New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics game player stats and box score for May 14 | 2025 NBA playoffs semifinals Game 5

The Boston Celtics defeated the New York Knicks 127-102 in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Wednesday at TD Garden in Boston. The Knicks still lead the series 3-2.

Derrick White led the Celtics with 34 points on 9-for-16 shooting, including 7-for-13 from 3-point range. He also went 9-for-11 from the free-throw line. Jaylen Brown finished with 26 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds on 9-for-17 shooting (3-for-5 from the 3-point line).

Payton Pritchard contributed 17 points and five rebounds on 6-for-17 shooting (5-for-14 from beyond the arc) off the bench. Jrue Holiday finished with 14 points and seven rebounds, while Al Horford had 12 points and five rebounds. Luke Kornet added 10 points, nine rebounds and seven blocks off the bench.

Josh Hart led the Knicks with 24 points and seven rebounds on 7-for-15 shooting, including 5-for-9 from downtown. Jalen Brunson finished with 22 points and six assists on 7-for-17 shooting. He committed his sixth foul early in the fourth quarter, playing just 33 minutes.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points and eight rebounds, while Miles McBride scored 11 points off the bench.

The Knicks will get another opportunity to advance to the conference finals for the first time in 25 years. Game 6 of the best-of-seven series will be on Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York. Should Boston force a Game 7, it will be scheduled on Monday at TD Garden.

The Indiana Pacers, who eliminated the first-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in five games, await the winner of the Boston-New York series.

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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	6	8	2	0	1	2	1-12	1-5	3-4	-15
Josh Hart	24	7	2	0	0	1	7-15	5-9	5-6	-24
Karl-Anthony Towns	19	8	0	1	1	2	5-11	1-3	8-9	-20
Mikal Bridges	9	2	3	1	1	2	4-14	1-3	0-0	-25
Jalen Brunson	22	1	6	0	0	2	7-17	1-4	7-9	-18
Mitchell Robinson	8	13	0	2	1	1	1-3	0-0	6-6	-9
Miles McBride	11	0	3	1	0	0	3-8	3-6	2-2	-9
Cameron Payne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1
Pacome Dadiet	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	-1
Precious Achiuwa	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1
Tyler Kolek	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1
Landry Shamet	1	0	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1
Ariel Hukporti	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Delon Wright	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
P.J. Tucker	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Boston Celtics

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Jaylen Brown	26	8	12	1	0	2	9-17	3-5	5-8	28
Al Horford	12	5	2	0	1	1	5-7	2-3	0-0	11
Kristaps Porziņġis	1	1	0	0	1	2	0-3	0-2	1-2	-12
Derrick White	34	3	2	0	3	2	9-16	7-13	9-11	26
Jrue Holiday	14	7	3	0	0	1	5-8	2-3	2-5	23
Payton Pritchard	17	5	3	1	0	0	6-17	5-14	0-0	24
Luke Kornet	10	9	1	1	7	0	5-5	0-0	0-0	20
Torrey Craig	0	4	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1
Sam Hauser	6	1	2	0	0	0	2-5	2-5	0-0	0
JD Davison	3	0	1	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	1
Jordan Walsh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1
Baylor Scheierman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1
Neemias Queta	4	1	1	0	0	0	2-2	0-0	0-0	1
Xavier Tillman	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jayson Tatum	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics game summary

At the end of the first quarter, the New York Knicks had a 32-30 lead over the Boston Celtics. The Knicks ended the opening quarter on a 10-3 run.

The game is tied at 59 at the end of the first half. The Celtics ended the half on a 26-17 run. Jaylen Brown scored 12 of his 17 points in the second quarter. He also had seven rebounds and six assists on 7-for-11 shooting (3-for-3 on 3-pointers). Derrick White had a game-high 19 points on 6-for-10 shooting, including 5-for-9 from the 3-point line.

Jalen Brunson led New York with 13 points and five assists in the first half, while Josh Hart added 12 points on 4-for-7 shooting (2-for-3 from 3-point range).

The Celtics outscored the Knicks by 15 (32-17) in the third quarter to take a 91-76 lead into the final period.

Boston increased its lead to 23 (106-83) with seven and a half minutes remaining. A few plays later, Brunson, named the NBA's Clutch Player of the Year, fouled out. The Celtics held on for the win to force a Game 6 on Friday.