Knicks 121, Celtics 113: FULL Game 4 Log

Keep track of the New York Knicks' attempt to get back in the win column against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

May 10, 2025; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (23) grabs a rebound away from Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) in the first quarter during game three of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images / Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

The only three the New York Knicks want to see lands in their series ledger in the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Celtics.

New York will look to regain control of the best-of-seven series on Monday night when they face off against Boston in Game 4 of the series at Madison Square Garden.

The Knicks still lead the series 2-1 despite what transpired on Saturday: after their outside game suffered in the opening games of the series, the Celtics rediscovered their three-point over the weekend at MSG. Boston doubled up its 25 percent success rate by shooting 20-of-40 with an extra point on the line en route to a 115-93 triumph. Payton Pritchard paced the C's with 23 points off the bench while Jayson Tatum had 22. Jalen Brunson led all scorers with 27 in defeat while Karl-Anthony Towns had a 21-point, 15-rebound double-double.

Keep track of the Knicks and Celtics' fateful clash below ...

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FINAL: Knicks 121, Celtics 113

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4th Quarter

0.0—One last Pritchard miss closes things out and the Knicks have a 3-1 lead 

10.1—Horford steals, but Pritchard misses a three.  Foul to Brunson, puts him on the line. He makes one of two (121-113 NYK))

21.3—Pritchard hits a three. Celtics foul. Timeout Knicks. (120-113 NYK)

30.0—A Towns dunk serves as the likely dagger (120-110 NYK)

38.0—Towns is charged with his fifth foul. Horford hits two at the line. (118-110 NYK)

56.9—Pritchard goes coast-to-coast, but Boston is not fouling. (118-108 NYK)

1:32—Anunoby's drive re-establishes the dozen-point lead (118-106 NYK)

1:44—Brown scores on a double. Hart and Towns re-enter (116-106 NYK)

2:25—Brunson hits a corner three, and the Knicks have their first double-figure lead of the whole series (116-104 NYK)

2:58—A Bridges steal leads to an Anunoby fastbreak and slam. Timeout Celtics after Tatum is seen writhing on the hardwood. Tatum requiring assistance to leave the floor (113-104 NYK)

3:21—Yet another Bridges fadeaway leads to the Knicks' largest lead and a Boston timeout (111-104 NYK)

4:00—Brunson gets fast Horford for a double jumper. He has 35 (109-104 NYK)

4:47—Knicks go into the penalty with an Anunoby foul on Porzingis, who makes neither. 

5:02—Holiday and Brunson exchange drives (107-104 NYK)

5:52—Anunoby responds with a three on the other end for the lead (105-104 NYK)

6:12—Tatum reaches 41 points on what appears to be steps, but a foul against Anunoby is called instead. He hits the single for 42 and the tie. (102-102)

6:32—Anunoby's drive leads to two points, a three-point lead, and a Celtics timeout (102-99 NYK)

6:59—Knicks get the lead right back on yet another Bridges pull-up (100-99 BOS)

7:17—Tatum's seventh three gives the Celtics the lead back (99-98 BOS)

7:59—Knicks get the lead back on a layup alley-oop from Towns to Robinson (98-96 NYK)

8:22—Yet another fade from Bridges puts the Knicks up three but Tatum responds with his sixth three and a tie (96-96)

8:53—Towns gets his fourth foul on would-be Porzingis putback. The ex-Knick hits both (94-93 NYK)

9:40—Towns and Tatum exchange shots in the paint (94-91 NYK)

10:16—Brown is called for his fifth, holding Anunoby back from a fastbreak after he tipped a pass. Brown sits for Tatum.

10:22—Despite his protests, Hart is charged his fifth foul on a blocking foul. It's his fifth, but head coach Tom Thibodeau calls for a challenge. The challenge is unsuccessful. Hart goes to the bench for Anunoby.

10:50—Brown continues the bucket exchange with a drive (92-89 NYK)

11:06—Bridges responds with another fade (92-87 NYK)

11:22—Despite apparent steps, Pritchard gets to go to the line after Robinson is called for a foul. He hits two (90-87 NYK)

11:48—Bridges opens scoring in the fourth on a two-point double (90-85NYK)

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3rd Quarter: Knicks 88, Celtics 85

2.5—Hart's drive gives the Knicks a three-point lead before the period lets out (88-85 NYK)

31.5—Anunoby's corner three gives the Knicks the lead back. It's the Knicks' first lead since the opening period (86-85 NYK)

58.3—Hart is called for his fourth foul on Tatum, who holds his wrist for a little bit. Tatum hits both to give Boston the lead back. He now has 31 points. (85-83 BOS)

1:06—Another Brunson turnaround, this one from the foul line, ties the game (83-83)

2:34—A Brunson turnaround makes it a two-point game. Timeout Celtics (83-81 BOS)

3:14—Hart's constant motion puts him at the foul line, the charge goes to Brown (who sits for Horford). Hart hits 1-of-2, lead down to four (83-79 BOS)

3:42—Brunson's drive gives him 14 tallies in the period (83-78 BOS)

3:57—Tatum his a fadeaway, now at 29 (83-76 BOS)

4:25—Towns hits a mid-range double in an inbounds pass. (81-76 BOS)

4:58—Brown restores the lead to seven on a drive (81-74 BOS)

5:12—Brunson responds with a corner three. Down to five again (79-74 BOS)

5:35—Out of the timeout, Tatum reaches 27 points despite double coverage (79-71 BOS)

5:58—The Knicks get momentum back with physical doubles from Brunson and Towns, leading to a Boston timeout and a shrunken deficit to six (77-71 BOS)

6:43—The Celtics quell momentum with a White three and then Tatum's dunk when he intercepts a Hart pass. (77-67 BOS)

