| New York Knicks | 87 |
| Boston Celtics | 96 |
| Box Score | |
Boston 96, New York 87
Regular Season
Madison Square Garden (New York, New York)
Attendance: 19,591
Officials: N/A
Team Rebounds: Boston (0) New York (0)
Technicals: Boston (0) New York (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS (3-0) | 32 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 96 |
| NYK (0-3) | 21 | 19 | 18 | 29 | 87 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 95 | 101.4 | 91.9 |
| NYK | 95 | 91.9 | 101.4 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | .486 | 0.232 | 0.225 | 0.400 |
| NYK | .457 | 0.201 | 0.306 | 0.160 |
Boston Celtics
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Danny Ainge | Starter | SG | 40:00 | 9-17 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 11.6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 33 | Larry Bird | Starter | SF | 41:00 | 5-18 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 10.8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Dennis Johnson | Starter | PG | 40:00 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 00 | Robert Parish | Starter | C | 37:00 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 23.5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| 31 | Fred Roberts | Starter | PF | 29:00 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 9.5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 42 | Mark Acres | Bench | C | 01:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Darren Daye | Bench | C | 18:00 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 3.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 43 | Conner Henry | Bench | SF | 06:00 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Greg Kite | Bench | C | 11:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Reggie Lewis | Bench | SF | 01:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Brad Lohaus | Bench | C | 07:00 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Jerry Sichting | Bench | PG | 09:00 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 33-70 | 2-7 | 28-33 | 99.9 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 96 | ||||
| 47.1% | 28.6% | 84.8% |
New York Knicks
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Pat Cummings | Starter | PF | 14:00 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Patrick Ewing | Starter | C | 28:00 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10.5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 23 |
| 31 | Mark Jackson | Starter | PG | 35:00 | 7-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 19.2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Kenny Walker | Starter | SF | 22:00 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Gerald Wilkins | Starter | SG | 29:00 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 25 | Bill Cartwright | Bench | C | 20:00 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 44 | Sidney Green | Bench | PF | 19:00 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2.0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Gerald Henderson | Bench | PG | 02:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Chris McNealy | Bench | SF | 19:00 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2.8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Rory Sparrow | Bench | PG | 16:00 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Ray Tolbert | Bench | PF | 14:00 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Trent Tucker | Bench | SG | 22:00 | 4-11 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 36-81 | 2-4 | 13-18 | 85.8 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 87 | ||||
| 44.4% | 50.0% | 72.2% |
Boston Celtics Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Dennis Johnson 10.3p, 3.7r, 9a |
Danny Ainge 22.7p, 4r, 6.3a |
Larry Bird 30.3p, 10.7r, 8.3a |
Fred Roberts 15.7p, 4r, 1a |
Robert Parish 17.7p, 13r, 3a |
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Darren Daye 8.3p, 2r, 2a |
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Greg Kite 1.3p, 3r, 0a |
| Lim PT | Jerry Sichting 2.7p, 0.3r, 0.7a |
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Conner Henry 3.3p, 2r, 3a |
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Brad Lohaus 4.7p, 2.7r, 0.3a |
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Reggie Lewis 1.3p, 0r, 0.3a |
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Mark Acres 2p, 1.7r, 1a |
New York Knicks Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Mark Jackson 7.7p, 4r, 7.3a |
Gerald Wilkins 15p, 3r, 3.7a |
Kenny Walker 10.3p, 5r, 0.7a |
Pat Cummings 9p, 3.3r, 0.7a |
Patrick Ewing 17.7p, 8.3r, 1.3a |
| Rotation | Rory Sparrow 3.3p, 0.7r, 1.7a |
Trent Tucker 4.7p, 0.7r, 1a |
Chris McNealy 4.7p, 2r, 2a |
Sidney Green 4.3p, 5r, 0.7a |
Bill Cartwright 9.7p, 3.3r, 1.3a |
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Ray Tolbert 5.7p, 3.3r, 0.7a |
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| Lim PT | Gerald Henderson 1.7p, 0.3r, 1.3a |
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