Knicks 108, Celtics 105: FULL Game 1 Log

Starting Lineups

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

Officials: Marc Davis, JB DeRosa, Ben Taylor (Alternate: Jacyn Goble)

FINAL: Knicks 108, Celtics 105 (OT)

Overtime

0.0—Bridges steals the inbound from Brown, and the Knicks secure the win

3.0—After stops on each side, Towns gives the Knicks' last foul, fouling Brown just before he gets off a (missed) three. Timeout Celtics.

1:16—A Brown three cuts the lead in half (108-105 NYK)

1:48—Towns tips in a Brunson miss (108-102 NYK)

2:09—Boston finally scores on a Tatum double (106-102 NYK)

2:29—A corner three from Bridges creates a six-point lead (106-100 NYK)

3:25—An acrobatic steal in the corner from Bridges becomes an emphatic Anunoby dunk that draws and and-one opportunity he capitalizes on. (103-100 NYK)

4:05—Strong defense from Bridges forces a Boston shot clock violation. First minute is scoreless.

4:29—Hart is called for his fourth foul on a Brunson missed three.

5:00—Knicks win the tip. The fifth period is underway.

4th Quarter: Knicks 100, Celtics 100

0.0 —Tatum's toss falls short. Overtime is next.

0.1—Brunson's would-be drive and bank goes in and out. Horford rebounds and calls timeout. Refs will check for time. 0.6 is placed back on the clock.

5.0—Boston uses a foul to give, Horford is charged.

5.5—Tatum's would-be go-ahead winner falls short and is rebounded by McBride. Timeout New York, their ball

28.0—Anunoby miss is rebounded by White. Timeout Boston

53.1—Holiday's driving double ties it (100-100)

1:08—After a stop on the Boston end, Anunoby hits a three in the corner (100-98 NYK)

1:54—A Brunson pass goes out of bounds. Celtics ball

2:15—A White triple in the corner gives Boston the lead back. Timeout Knicks (98-97 BOS)

2:35—Brunson is called for a carry and the ball goes back to Boston. It was the first Knicks turnover of the period.

2:50—Tatum's fast break is interrupted by Brunson. He hits two more singles (97-95 NYK)

3:18—Brown goes to the line for two after a Bridges foul. He hits both. (97-93 NYK)

3:28—Brunson hits yet another three, giving the Knicks their biggest lead (97-91 NYK)

3:48—The Knicks call timeout after Holiday's shot goes out of bounds.

4:07—Brunson's three gives the Knicks their first lead since the second quarter (94-91 NYK)

4:40—An Anunoby misfire becomes a Bridges offensive rebound, leading to two free throws for Brunson after he goads Brown into one. He hits both at the foul line for another tie (91-91)

5:19—Boston extends the ensuing possession with offensive rebounds, leading to Brown's go-ahead double (91-89 BOS)

5:55—A Hart offensive rebound leads to a Brunson triple out of the timeout, re-tying the game. (89-89)

6:24—Towns' drive is swatted by Horford, no foul. The Knicks call timeout after a Holiday three gives Boston the lead back (89-86 BOS)

7:29—An Anunoby steal becomes a fastbreak dunk, and the game is tied (86-86)

7:42—Hart's drive is interrupted by a Horford foul. He makes one of two at the line (86-84 BOS)

8:16—Amidst Brown free throws following Hart's fourth foul, Brunson re-enters the game. Brown hits both (86-83 BOS)

8:47—Kornet is called for his fifth foul on a moving screen. Horford steps in for him.

8:58—Anunoby's fifth three-pointer shrinks the gap to one (84-83 BOS)

(MEDICAL UPDATE: Sam Hauser (ankle) is QUESTIONABLE to return)

9:26—Boston calls timeout after a Pritchard rebound off another McBride misfire. New York is in the midst of a 25-9 run.

10:07—McBride misses one from the other corner, but Towns puts it back in for two (84-80 BOS)

10:43—McBride gets the first points of the fourth with a corner three (84-78 BOS)

3rd Quarter: Celtics 84, Knicks 75

5.7—Horford hits a three just before the shot clock expires. The Knicks fail to respond but trail by only nine entering the fourth

28.5—Another Anunoby triple falls short but a late call against Hauser gives him three freebies. Anunoby hits two of three. Hauser goes to the locker room with an apparent ankle injury (81-75 BOS)

1:13—A speedy 7-0 Knick run, featuring a Brunson three, cuts the lead back to one digit (81-73 BOS)

2:49—Brunson hits a double but Tatum hits another triple (81-66 BOS)

3:25—Following the timeout, Tatum hits a three (78-64 BOS)

3:39—Following a Brunson drive for two, the Celtics call timeout to deal with a 9-0 run for New York (75-64 BOS)

4:26—Robinson goes to the foul line after Kornet's fourth foul. This time, he hits one. Sam Hauser check in for the first time for Boston (75-62 BOS)

5:03—Anunoby sinks another triple, his fourth of the night (75-61 BOS)

5:34—Leading scorer White hits his third three and Anunoby immediately responds on his end with a triple of his own. (75-58 BOS)

6:00—Just out of the timeout, Hart hits a three (72-55 BOS)

(MEDICAL UPDATE: Kristaps Porzingis is QUESTIONABLE to return with an illness)

6:18—White's block of Towns is ruled clean and Horford turns it into two on the other end. Knicks call timeout down 20. Robinson checks back in for Towns. (72-52 BOS)

6:47—White's three gives the Celtics another new largest lead (70-52 BOS)

7:07—Towns gets his fourth foul, one of the offensive variety. (67-52 BOS)

9:11—Thanks to threes from White and Holiday, the Celtics establish a new largest lead (67-50 BOS)

11:19—After going 1-of-6 in the first half, Bridges hits a three to open scoring (61-48 BOS)

12:00—As the third quarter gets underway, Horford is in the starting five for Boston in place of Porzingis, who is not on the bench

2nd Quarter: Celtics 61, Knicks 45

11.1—Browns ends the period with an alley-oop from Pritchard and pull-up from 15 feet away, aided by Brunson playing careful defense in foul trouble. Boston leads by 16 at half.

