Who won Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks?

The New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 119-81 on May 16, 2025.

Jaylen Brown scored 20 for the Boston Celtics; OG Anunoby scored 23 for the New York Knicks.

Boston Celtics at New York Knicks

2024-25 · Playoffs Fri, May 16, 2025 · 8:00 pm EDT · All results that day · Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks head-to-head · Boston Celtics schedule · New York Knicks schedule

Final

Away

New York Knicks

119

Venue: Madison Square Garden

Eastern conference semifinals

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 119-81 at home in the playoffs on Friday, May 16, 2025 at Madison Square Garden. OG Anunoby had 23 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists for the New York Knicks. Jaylen Brown had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the Boston Celtics.

The New York Knicks led 64-37 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 38-17. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Karl-Anthony Towns (double-double, New York Knicks), Josh Hart (triple-double, New York Knicks). Bench points: Boston Celtics 34, New York Knicks 20. Jalen Brunson had 23 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks?: The New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 119-81 on May 16, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Jaylen Brown scored 20 for the Boston Celtics; OG Anunoby scored 23 for the New York Knicks.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Boston Celtics	20	17	20	24	81
New York Knicks	26	38	28	27	119

Game leaders

Boston Celtics

Points: 20 Jaylen Brown
Rebounds: 6 Jaylen Brown
Assists: 6 Jaylen Brown

New York Knicks

Points: 23 OG Anunoby
Rebounds: 12 Karl-Anthony Towns
Assists: 11 Josh Hart

Karl-Anthony Towns double-double (21 PTS, 12 REB) · Josh Hart triple-double (10 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST)

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jaylen Brown starter	31:47	20	6	6	1	1	7	8-20	3-9	1-2	6	-30
Derrick White starter	30:13	8	1	2	1	0	1	3-11	2-8	0-0	2	-45
Jrue Holiday starter	29:44	4	4	3	1	0	2	1-8	0-2	2-2	2	-34
Al Horford starter	26:32	10	2	0	0	0	1	4-7	2-4	0-0	2	-33
Luke Kornet starter	20:34	5	5	1	0	1	2	2-3	0-0	1-1	2	-16
Payton Pritchard bench	27:37	11	2	4	0	0	0	5-10	1-4	0-0	2	-17
Sam Hauser bench	14:50	6	3	0	0	0	0	2-6	1-5	1-1	2	+3
Baylor Scheierman bench	13:49	5	2	0	0	0	1	2-6	1-3	0-0	0	+3
Kristaps Porziņģis bench	11:29	4	5	0	0	1	0	1-4	1-2	1-2	2	-14
Torrey Craig bench	9:27	3	1	3	0	0	0	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	+7
Xavier Tillman bench	8:22	2	3	0	0	0	0	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	-2
Jordan Walsh bench	5:37	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-4
JD Davison bench	5:37	1	0	0	0	0	1	0-3	0-0	1-2	0	-4
Neemias Queta bench	4:22	2	1	0	1	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	-4

Not available: Jayson Tatum

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
OG Anunoby starter	37:18	23	9	2	2	2	3	7-18	4-13	5-5	2	+26
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	34:43	21	12	1	1	0	3	8-20	1-6	4-4	4	+25
Jalen Brunson starter	34:31	23	6	6	0	0	2	8-14	3-8	4-4	2	+30
Josh Hart starter	32:58	10	11	11	0	0	2	3-8	1-3	3-4	4	+24
Mikal Bridges starter	29:50	22	4	3	1	2	2	9-15	4-6	0-0	5	+25
Miles McBride bench	31:55	10	2	1	1	1	0	4-7	2-5	0-0	1	+20
Mitchell Robinson bench	13:30	1	4	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	1-2	3	+20
Precious Achiuwa bench	9:27	6	3	0	0	0	1	2-6	0-1	2-2	0	+2
Landry Shamet bench	5:02	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	+4
P.J. Tucker bench	4:22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	+4
Cameron Payne bench	4:22	0	2	1	1	1	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	+4
Tyler Kolek bench	2:02	3	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	+6

Team statistics
Boston Celtics	Stat	New York Knicks
7/10 (70%)	Free throws	19/21 (90%)
19/46 (41%)	2 pointers	26/46 (56%)
12/40 (30%)	3 pointers	16/45 (35%)
31/86 (36%)	Field goals	42/91 (46%)
36	Rebounds	55
27	Defensive rebounds	40
9	Offensive rebounds	15
19	Assists	25
15	Turnovers	14
4	Steals	7
3	Blocks	6
22	Fouls	23
11	Max points in a row	11
0:57	Time spent in lead	46:02
1	Biggest lead	41

