New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics game player stats and box score for May 12 | 2025 NBA playoffs semifinals Game 4

The New York Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics 121-113 in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series on Monday at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Knicks now lead the series 3-1.

Jalen Brunson led New York with 39 points, 12 assists and five rebounds on 14-for-25 shooting (4-for-8 from 3-point range). Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds on 11-for-15 shooting. Mikal Bridges had 23 points and six rebounds, while OG Anunoby added 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting (4-for-8 from downtown).

Jayson Tatum led Boston with 42 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals. He shot 16-for-28 (7-for-16 from the 3-point line). However, he went down with an injury late in the game. Derrick White scored 23 points on 6-for-12 shooting (6-for-11 on 3-pointers).

Jaylen Brown finished with 20 points and seven rebounds on 7-for-16 shooting (2-for-8 from beyond the arc), while Payton Pritchard added 12 points off the bench.

New York swept the first two games in Boston to go up 2-0. Meanwhile, the Celtics had a dominant 115-93 win in Game 3 on Saturday in New York.

Game 5 of the best-of-seven series will be on Wednesday at TD Garden. If necessary, a Game 6 will be scheduled on Friday in New York, while Game 7 is on May 19 in Boston.

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New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics player stats and box score

New York Knicks

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
OG Anunoby	20	3	2	0	0	0	8-14	4-8	0-0	4
Josh Hart	6	9	5	1	0	3	2-7	1-3	1-2	8
Karl-Anthony Towns	23	11	1	0	1	4	11-15	0-3	1-1	-1
Mikal Bridges	23	7	3	4	1	3	11-21	1-6	0-0	14
Jalen Brunson	39	5	12	0	0	1	14-25	4-8	7-9	12
Miles McBride	6	0	0	0	0	0	2-4	2-3	0-0	3
Mitchell Robinson	4	8	2	0	0	1	2-2	0-0	0-0	6
Cameron Payne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-3	0-0	-2
Precious Achiuwa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-4
Landry Shamet	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pacome Dadiet	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ariel Hukporti	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tyler Kolek	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Delon Wright	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
P.J. Tucker	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Boston Celtics

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Jaylen Brown	20	7	2	0	0	5	7-16	2-8	4-6	0
Jayson Tatum	42	8	4	4	2	3	16-28	7-16	3-3	-9
Al Horford	5	5	4	2	0	0	1-2	1-2	2-2	-7
Jrue Holiday	4	4	3	0	0	0	2-5	0-2	0-0	-11
Derrick White	23	3	2	0	0	2	6-12	6-11	5-7	-9
Kristaps Porziņġis	7	4	0	1	0	1	2-6	0-2	3-6	0
Payton Pritchard	12	0	0	1	0	1	4-10	2-7	2-2	3
Luke Kornet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Torrey Craig	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JD Davison	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Neemias Queta	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Baylor Scheierman	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Xavier Tillman	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jordan Walsh	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics game summary

The Boston Celtics had a 39-28 lead over the New York Knicks at the end of the first quarter. The Celtics ended the period on a 12-0 run and went 9-for-14 from the 3-point line. Jayson Tatum scored 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting (3-for-5 on 3-pointers), while Derrick White added 14 on 4-for-4 from downtown.

Boston had a 62-51 lead heading into the halftime break. Tatum led the Celtics with 20 points and six rebounds on 8-for-13 shooting. White scored 17 on 4-for-5 3-point shooting, and Jaylen Brown added 12 points and six rebounds.

For New York, Jalen Brunson had 13 points and five assists on 4-for-8 shooting, while Karl-Anthony Towns contributed 10 points and eight rebounds on 5-for-8 shooting.

The Celtics increased their lead to 14 in the third quarter, but the Knicks outscored them 37-23 in the period to take an 88-85 lead heading into the final frame.

New York held on in the fourth quarter, outscoring the defending champions 33-28 en route to the Game 4 victory. The Knicks have a commanding 3-1 series lead as the series shifts back to Boston.