7:33—On the possession awarded on the flagrant call, Bridges hits a two to cut the gap to five (72-67 BOS)

7:39—Brunson follows it up with a quick drive and then puts up a three where he is fouled by Brown. It is reviewed for Brown's interference on the landing. He gets called for a flagrant and Brunson hits two of the three awarded. (72-65 BOS)

8:46—Following the timeout, Brunson sinks an open three (72-61 BOS)

9:06—Hart escapes from a tie-up with the ball, but Towns' pass is taken by Tatum, who dishes it to White for another three and new largest lead. Timeout Knicks (72-58 BOS)

9:34—Tatum's triple follows up a monstruous Towns dunk (69-58 BOS)

10:35—Following a Bridges rejection, a falling Towns gets an and-one off a Holiday foul (his third). He hits the freebie. (64-56 BOS)

11:09—A Bridges drives gives him 14 and allows the Knicks their first points of the latter half.

11:37—A drive for Brown opens second half scoring and gives the Celtics their largest lead back (64-53 BOS)

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Halftime: Celtics 62, Knicks 51

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2nd Quarter

11.8—Brunson hits two more free throws to close out scoring in the first half

1:05—Shortly after returning, Robinson is charged with goaltending on Tatum, who now has 20 (62-49 BOS)

1:20—In the penultimate minute of the half, the Knicks finally get free throws on a Jrue Holiday foul. Brunson hits both to reach double figures (60-49 BOS)

2:03—A Porzingis tip boosts the lead back to double-figures (58-47 BOS)

2:31—With Boston hinting at going after Robinson, the Knicks take him out an replace him with Precious Achiuwa.

3:09—A foul against Porzingis (Boston's second in the period) draws a sarcastic cheer from Knicks fans. It came after Robinson got his fourth offensive board of the game.

3:22—Brown goes 1-of-2 after a Robinson foul. Boston has a dozen free throws compared to none for the Knicks. (56-47 BOS)

3:57—Brown enters double-figures with yet another corner triple (55-47 BOS)

4:21—Anunoby hits a three upon his return (52-47 BOS)

4:58—Towns is charged with third foul on the other end, sending White to the line. Robinson comes in. White hits one of two (52-44 BOS)

5:16—Towns is charged his second offensive foul. Anunoby re-enters the game after a brief trip to the New York locker room

5:52—Following a timeout, Knicks briefly cut the lead to four but Tatum hits Boston's 11th three of the half on the other end (51-44 BOS)

6:22—Following back-to-back twos for Bridges, McBride hits another three, leading to another timeout for Boston. 7-0 run in the last 88 seconds (48-42 BOS)

7:31—Timeout Knicks after a Tatum turnover

7:51—Porzingis' putback of a Payton Pritchard miss gives Boston its largest lead of the night (48-35 BOS)

8:55—Horford hits a three to up the lead back to nine with Brown free throws (44-35 BOS)

9:48—Miles McBride's three and a Towns fadeaway gets the crowd back into it and shrinks the gap to four (39-35 BOS)

11:17—Towns stops the bleeding with two earned via Horford goaltending (39-30 BOS)

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1st Quarter: Celtics 39, Knicks 28

0.0—The Celtics end the period on an 12-0 run consisting entirely of Tatum points, including a three-pointer in the penultimate second (39-28 BOS)

1:15—The teams go back-and-forth with Tatum triples sandwich a Brunson floater for two (30-28 BOS)

2:00—Two for Towns, lead for the Knicks (26-25 NYK)

2:16—White hits two of three after he's fouled by Brunson (25-24 BOS)

2:36—After a Mitchell Robinson alley-oop from Brunson (as well as Kristaps Porzingis going 1-of-2 from the line), the Knicks get the lead back (24-23 NYK)

3:07—Tie game after a Hart three and a Brunson two (22-22)

5:01—White gives Boston the lead back with yet another triple (19-17 BOS)

5:21—An Anunoby three gives the Knicks their first lead of the game (17-16 NYK)

5:52—A speedy 8-0 run from the Knicks, featuring a Brunson three, leads to a Boston timeout (16-14 BOS)

6:05—Brunson draws a foul as Brown is charged with a charge, his first foul of the day.

6:25—Bridges goes back to back, hitting a jumper from the foul line (16-11 BOS)

6:52—Mikal Bridges sinks the Knicks' first three of the day, in the corner (16-9 BOS)

7:01—Brown immediately responds with a three (16-6 BOS)

7:28—OG Anunoby breaks a 70-second scoring drought after the timeout with his first double (13-6 BOS)

8:38—Jayson Tatum turns a steal from Hart into two. Timeout Knicks after another bad start. (13-4 BOS)

9:15—Josh Hart is charged with an offensive foul, his first.

9:29—White's scorching start continues. A corner three this time around (11-4 BOS)

9:48—Jalen Brunson drives against Jrue Holiday and earns his first points. (8-4 BOS)

10:02—Make it two threes for White (8-2 BOS)

10:32—Following a Jaylen Brown double, a Karl-Anthony Towns drive puts the Knicks on the board (5-2 BOS)

11:33—Derrick White hits a three and the Celtics score the first points (3-0 BOS)

12:00—The tip goes out of bounds and possession goes to the Knicks. Underway.

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Pregame

Starting Lineups

KNICKS: OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Karl-Anthony Towns
CELTICS: Jaylen Brown, Jrue Holiday, Al Horford, Jayson Tatum, Derrick White

Injuries

KNICKS: None
CELTICS: Sam Hauser (Out, ankle sprain)

Line: BOS -6.5
O/U: 208.5

Officials: Scott Foster, James Williams, Mitchell Ervin

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