New York Knicks @ Boston Celtics
East Semifinals - Game 5 • NY leads series 3-2
51-31, 24-17 Away
102
51-31, 24-17 Away
61-21, 28-13 Home
127
61-21, 28-13 Home
New York Knicks
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 36 | 6 | 1-12 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -15 | |
| 29 | 19 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 8-9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -20 | |
| 36 | 24 | 7-15 | 5-9 | 5-6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -24 | |
| 40 | 9 | 4-14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -25 | |
| 33 | 22 | 7-17 | 1-4 | 7-9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -18 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
| 23 | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | -9 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
| 29 | 11 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -9 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
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102 | 29-81 | 12-30 | 32-40 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 20 | |||
36% | 40% | 80% | ||||||||||||
Boston Celtics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 24 | 12 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +11 | |
| 12 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -12 | |
| 33 | 14 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 2-5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | +23 | |
| 40 | 34 | 9-16 | 7-13 | 9-11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +26 | |
| 37 | 26 | 9-17 | 3-5 | 5-8 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +28 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 15 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +1 | |
| 26 | 10 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +20 | |
| 3 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | |
| 39 | 17 | 6-17 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +24 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
127 | 44-84 | 22-49 | 17-26 | 44 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 25 | |||
52% | 45% | 65% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Boston, MA
Referee:Brian Forte
Referee:Josh Tiven
Referee:Tony Brothers
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 56 | 26 | .683 | - | W2 |
| New York | 53 | 29 | .646 | 3 | L1 |
| Toronto | 46 | 36 | .561 | 10 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | W2 |
| Brooklyn | 20 | 62 | .244 | 36 | L3 |
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