New York Knicks at Boston Celtics
· National Basketball AssociationTatum, Celtics celebrate Banner 18 by making record-tying 29 3-pointers and crushing Knicks 132-109
Derrick White scored 24 points, Jaylen Brown added 23 and Tatum had 10 assists for the defending champions, who raised their NBA-most 18th championship banner to the rafters before the game. Boston led by as many as 35 points before missing its last 13 3-point attempts while trying to break the record.
Jalen Brunson scored 22 points for New York, and new addition Karl-Anthony Towns had just 12 points and seven rebounds.
With the Celtics leading by more than 20 points early in the third quarter, the TD Garden crowd’s attention strayed from the basketball game and it began chanting “Yankees Suck!”
Regular Season Series
BOS leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 109 - 132 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 109 - 132 | |
4th 11.0 | shot clock turnover | 109 - 132 | |
4th 35.1 | Celtics defensive team rebound | 109 - 132 | |
4th 36.2 | Jacob Toppin misses 24-foot three point jumper | 109 - 132 |
Statistics
NY | BOS | |
---|---|---|
43-78 | FG | 48-95 |
55.1 | Field Goal % | 50.5 |
11-30 | 3PT | 29-61 |
36.7 | Three Point % | 47.5 |
12-16 | FT | 7-8 |
75.0 | Free Throw % | 87.5 |
34 | Rebounds | 40 |
5 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
29 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
20 | Assists | 33 |
2 | Steals | 6 |
3 | Blocks | 3 |
11 | Turnovers | 3 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 4 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 2 |
4 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
42 | Points in Paint | 30 |
12 | Fouls | 15 |
1 | Largest Lead | 35 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W4 |
New York | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 | L1 |
Philadelphia | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 | W1 |
Brooklyn | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | L1 |
Toronto | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | L2 |
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