Game ID: 22301167
New York Knicks @ Boston Celtics
Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 29 19 23 38 109NYK 32 37 31 18 118
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 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 5 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 3/28 after 5, 34 min since (100% of 34)
BACK Brissett back 4/01 after 2, 13 min since (126% of 10)
NEW Porziņģis 29 to 34 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 6 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 3/28 after 5, 33 min since (99% of 34)
BACK Brissett back 4/01 after 2, 8 min since (80% of 10)
BOS availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 7 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 3/28 after 5, 33 min since (97% of 34)
BACK Brissett back 4/01 after 2, 8 min since (74% of 10)
BOS availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 8 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Brissett back 4/01 after 2, 8 min since (77% of 10)
BOS availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 9 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Brissett back 4/01 after 2, 8 min since (74% of 10)
NEW Pritchard 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Hauser 21 to 27 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/12 · back-to-backOUT Queta missed 10 since 3/23, returns tonight: 18 min (160% of 11)
NEW Hauser 21 to 27 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restBACK Queta back 4/12 after 10, 18 min since (160% of 11)
NEW Pritchard 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Hauser 21 to 29 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/21 · 6 days' restOUT Tatum missed 2 since 4/12, returns tonight: 41 min (112% of 37)
OUT Brown missed 2 since 4/12, returns tonight: 34 min (100% of 34)
OUT Holiday missed 2 since 4/12, returns tonight: 34 min (99% of 34)
OUT White missed 2 since 4/12, returns tonight: 34 min (101% of 33)
OUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 4/12, returns tonight: 34 min (118% of 29)
OUT Horford missed 2 since 4/12, returns tonight: 26 min (93% of 28)
BACK Queta back 4/12 after 10, 19 min since (167% of 11)
NEW Pritchard 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Hauser 21 to 29 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/24 · 2 days' restBACK Tatum back 4/21 after 2, 41 min since (112% of 37)
BACK Brown back 4/21 after 2, 34 min since (100% of 34)
BACK Holiday back 4/21 after 2, 34 min since (99% of 34)
BACK White back 4/21 after 2, 34 min since (101% of 33)
BACK Porziņģis back 4/21 after 2, 34 min since (118% of 29)
BACK Horford back 4/21 after 2, 26 min since (93% of 28)
BACK Queta back 4/12 after 10, 19 min since (167% of 11)
NEW Pritchard 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Hauser 21 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Kornet 15 to 20 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 8 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 3 since 3/29, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 12)
BACK Robinson back 3/27 after 50, 14 min since (59% of 24)
BACK Burks back 3/31 after 3, 8 min since (52% of 15)
NEW Hart 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/05 · back-to-backOUT Anunoby missed 9 since 3/18, returns tonight: 29 min (82% of 35)
BACK Robinson back 3/27 after 50, 14 min since (60% of 24)
BACK Burks back 3/31 after 3, 8 min since (54% of 15)
BACK Sims back 4/04 after 3, 1 min since (5% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restBACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 29 min since (82% of 35)
BACK Burks back 3/31 after 3, 8 min since (54% of 15)
BACK Sims back 4/04 after 3, 1 min since (5% of 12)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 43 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Sims missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 33 min since (94% of 35)
BACK Burks back 3/31 after 3, 8 min since (54% of 15)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 38 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Burks missed 2 since 4/07, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 3 since 4/05, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 34 min since (96% of 35)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 33 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/12 · back-to-backOUT Burks missed 3 since 4/07, returns tonight: 12 min (77% of 15)
OUT Sims missed 4 since 4/05, returns tonight: 23 min (189% of 12)
BACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 32 min since (91% of 35)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restBACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 32 min since (92% of 35)
BACK Burks back 4/12 after 3, 12 min since (77% of 15)
BACK Sims back 4/12 after 4, 23 min since (189% of 12)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/20 · 5 days' restBACK Burks back 4/12 after 3, 12 min since (77% of 15)
BACK Sims back 4/12 after 4, 23 min since (189% of 12)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 43 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/22 · 1 day's restOUT Burks missed 2 since 4/14, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 4/14, out tonight
NEW Hart 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 40 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 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 103, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 13 free throws a game; Tatum at 22 and Brown at 21 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 36 and DiVincenzo at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where New York takes 23 free throws a game to Boston's 13 and the arc, New York at 42 percent from three to Boston's 36. Call it Boston 114, New York 109.
