Game ID: 22300188
New York Knicks @ Boston Celtics
Monday, November 13, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 25 27 32 30 114NYK 24 29 23 22 98
BOS vs NYK ScoutingBOS vs NYK Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
BOS availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
BOS availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT White missed 2 since 11/04, returns tonight: 38 min (113% of 33)
OUT Queta missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
BOS availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 7 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Brissett missed 2 since 11/06, returns tonight: 8 min (74% of 10)
BACK White back 11/08 after 2, 38 min since (113% of 33)
BOS availability going into 11/11 · back-to-backOUT Queta missed 8 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK White back 11/08 after 2, 32 min since (97% of 33)
BACK Brissett back 11/10 after 2, 8 min since (74% of 10)
BOS availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 9 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK White back 11/08 after 2, 30 min since (90% of 33)
BACK Brissett back 11/10 after 2, 6 min since (60% of 10)
BOS availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 10 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK White back 11/08 after 2, 30 min since (91% of 33)
BACK Brissett back 11/10 after 2, 6 min since (60% of 10)
BOS availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 11 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Brissett missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
BACK White back 11/08 after 2, 31 min since (95% of 33)
BOS availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 12 since 10/25, returns tonight: 5 min (47% of 11)
OUT Brissett missed 3 since 11/13, out tonight
BOS availability going into 11/20 · back-to-backOUT Kornet missed 2 since 11/17, returns tonight: 18 min (126% of 15)
OUT Brissett missed 4 since 11/13, returns tonight: 17 min (166% of 10)
BACK Queta back 11/19 after 12, 5 min since (47% of 11)
NYK availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Fournier missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK McBride back 10/28 after 2, 6 min since (29% of 21)
BACK Sims back 10/28 after 2, 4 min since (30% of 12)
NYK availability going into 11/06 · 2 days' restOUT Barrett missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 31 min (104% of 30)
OUT Fournier missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK McBride back 10/28 after 2, 5 min since (24% of 21)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Grimes 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Fournier missed 7 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 3 since 11/01, returns tonight: 2 min (12% of 12)
BACK Barrett back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (104% of 30)
BACK McBride back 10/28 after 2, 5 min since (24% of 21)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/12 · 3 days' restOUT Fournier missed 8 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (106% of 30)
BACK Sims back 11/08 after 3, 2 min since (12% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backOUT Fournier missed 9 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (105% of 30)
BACK Sims back 11/08 after 3, 4 min since (33% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Fournier missed 10 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (105% of 30)
BACK Sims back 11/08 after 3, 3 min since (24% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 11 since 10/25, returns tonight: 16 min (121% of 13)
BACK Sims back 11/08 after 3, 3 min since (24% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/18 · back-to-backOUT Barrett missed 3 since 11/13, returns tonight: 26 min (88% of 30)
BACK Fournier back 11/17 after 11, 16 min since (121% of 13)
BACK Sims back 11/08 after 3, 3 min since (21% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Grimes missed 2 since 11/17, returns tonight: 25 min (123% of 20)
BACK Barrett back 11/18 after 3, 26 min since (88% of 30)
BACK Fournier back 11/17 after 11, 16 min since (121% of 13)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 23 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Brunson at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-8 a night and Boston plus-2. Call it Boston 112, New York 107.
