Horford makes driving layup
Isaiah Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amir Johnson assists)
Isaiah Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Amir Johnson misses layup
Avery Bradley misses 17-foot jumper
Isaiah Thomas makes driving layup
Jonas Jerebko misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jae Crowder makes driving layup (Isaiah Thomas assists)
Al Horford makes driving dunk (Isaiah Thomas assists)
Courtney Lee blocks Isaiah Thomas's layup
Marcus Smart misses 14-foot jumper
Jonas Jerebko misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Horford misses 24-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony blocks Jonas Jerebko 's 4-foot jumper
Marcus Smart misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marcus Smart makes layup (Jae Crowder assists)
Kelly Olynyk makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
Avery Bradley misses 18-foot jumper
Marcus Smart makes 13-foot two point shot
Kelly Olynyk misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kelly Olynyk misses 4-foot jumper
Isaiah Thomas makes 14-foot jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
Isaiah Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
Isaiah Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Brown misses 6-foot jumper
Isaiah Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green makes 7-foot two point shot
Al Horford makes 8-foot two point shot
Marcus Smart misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
Al Horford misses 25-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green misses 14-foot jumper
Jae Crowder makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
Jae Crowder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gerald Green assists)
Jae Crowder makes 23-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
Marcus Smart misses 6-foot jumper
Gerald Green misses 15-foot jumper
Jae Crowder misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Horford makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amir Johnson assists)
Gerald Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
Marcus Smart makes 23-foot three point jumper
Amir Johnson makes 4-foot two point shot (Al Horford assists)
Kristaps Porzingis blocks Avery Bradley 's 3-foot jumper
Amir Johnson makes layup (Avery Bradley assists)
Jae Crowder misses 25-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley makes 4-foot two point shot (Amir Johnson assists)
Isaiah Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kelly Olynyk makes layup (Avery Bradley assists)
Al Horford makes driving dunk
Kelly Olynyk makes two point shot (Isaiah Thomas assists)
Isaiah Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kelly Olynyk assists)
Isaiah Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley misses 5-foot two point shot
Isaiah Thomas makes driving layup
Isaiah Thomas makes two point shot
Isaiah Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
Kelly Olynyk makes two point shot
Kelly Olynyk makes 14-foot jumper
Avery Bradley makes driving layup
Avery Bradley misses 4-foot hook shot
Marcus Smart makes 11-foot jumper
Jae Crowder misses 6-foot jumper
Avery Bradley misses 14-foot jumper
Jonas Jerebko makes driving layup
Kelly Olynyk makes layup (Marcus Smart assists)
Gerald Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kelly Olynyk assists)
Isaiah Thomas makes jumper
Isaiah Thomas misses layup
Jonas Jerebko misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kelly Olynyk makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
Isaiah Thomas misses 12-foot jumper
Kristaps Porzingis blocks Amir Johnson's layup
Isaiah Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jae Crowder makes two point shot
Kristaps Porzingis blocks Al Horford 's 2-foot layup
Avery Bradley makes two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)
Al Horford makes 9-foot two point shot
Amir Johnson makes dunk (Marcus Smart assists)
Al Horford misses 6-foot jumper
Amir Johnson misses 7-foot jumper
Kristaps Porzingis blocks Al Horford's layup
Isaiah Thomas misses layup
Al Horford misses jumper
Isaiah Thomas makes driving layup
Isaiah Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marcus Smart makes 24-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)