4/03 vs OKC 135-100 — BOS notes
BOS won 135-100. BOS shot 54% (50 of 92) to OKC's 43%, 17 of 40 from three, and got to the line 19 times to OKC's 28. The glass went 46-31 for them. Porziņģis led with 27 (11 of 14, 3 of 3 from three); Tatum added 24, Brown 23. The hinge was Q4, 42-17: a lead of 10 became 35. Horford was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
4/05 vs SAC 101-100 — BOS notes
BOS won 101-100. BOS shot 43% (38 of 89) to SAC's 38%, 12 of 44 from three. Pritchard led with 21 (8 of 16, 5 of 10 from three); Porziņģis added 20, Tatum 17. The hinge was Q1, 27-15: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 19.
4/07 vs POR 124-107 — BOS notes
BOS won 124-107. BOS shot 56% (49 of 87) to POR's 39%, 16 of 38 from three. The glass went 40-53 against them. Brown led with 26 (10 of 17, 3 of 5 from three); Pritchard added 20, White 15. The hinge was Q4, 31-22: a lead of 8 became 17. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
4/09 @ MIL 91-104 — BOS notes
BOS lost 91-104. BOS took 12 more shots (93 to 81), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to MIL's 53%, 17 of 52 from three. The glass went 38-49 against them. Tatum led with 22 (9 of 19, 4 of 9 from three); Brown added 14, Holiday 12. Q3 was theirs, 24-15, the deficit cut from 20 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 89-67 against them. Tillman's -15 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/11 vs NYK 109-118 — BOS notes
BOS lost 109-118. BOS shot 47% (40 of 86) to NYK's 49%, 16 of 42 from three, and went to the line 16 times to NYK's 10 — 13 points from the stripe to their 6. The glass went 36-52 against them. Tatum led with 18 (5 of 13, 1 of 7 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Pritchard added 16, Brown 15. Q4 was theirs, 38-18, the deficit cut from 29 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 100-71 against them. Tatum's -30 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/12 vs CHA — 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 112 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 13 free throws a game; Tatum at 20 and Brown at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Miller at 23 and Bridges at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Charlotte takes 20 free throws a game to Boston's 13 and the defense, Boston allowing 106 a night to Charlotte's 114. Call it Boston 116, Charlotte 107.
4/14 vs WAS — 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 111 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 12 free throws a game; Tatum at 19 and Pritchard at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Poole at 26 and Avdija at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Jones (15 straight), Holmes (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 105 a night to Washington's 124 and the line, where Washington takes 24 free throws a game to Boston's 12. Call it Boston 121, Washington 110, Boston by 11.
4/21 vs MIA — 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 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 13 free throws a game; Pritchard at 22 and Brown at 18 a game. Without Tatum (2 straight), Brown (2 straight), Holiday (2 straight). 6 days' rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Herro at 22 and Butler III at 19 a game. Without Rozier (4 straight), Robinson (4 straight), Richardson (29 straight). 6 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Miami takes 22 free throws a game to Boston's 13. Call it Boston 115, Miami 109.
4/24 vs MIA — 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 49 percent and 39 from three, 13 free throws a game; Tatum at 21 and Pritchard at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. 2 days' rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Herro at 20 and Butler III at 16 a game. Without Rozier (5 straight), Richardson (30 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-3 a night and Miami minus-3. Call it Boston 114, Miami 108.
4/04 vs SAC 120-109 — NYK notes
NYK won 120-109. NYK shot 55% (44 of 80) to SAC's 49%, 12 of 28 from three, and went to the line 29 times to SAC's 12 — 20 points from the stripe to their 7. NYK turned it over 11 times to SAC's 16. Brunson led with 35 (12 of 20, 2 of 5 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Hart added 31, DiVincenzo 21. The hinge was Q4, 33-22: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 16. NYK trailed 52-60 at the half and won the second half 68-49. DiVincenzo was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
4/05 @ CHI 100-108 — NYK notes
NYK lost 100-108. NYK shot 43% (36 of 83) to CHI's 47%, 10 of 29 from three, and went to the line 24 times to CHI's 16 — 18 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 38-57 against them. Brunson led with 35 (13 of 28, 1 of 5 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); McBride added 19, Anunoby 12. Q3 was theirs, 31-20, the deficit cut from 16 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 88-69 against them. Hart's -12 in 11 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 @ MIL 122-109 — NYK notes
NYK won 122-109. NYK shot 49% (45 of 92) to MIL's 47%, 14 of 29 from three, and got to the line 22 times to MIL's 32. NYK turned it over 5 times to MIL's 14. Brunson led with 43 (16 of 32, 2 of 6 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); DiVincenzo added 26, Hartenstein 18. The hinge was Q3, 39-24: NYK came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 4, and the lead reached 16. NYK trailed 50-61 at the half and won the second half 72-48. DiVincenzo was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
4/09 @ CHI 128-117 — NYK notes
NYK won 128-117. NYK shot 55% (46 of 83) to CHI's 53%, 17 of 36 from three. Brunson led with 45 (13 of 24, 7 of 12 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Anunoby added 24, DiVincenzo 21. The hinge was Q1, 36-27: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/11 @ BOS 118-109 — NYK notes
NYK won 118-109. NYK shot 49% (49 of 99) to BOS's 47%, 14 of 36 from three, and got to the line 10 times to BOS's 16. The glass went 52-36 for them. Brunson led with 39 (15 of 23, 6 of 11 from three); DiVincenzo added 17, Hart 16. The hinge was Q2, 37-19: a lead of 3 became 21, and the lead reached 31. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
4/12 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 39 and DiVincenzo at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Thomas at 25 and Bridges at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Finney-Smith (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 42 percent from three to Brooklyn's 34 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-5 a night and New York minus-1. Call it New York 114, Brooklyn 108.
