Game completed
New York Knicks13-7117at
Boston Celtics12-9123
Tue, Dec 2, 8:00 PM ESTTD Garden, Boston, MAPeacock · NBC · Gotham
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 32 | 20 | 24 | 41 | 117 |
| BOS | 21 | 37 | 36 | 29 | 123 |
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal BridgesSF | 34 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12-17 | 8-12 | 3-3 | +6 |
| Josh HartPF | 36 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-11 | 4-7 | 1-1 | -1 |
| Karl-Anthony TownsC | 33 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12-19 | 2-5 | 3-3 | +10 |
| Miles McBrideSG | 36 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +14 |
| Jalen BrunsonPG | 39 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-21 | 1-8 | 2-3 | -4 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | -10 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 | -14 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | -8 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tyler Kolek | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -23 |
| Team | 117 | 47 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 43-85 | 19-44 | 12-17 |
DNP: Pacôme Dadiet, Ariel Hukporti, OG Anunoby (injury), Tosan Evbuomwan (gleague twoway), Trey Jemison III (gleague twoway), Kevin McCullar Jr. (gleague twoway), Landry Shamet (injury)
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen BrownSF | 40 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16-24 | 2-6 | 8-9 | +15 |
| Jordan WalshPF | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Neemias QuetaC | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Payton PritchardSG | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-13 | 1-7 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Derrick WhitePG | 35 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8-16 | 4-12 | 2-3 | +10 |
| Anfernee Simons | 24 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 1-1 | +9 |
| Josh Minott | 27 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +12 |
| Sam Hauser | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Amari Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Hugo González | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Team | 123 | 43 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 49-87 | 13-40 | 12-14 |
DNP: Chris Boucher, Luka Garza, Xavier Tillman, Ron Harper Jr. (gleague twoway), Max Shulga (gleague twoway), Jayson Tatum (injury)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- Biggest lead · BOS
- 18
- Biggest lead · NYK
- 14
- Times tied
- 1
- Lead changes
- 1
- Longest run · BOS
- 12
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- BOS is carrying the heavier travel load at 549 mi from its previous stop.
- BOS is playing into a 3 in 4 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
- National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.
The numbers
Rest · travel · body clock
| Schedule spot | NYK | BOS |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 13-7 | 12-9 |
| Days rest | 1 day | 1 day |
| Hours rest | 50h | 50h |
| Rest swing | 0h | 0h |
| Travel in | 188 mi | 549 mi |
| Zone change | 0h | 0h |
| Body clock | 0h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 1 of 1 | Homestand · 1 of 1 |
| Miles before tip | 0 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | 3 in 4 |
How each side got here
Travel and map
NYK
188 miNYK came from New York, NY with 188 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.
New York, NY to Boston, MA
BOS
549 miBOS came from Cleveland, OH with 549 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.
Cleveland, OH to Boston, MA
Where this game sits in the run
Trip context
NYK
Road tripNYK is on game 1 of 1 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.
BOS
HomestandBOS is in game 1 of 1 on this homestand.
Where it aired
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