CELTICS

KNICKS

TIME		BOS	NY
12:00	Amir Johnson vs. Joakim Noah (Kristaps Porzingis gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Kristaps Porzingis misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:36	Jae Crowder defensive rebound	0	0
11:12	Avery Bradley makes driving layup	2	0
10:52	Derrick Rose makes 5-foot two point shot	2	2
10:34	Jae Crowder misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:33	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	2	2
10:18	Kristaps Porzingis lost ball turnover (Avery Bradley steals)	2	2
10:10	Al Horford makes two point shot	4	2
9:56	Courtney Lee makes 22-foot jumper	4	4
9:42	Isaiah Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	4
9:40	Al Horford offensive rebound	4	4
9:37	Avery Bradley misses 23-foot jumper	4	4
9:36	Knicks defensive team rebound	4	4
9:36	Amir Johnson loose ball foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul)	4	4
9:18	Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot	4	4
9:15	Avery Bradley defensive rebound	4	4
9:11	Courtney Lee personal foul (Isaiah Thomas draws the foul)	4	6
9:02	Al Horford makes driving layup	6	4
8:45	Kristaps Porzingis makes two point shot	6	6
8:30	Avery Bradley bad pass (Kristaps Porzingis steals)	6	6
8:23	Derrick Rose makes 5-foot Driving Floating Jump Shot	6	8
8:10	Isaiah Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amir Johnson assists)	9	8
7:58	Joakim Noah makes 5-foot two point shot	9	10
7:58	Amir Johnson shooting foul (Joakim Noah draws the foul)	9	10
7:58	Joakim Noah misses free throw 1 of 1	9	10
7:58	Jae Crowder defensive rebound	9	10
7:47	Isaiah Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	10
7:45	Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound	9	10
7:37	Kristaps Porzingis bad pass (Amir Johnson steals)	9	10
7:33	Amir Johnson misses layup	9	10
7:31	Derrick Rose defensive rebound	9	10
7:24	Kristaps Porzingis Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	9	10
7:09	Avery Bradley misses 17-foot jumper	9	10
7:07	Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound	9	10
6:54	Courtney Lee makes 16-foot two point shot	9	12
6:28	Isaiah Thomas makes driving layup	11	12
6:26	Knicks Full timeout	11	12
6:26	Jonas Jerebko enters the game for Amir Johnson	11	12
6:01	Carmelo Anthony misses 12-foot two point shot	11	12
6:00	Al Horford defensive rebound	11	12
5:54	Jonas Jerebko misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	12
5:52	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	11	12
5:39	Joakim Noah makes 4-foot two point shot (Kristaps Porzingis assists)	11	14
5:24	Jae Crowder makes driving layup (Isaiah Thomas assists)	13	14
5:13	Derrick Rose misses 6-foot two point shot	13	14
5:13	Derrick Rose offensive rebound	13	14
5:11	Kyle O'Quinn enters the game for Joakim Noah	13	14
5:11	Lance Thomas enters the game for Kristaps Porzingis	13	14
5:03	Derrick Rose makes two point shot	13	16
4:47	Al Horford makes driving dunk (Isaiah Thomas assists)	15	16
4:33	Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	16
4:33	Lance Thomas offensive rebound	15	16
4:31	Lance Thomas misses layup	15	16
4:30	Isaiah Thomas defensive rebound	15	16
4:22	Courtney Lee blocks Isaiah Thomas's layup	15	16
4:20	Celtics offensive team rebound	15	16
4:20	Marcus Smart enters the game for Isaiah Thomas	15	16
4:13	Marcus Smart misses 14-foot jumper	15	16
4:11	Kyle O'Quinn defensive rebound	15	16
3:58	Kyle O'Quinn makes 15-foot jumper	15	18
3:41	Jonas Jerebko misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	18
3:40	Knicks defensive team rebound	15	18
3:27	Lance Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	18
3:27	Celtics defensive team rebound	15	18
3:13	Al Horford misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	18
3:11	Al Horford offensive rebound	15	18
3:00	Carmelo Anthony blocks Jonas Jerebko 's 4-foot jumper	15	18
2:58	Al Horford offensive rebound	15	18
2:51	Marcus Smart misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	18
2:49	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	15	18
2:47	Carmelo Anthony bad pass (Avery Bradley steals)	15	18
2:41	Marcus Smart makes layup (Jae Crowder assists)	17	18
2:23	Jae Crowder shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	17	18
2:23	Celtics Full timeout	17	18
2:23	Jaylen Brown enters the game for Jae Crowder	17	18
2:23	Kelly Olynyk enters the game for Al Horford	17	18
2:23	Justin Holiday enters the game for Courtney Lee	17	18
2:23	Brandon Jennings enters the game for Derrick Rose	17	18
2:23	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2	17	19
2:23	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2	17	20
2:11	Lance Thomas personal foul (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul)	17	20
1:59	Kelly Olynyk makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)	20	20
1:36	Marcus Smart shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	20	20
1:36	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2	20	21
1:36	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2	20	22
1:19	Avery Bradley misses 18-foot jumper	20	22
1:16	Kyle O'Quinn defensive rebound	20	22
1:07	Kyle O'Quinn bad pass (Jonas Jerebko steals)	20	22
1:04	Justin Holiday personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)	20	22
55.0	Brandon Jennings shooting foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul)	20	22
55.0	Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2	21	22
55.0	Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2	22	22
43.0	Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot jumper	22	22
41.0	Lance Thomas offensive rebound	22	22
41.0	Lance Thomas makes layup	22	24
41.0	Jonas Jerebko shooting foul (Lance Thomas draws the foul)	22	24
41.0	Isaiah Thomas enters the game for Avery Bradley	22	24
41.0	Kristaps Porzingis enters the game for Carmelo Anthony	22	24
41.0	Lance Thomas makes free throw 1 of 1	22	25
35.0	Isaiah Thomas lost ball turnover (Brandon Jennings steals)	22	25
24.0	Justin Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lance Thomas assists)	22	28
0.0	shot clock turnover	22	28
0.0	Amir Johnson enters the game for Isaiah Thomas	22	28
0.0	Kyle O'Quinn bad pass (Marcus Smart steals)	22	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	28

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 2-0

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

Madison Square Garden

5:00 PM, 25 December 2016

New York, NY

Attendance: 19,812

Referees:
Zach Zarba
Marat Kogut
Kane Fitzgerald

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	22	.241	15.5	L7

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