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: New York Knicks ahead)

Largest margin: 39 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 2
Times tied: 1
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: 1 Q1 8:38
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 41 Q3 1:51
Longest run: 11-0 New York Knicks · Q3 9:05 to Q3 7:22

Scoring plays

Q1 · 22 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
11:32	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	0	2
10:35	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	0	4
9:27	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	3	4
8:38	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	5	4
7:41	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	5	6
7:23	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	5	8
7:05	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	5	11
6:41	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	7	11
4:44	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	7	13
4:39	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	9	13
4:39	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	10	13
4:34	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson Free throw	10	14
4:06	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	13	14
3:17	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	13	16
2:31	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 3-pt field goal	16	16
1:58	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	16	18
1:32	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	16	21
0:52	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	16	24
0:33	Boston Celtics	Al Horford 2-pt field goal	18	24
0:10	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	18	25
0:10	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	18	26
0:02	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	20	26

Q2 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
11:42	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	20	29
11:08	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	20	31
10:01	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	20	33
8:40	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	22	33
8:23	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	22	36
8:05	Boston Celtics	Al Horford 2-pt field goal	24	36
7:45	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 2-pt field goal	24	38
6:48	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	24	40
5:55	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	24	41
5:55	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	24	42
5:39	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	26	42
5:39	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet Free throw	27	42
5:29	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	27	44
5:10	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	27	46
5:10	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	27	47
4:48	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	27	49
4:29	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis Free throw	28	49
3:54	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	28	51
3:29	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	30	51
2:21	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	30	54
2:00	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 2-pt field goal	32	54
1:46	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	32	55
1:46	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	32	56
1:31	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 2-pt field goal	32	58
1:20	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday Free throw	33	58
1:20	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday Free throw	34	58
1:05	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	34	60
1:05	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	34	61
0:57	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	37	61
0:01	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	37	64

Q3 · 23 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
11:40	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	37	66
11:12	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	37	68
11:12	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	37	69
10:36	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	40	69
9:50	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	43	69
9:05	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	43	71
8:36	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	43	74
8:02	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	43	77
7:22	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	43	79
7:22	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	43	80
6:00	Boston Celtics	Al Horford 3-pt field goal	46	80
5:18	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	46	81
5:18	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	46	82
5:07	Boston Celtics	Al Horford 3-pt field goal	49	82
3:50	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	51	82
3:23	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	51	84
2:50	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	51	85
2:50	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	51	86
2:35	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	51	89
1:51	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	51	92
1:29	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	53	92
0:48	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	55	92
0:21	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	57	92

Q4 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
11:37	Boston Celtics	Torrey Craig 3-pt field goal	60	92
11:09	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 2-pt field goal	62	92
10:42	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	62	94
10:25	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	62	95
10:25	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	62	96
9:48	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	62	99
9:37	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal	65	99
9:12	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	65	101
9:00	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	68	101
8:24	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	68	104
7:24	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	70	104
7:03	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	70	107
6:52	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	73	107
6:52	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser Free throw	74	107
6:11	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	74	110
5:53	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 2-pt field goal	76	110
4:47	Boston Celtics	Xavier Tillman 2-pt field goal	78	110
4:22	New York Knicks	Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal	78	112
3:55	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	80	112
1:55	Boston Celtics	JD Davison Free throw	81	112
1:32	New York Knicks	Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal	81	114
1:17	New York Knicks	Precious Achiuwa Free throw	81	115
1:17	New York Knicks	Precious Achiuwa Free throw	81	116
0:55	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 3-pt field goal	81	119

Highlights

New York Knicks 119-81 Boston Celtics — Full Highlights (YouTube)
Knicks 119 - 81 Celtics — Game 6 In MSG Was Electric (YouTube)

Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.

Tipoff and venue can change. Game times: Eastern Time.

Tipoff in UTC

May 17, 2025 · 00:00 UTC

Browse the full schedule

Today's NBA games

Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks

Memphis Grizzlies at Chicago Bulls

Sacramento Kings at Los Angeles Lakers

Atlanta Hawks at San Antonio Spurs

New Orleans Pelicans at Miami Heat

Philadelphia 76ers at Brooklyn Nets

Washington Wizards at New York Knicks

LA Clippers at Toronto Raptors

Boston Celtics at New York Knicks

Final

Boston Celtics

New York Knicks

Game recap

Reported player statistics

Quick answers

Inside the game

Box score

Game leaders

Boston Celtics

New York Knicks

Game flow

Scoring plays

Highlights