11/06 @ MIN 109-114 — BOS notes
BOS lost 109-114 in 1 overtime. BOS shot 39% (36 of 92) to MIN's 52%, 11 of 39 from three, and went to the line 34 times to MIN's 25 — 26 points from the stripe to their 13. BOS turned it over 16 times to MIN's 23. Tatum led with 32 (12 of 22, 2 of 8 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Brown added 26, Porziņģis 20. Q2 was theirs, 29-23, turning a 3-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 4 periods went 91-80 against them. Holiday's -19 in 42 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 @ PHI 103-106 — BOS notes
BOS lost 103-106. BOS shot 40% (36 of 91) to PHI's 44%, 15 of 47 from three. The glass went 43-56 against them. Porziņģis led with 29 (10 of 19, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); White added 19, Tatum 16. Q4 was theirs, 32-25, the deficit cut from 10 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 81-71 against them. They led by as many as 11. Horford's -23 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 vs BKN 121-107 — BOS notes
BOS won 121-107. BOS shot 44% (41 of 94) to BKN's 45%, 19 of 52 from three, and went to the line 28 times to BKN's 18 — 20 points from the stripe to their 16. Brown led with 28 (10 of 19, 5 of 9 from three); Tatum added 23, Hauser 15. The hinge was Q2, 28-21: a lead of 5 became 12, and the lead reached 24. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
11/11 vs TOR 117-94 — BOS notes
BOS won 117-94. BOS shot 55% (47 of 86) to TOR's 38%, 15 of 44 from three. Brown led with 29 (12 of 20, 3 of 8 from three); Tatum added 27, Porziņģis 21. The hinge was Q3, 33-25: a lead of 9 became 17, and the lead reached 30. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +42.
11/13 vs NYK 114-98 — BOS notes
BOS won 114-98. BOS shot 51% (40 of 79) to NYK's 42%, 19 of 43 from three, and got to the line 16 times to NYK's 24. Tatum led with 35 (13 of 23, 5 of 12 from three); Brown added 22, Porziņģis 21. The hinge was Q3, 32-23: BOS came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 8, and the lead reached 17. BOS trailed 52-53 at the half and won the second half 62-45. Porziņģis was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/15 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Embiid at 37 and Maxey at 31 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Oubre Jr. (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 104, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Brown at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 104 a night to Philadelphia's 119 and the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-7 a night and Boston plus-0. Call it Philadelphia 116, Boston 115, Boston keeping it close.
11/17 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Barnes at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Anunoby (2 straight), Trent Jr. (3 straight), Freeman-Liberty (9 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 102, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 102 a night to Toronto's 117 and the arc, Boston at 36 percent from three to Toronto's 30. Call it Boston 114, Toronto 109.
11/19 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Bane at 24 and Jackson Jr. at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Morant (12 straight), Jackson (8 straight), LaRavia (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 102, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-4 a night and Memphis minus-5 and the defense, Boston allowing 102 a night to Memphis's 116. Call it Boston 115, Memphis 108.
11/20 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ball at 31 and Miller at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Rozier (7 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 101, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 101 a night to Charlotte's 122. Call it Boston 116, Charlotte 109.
11/03 @ MIL 105-110 — NYK notes
NYK lost 105-110. NYK took 14 more shots (96 to 82), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to MIL's 43%, 10 of 39 from three. The glass went 56-41 for them. Brunson led with 45 (17 of 30, 2 of 8 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Grimes added 17, Randle 16. Q1 was theirs, 25-21, but the other 3 periods went 89-80 against them. DiVincenzo's -10 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 vs LAC 111-97 — NYK notes
NYK won 111-97. NYK shot 47% (41 of 88) to LAC's 49%, 12 of 31 from three. The glass went 48-31 for them. Randle led with 27 (9 of 21, 3 of 8 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Barrett added 26, Robinson 13. The hinge was Q4, 35-21: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 17. NYK trailed 42-46 at the half and won the second half 69-51. Quickley was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/08 vs SAS 126-105 — NYK notes
NYK won 126-105. NYK shot 46% (46 of 100) to SAS's 49%, 19 of 42 from three, and went to the line 22 times to SAS's 13 — 15 points from the stripe to their 8. NYK turned it over 3 times to SAS's 13. Brunson led with 25 (8 of 19, 5 of 8 from three); Barrett added 24, Randle 23. The hinge was Q1, 33-16: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 30. Randle was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
11/12 vs CHA 129-107 — NYK notes
NYK won 129-107. NYK shot 54% (47 of 87) to CHA's 47%, 15 of 36 from three, and went to the line 30 times to CHA's 11 — 20 points from the stripe to their 7. Barrett led with 24 (9 of 16, 4 of 6 from three); Randle added 23, Brunson 20. The hinge was Q3, 35-25: a lead of 10 became 20, and the lead reached 29. Barrett was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
11/13 @ BOS 98-114 — NYK notes
NYK lost 98-114. NYK shot 42% (33 of 79) to BOS's 51%, 15 of 35 from three, and went to the line 24 times to BOS's 16 — 17 points from the stripe to their 15. Brunson led with 26 (10 of 21, 3 of 7 from three); Randle added 25, Hart 16. Q2 was theirs, 29-27, turning a 1-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 87-69 against them. Brunson's -20 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/15 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 28 and Murray at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Fernando (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Brunson at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 16 times a game to New York's 10 and the defense, New York allowing 107 a night to Atlanta's 117. Call it New York 114, Atlanta 113, Atlanta keeping it close.