4/14 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 38 and DiVincenzo at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; DeRozan at 31 and Vučević at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-9 a night and New York minus-4 and the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Chicago's 36. Call it New York 115, Chicago 111, Chicago keeping it close.
4/20 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 44 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 39 and DiVincenzo at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 5 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 28 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 5 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 44 percent from three to Philadelphia's 37 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 105 a night to New York's 112. Call it New York 114, Philadelphia 113, Philadelphia keeping it close.
4/22 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 35 and DiVincenzo at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 35 and Embiid at 33 a game. Without Melton (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-3 and the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Philadelphia's 36. Call it New York 114, Philadelphia 111, Philadelphia keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAH A. Horford
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JS J. Springer
JT J. Tatum
KP K. Porziņģis
LK L. Kornet
PP P. Pritchard
PO Porzingis
SH S. Hauser
SM S. Mykhailiuk
XT X. Tillman
NYKBB B. Bogdanović
DD D. DiVincenzo
IH I. Hartenstein
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
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
Brunson scores 39 points, Knicks beat Celtics to keep up push for No. 2 seed in Eastern Conference
BOSTON -- — Jalen Brunson scored 39 points in three quarters and the New York Knicks kept up their quest to finish with the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference by beating the Boston Celtics 118-109 on Thursday night.
“We made shots and made the right plays,” Brunson said. “Obviously, we know they’re the top dog in the East. Whenever you play against them, it’s always a good measuring stick to see where you’re at. We played pretty well, but we know what they’re capable of doing. We just had their number tonight.”
One day after clinching a playoff spot, the Knicks pulled within a game of the Milwaukee Bucks for second, with each team having two games remaining. New York would have to win both and have the Bucks lose their games at Oklahoma City and Orlando, because Milwaukee has the head-to-head tiebreaker.
Brunson shot 15 of 23 from the field and 6 of 11 from 3-point range. Backcourt mate Donte DiVincenzo had 17 points and Josh Hart finished with 16 points and 16 rebounds. New York also received a lift off the bench from its primary acquisition at the trade deadline, as Bojan Bogdanovic had 14 points.
Playing in his first game against Boston since getting traded to the Knicks in late December, OG Anuoby had 12 points.
“We got stops, got out and scored and JB was getting in the paint and doing his thing,” Anuoby said. “We all do it together.”
Jayson Tatum scored 18 points for Boston. Payton Pritchard had 16 points off the bench and Jaylen Brown and Sam Hauser each had 15. The Celtics were badly beaten on the glass as the Knicks decisively won the rebounding battle (52-36) and had 22 second-chance points compared to Boston’s 12.
“It stings to have this loss, but maybe we need this before heading into the postseason with a killer mentality,” center Kristaps Porzingis said after Boston dropped its second straight. “It’s not who we are. This is not the team our fans love. That wasn’t on display. You best believe we’ll show up when we have to. We know what the goal is and make no mistake about it.”
Despite having already clinched home-court advantage throughout the playoffs, the Celtics took the court with their top eight players. With the Knicks up 29, Boston coach Joe Mazzulla opened the fourth quarter with a unit entirely of reserves. Brunson’s night was also done with one quarter to spare as New York denied Boston’s bid of a season sweep of its Atlantic Division rival.
“We got out-toughed the last two games and haven’t played to our standard,” Brown said. “The game has shifted and it’s going to shift even more in the playoffs.”
The Celtics shot 11 of 19 overall and 5 of 10 from beyond the arc, yet trailed 32-29 after one quarter. Hart set the tone for a productive opening quarter for the Knicks, who at one point were shooting 69% from the field.
New York was ahead 47-45 in the second quarter before ripping off 17 straight points as part of a half-closing 22-3 run over the final 6 1/2 minutes that made it 69-48 at the break.
Brunson helped the Knicks extend their lead to as high as 31 points as the All-Star guard turned it up several notches in the third quarter, piling up 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting.
“The ball went in a lot tonight,” Brunson said.
UP NEXT
Knicks: Host the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night.
Celtics: Host the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.