Who won Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks?

The New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 121-113 on May 12, 2025.

Jayson Tatum scored 42 for the Boston Celtics; Jalen Brunson scored 39 for the New York Knicks.

Boston Celtics at New York Knicks

2024-25 · Playoffs Mon, May 12, 2025 · 7:30 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

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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 121-113 at home in the playoffs on Monday, May 12, 2025 at Madison Square Garden. Jalen Brunson had 39 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists for the New York Knicks. Jayson Tatum had 42 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the Boston Celtics.

The New York Knicks trailed 62-51 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 37-23. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jalen Brunson (double-double, New York Knicks), Karl-Anthony Towns (double-double, New York Knicks). Bench points: Boston Celtics 19, New York Knicks 10. Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist 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 121-113 on May 12, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Jayson Tatum scored 42 for the Boston Celtics; Jalen Brunson scored 39 for the New York Knicks.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Boston Celtics	39	23	23	28	113
New York Knicks	28	23	37	33	121

Game leaders

Boston Celtics

Points: 42 Jayson Tatum
Rebounds: 8 Jayson Tatum
Assists: 4 Jayson Tatum

New York Knicks

Points: 39 Jalen Brunson
Rebounds: 11 Karl-Anthony Towns
Assists: 12 Jalen Brunson

Jalen Brunson double-double (39 PTS, 12 AST) · Karl-Anthony Towns double-double (23 PTS, 11 REB)

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Derrick White starter	43:31	23	3	2	0	0	2	6-12	6-11	5-7	0	-10
Jayson Tatum starter	39:37	42	8	4	4	2	4	16-28	7-16	3-3	3	-9
Al Horford starter	37:30	5	5	4	2	0	0	1-2	1-2	2-2	4	-8
Jrue Holiday starter	34:27	4	4	3	0	0	0	2-5	0-2	0-0	3	-12
Jaylen Brown starter	32:33	20	7	2	0	0	4	7-16	2-8	4-6	5	-1
Kristaps Porziņģis bench	24:16	7	4	0	1	0	1	2-6	0-2	3-6	1	+0
Payton Pritchard bench	20:21	12	0	0	1	0	1	4-10	2-7	2-2	0	+2
Luke Kornet bench	7:44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-2

Not available: Sam Hauser

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Mikal Bridges starter	44:11	23	7	3	4	1	3	11-21	1-6	0-0	1	+14
Jalen Brunson starter	40:24	39	5	12	0	0	1	14-25	4-8	7-9	2	+12
OG Anunoby starter	39:39	20	3	2	0	0	0	8-14	4-8	0-0	3	+4
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	35:51	23	11	1	0	1	4	11-15	0-3	1-1	5	-1
Josh Hart starter	29:35	6	9	5	1	0	3	2-7	1-3	1-2	5	+8
Mitchell Robinson bench	25:08	4	8	2	0	0	1	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	+6
Miles McBride bench	19:53	6	0	0	0	0	0	2-4	2-3	0-0	0	+3
Cameron Payne bench	4:29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-3	0-0	1	-2
Precious Achiuwa bench	0:49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	-4

Team statistics
Boston Celtics	Stat	New York Knicks
19/26 (73%)	Free throws	9/12 (75%)
20/31 (64%)	2 pointers	38/58 (65%)
18/48 (37%)	3 pointers	12/34 (35%)
38/79 (48%)	Field goals	50/92 (54%)
31	Rebounds	43
24	Defensive rebounds	30
7	Offensive rebounds	13
15	Assists	25
12	Turnovers	12
8	Steals	5
2	Blocks	2
16	Fouls	20
12	Max points in a row	11
33:40	Time spent in lead	12:39
14	Biggest lead	12

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

Largest margin: 14 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 11
Times tied: 5
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: 14 Q3 9:06
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 12 Q4 2:25
Longest run: 12-0 Boston Celtics · Q1 1:15 to Q1 0:02

Scoring plays

Q1 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
11:34	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	3	0
10:59	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	5	0
10:33	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	5	2
10:02	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	8	2
9:50	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	8	4
9:29	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	11	4
8:45	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	13	4
7:27	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	13	6
7:06	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	16	6
6:52	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	16	9
6:27	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	16	11
5:53	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	16	14
5:21	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	16	17
5:01	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	19	17
4:20	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	21	17
3:49	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	22	17
3:33	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	22	20
3:07	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	22	22
2:44	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis Free throw	23	22
2:35	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	23	24
2:16	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	24	24
2:16	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	25	24
2:00	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	25	26
1:44	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	27	26
1:31	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	27	28
1:15	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	30	28
0:55	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	33	28
0:34	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	36	28
0:02	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	39	28

Q2 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
11:17	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	39	30
10:39	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	39	33
9:48	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	39	35
9:34	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	40	35
9:34	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	41	35
8:55	Boston Celtics	Al Horford 3-pt field goal	44	35
8:31	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	46	35
7:51	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	48	35
7:15	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	48	37
6:53	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	48	39
6:22	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	48	42
5:52	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	48	44
5:41	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	51	44
4:58	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	52	44
4:22	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	52	47
3:57	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	55	47
3:22	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	56	47
2:05	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	58	47
1:42	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	59	47
1:42	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	60	47
1:20	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	60	49
1:20	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	60	49
1:05	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	62	49
0:12	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	62	50
0:12	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	62	51

Q3 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
11:38	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	64	51
11:11	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	64	53
10:35	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	64	55
10:35	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	64	56
10:20	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 2-pt field goal	66	56
9:58	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	66	58
9:34	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	69	58
9:06	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	72	58
8:47	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	72	61
8:09	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	72	63
7:39	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	72	64
7:39	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	72	65
7:33	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	72	67
7:15	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	75	67
6:43	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	77	67
6:26	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	77	69
5:58	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	77	71
5:37	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	79	71
5:17	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	79	74
4:59	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	81	74
4:25	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	81	76
3:57	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	83	76
3:42	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	83	78
3:14	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	83	79
2:35	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	83	81
1:07	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	83	83
0:59	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	84	83
0:59	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	85	83
0:33	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	85	86
0:04	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	85	88

Q4 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
11:48	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	85	90
11:22	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	86	90
11:22	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	87	90
11:10	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	87	92
10:54	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	89	92
10:00	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	89	94
9:40	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	91	94
8:53	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis Free throw	92	94
8:53	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis Free throw	93	94
8:35	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	93	96
8:22	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	96	96
7:59	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	96	98
7:17	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	99	98
6:56	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	99	100
6:32	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	99	102
6:12	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	101	102
6:12	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	102	102
5:52	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	102	105
5:22	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 2-pt field goal	104	105
5:04	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	104	107
4:00	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	104	109
3:21	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	104	111
3:03	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	104	113
2:25	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	104	116
1:48	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	106	116
1:32	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	106	118
0:57	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	108	118
0:38	Boston Celtics	Al Horford Free throw	109	118
0:38	Boston Celtics	Al Horford Free throw	110	118
0:30	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	110	120
0:25	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	113	120
0:11	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	113	121

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