11/17 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Kuzma at 24 and Poole at 13 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 14 a night. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; Randle at 25 and Barrett at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Barrett (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Washington minus-14 and the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Washington's 36. Call it New York 115, Washington 112, Washington keeping it close.
11/18 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 124, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ball at 31 and Mar. Williams at 13 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Rozier (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 44 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Randle at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Barrett (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 44 percent from three to Charlotte's 32 and the defense, New York allowing 108 a night to Charlotte's 124. Call it New York 118, Charlotte 110.
11/20 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Towns at 27 and Edwards at 23 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Randle at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Grimes (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Minnesota's 35 and the glass, where New York has been plus-9 a night and Minnesota plus-1. Call it New York 112, Minnesota 111, Minnesota keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAH A. Horford
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JT J. Tatum
KP K. Porziņģis
PP P. Pritchard
PO Porzingis
SH S. Hauser
NYKDD D. DiVincenzo
IH I. Hartenstein
IQ I. Quickley
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JR J. Randle
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
QG Q. Grimes
BOS/NYK the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Tatum scores 35, 17 in the fourth, to lead the Celtics to a 114-98 win over the Knicks
BOSTON -- — The Boston Celtics were missing a lot of 3-point shots. They missed a bunch of layups, too.
Coach Joe Mazzulla would have been happy to make adjustments, but his options were limited.
“If I could come up with another shot besides a 3 or a layup, I’ll do it,” Mazzulla said after the Celtics snapped out of a shooting funk to beat the New York Knicks 114-98 on Monday night. ”You can’t kick it in. I mean, we couldn’t throw it in the ocean."
Jayson Tatum scored 17 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter, when the Celtics turned a 91-88 lead into a runaway. After missing seven of his first eight 3-point attempts, he hit four straight down the stretch — including a contested one that led to a four-point play after the Knicks cut the deficit to three points.
“I’ve played enough games, had enough tough shooting nights,” said Tatum, who finished 13 for 23 in the game after going 6 for 8 in the fourth quarter. ”All really, really good scorers know it just takes one to change your momentum, change how you feel about yourself shooting the ball. And once you see one go in, you just feel a lot better about yourself."
Jaylen Brown added 22 points and Kristaps Porzingis had 21 against the team that drafted him.
Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and Julius Randle had 25 points and nine rebounds for New York, which was without RJ Barrett , who missed the second night of a back-to-back with a migraine headache. The Knicks had won three in a row since opening the season 2-4, including a loss to Boston in their opener.
Mazzulla said of trading punches against a longtime rival: “It's the best.”
“I love games like this, because it’s going to reveal who we are, what we’ve been doing and where we need to get better,” he said. “You’re not playing as well as you can be, and you’re only down one. You’ve got to be thankful for that, because it could be a lot worse. And I thought our guys just stuck with it, with the right mindset.”
The Knicks led by eight with 75 seconds left in the second quarter before Boston made three straight baskets, scoring nine of the last 11 points of the half and cutting it to 53-52 on Brown’s 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Boston led by as many as 10 late in the third quarter, but the Knicks closed to 91-88 when Brunson hit a long 3 with eight minutes left. Tatum answered with a step-back 3 and drew the foul, giving Boston a 95-88 lead.
“I missed so many wide-open 3s. I made the toughest one of the night, and I missed all the easy ones," Tatum said. “That kind of got me going. I’ll take it.”
Jrue Holiday , who surpassed 15,000 points for his career with a third-quarter 3-pointer, hit another 3 to make it a 10-point game.