1:17—Brown dodges defenders for a double that gives Boston its biggest lead of the game (57-45 BOS)

2:45—Brunson charged with his own third foul. He stays in the game while Pritchard hits one of two (53-43 BOS)

2:59—After Pritchard hits two at the foul line, the Knicks' own struggles at the charity stripe continue, as Hart hits one of two (52-43 BOS)

3:27—After Holiday gets two back, the Celtics call timeout to prevent the Knicks from yanking away a rebound from Kornet (50-42 BOS)

4:29—A furious offensive rebound for Hart leads to a Brunson triple to trim the lead (48-42 BOS)

5:07—After White scores on a fastbreak to give Boston a 10-point lead, the Celtics go after Robinson again. He hits one of two. Precious Achiuwa enters the game, getting his first postseason minutes (48-39 BOS)

5:43—Boston scores six straight. Brunson breaks loose for a fastbreak, but officials review for a clear path, as well as a potential foul against Mitchell Robinson. Officials say that Robinson was fouled before Brunson put his shot up, sending Robinson to the line. Robinson misses both. (46-38 BOS)

7:23—Timeout Knicks after a would-be White three goes out of bounds. The teams had been exchanging doubles and Hart hit one of two at the foul line. (40-38 BOS)

8:38—Another Pritchard three puts Boston back ahead (36-33 BOS)

9:12—Holiday makes up for the foul with a driving double for the tie (33-33)

9:21—Brunson misses a three-pointer attempt, but Holiday is called for a foul. Brunson hits two of three. (33-31 NYK)

9:46—On a Brown drive, Towns is called for his third foul. Towns to the bench for Robinson, Tatum hits one of two (31-31)

10:06—Hart scores off a feed from Brunson after White is called for goaltending. (31-30 NYK)

10:18—Boston goes back ahead on Brown free throws after a Bridges foul (30-29 BOS)

10:33—After he and Holiday exchange doubles, Towns gives the Knicks the lead back (29-28 NYK)

1st Quarter: Celtics 26, Knicks 25

0.0—Towns steals the ball from Tatum but his period closing dunk didn't leave his hands in time. A quick review supports the call.

9.0—Towns goes to the line after another Kornet foul and finally gives the Knicks a perfect trip to the line by hitting both. (26-25 BOS)

40.1—After a Pritchard three, Robinson goes back to the line and finally hits a free throw. He misses the other earned on a Kornet foul (26-23 BOS)

1:03—The Celtics duplicate a strategy from Detroit and put Robinson at the line. He misses both.

1:08—Payton Pritchard free throws put Boston back ahead (23-22 BOS)

1:17—The Knicks finally get free throws on a Horford foul but Cameron Payne misses both of them.

1:49—Towns puts the Knicks back ahead on a drive (22-21 NYK)

2:07—Tatum charged with his first foul. Timeout Boston.

3:12—Former Knick Luke Kornet enters for Porzingis and gives the Celtics the lead back with a dunk (21-20 BOS)

4:20—Anunoby hits another three, Knicks back up one (20-19 NYK)

4:39—Boston gets the lead back on a 17-footer from Tatum (19-17 BOS)

5:09—McBride reties the game with another three (17-17)

5:35—Following another Tatum three, OG Anunoby ends the Knicks' drought with one of his own (17-14 BOS)

6:29—Following Tatum's fastbreak dunk off a Brown rebound, the Knicks call timeout. Tatum has scored each of the last eight Boston points. (14-11 BOS)

7:07—Tatum leans into Towns on a three and draws a foul and a trio of freebies. Towns has two fouls and sits down for Mitchell Robinson. Al Horford enters for Holiday. Tatum makes two of three. (12-11 BOS)

7:22—McBride immediately scores to get the lead back via three (11-10 NYK)

7:35—Boston's second three-pointer puts Boston back ahead (10-8 BOS)

7:46—After a bad pass intended for Towns, Hart steps out for Miles McBride.

8:06—Hart is charged with his second foul after Tatum intercepts a Brunson pass. Hart stays in the game.

8:27—Two more free throws for Boston on a Towns foul. Tatum hits one of two (8-7 NYK)

8:41—Towns scores his first points on a putback. Another lead change (8-6 NYK)

9:01—Hart's first foul puts Brown on the foul line. He hits one of two to tie the game (6-6)

9:08—Bridges intercepts a White pass and turns it into a fastbreak but the latter recovers to block it

9:23—The Knicks get the lead back on a Brunson double (6-5 NYK)

10:06—Brunson is charged with the first foul of the game, sending White to the line. He hit two free throws to give Boston the lead back (5-4 BOS)

10:20—Hart fakes out Porzingis on a drive and the Knicks get the lead back (4-3 NYK)

11:08—White hits a three for Boston to give them the lead. Bridges appears to be limping after the shot but he stays in the game (3-2 BOS)

11:31—Hart tips in a Bridges miss to give the Knicks the first points of the series (2-0 NYK)

12:00—Porzingis wins the tip off from Towns, and the game is underway

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