New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics game player stats and box score for May 5 | 2025 NBA playoffs semifinals Game 1

The New York Knicks had a 108-105 overtime win over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series on Monday at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Knicks now lead the series 1-0.

Jalen Brunson finished with 29 points, four rebounds and five assists on 9-for-23 (5-for-9 from the 3-point line). OG Anunoby had 29 points and four rebounds on 10-for-20 shooting, including 6-for-11 from 3-point range. Karl-Anthony Towns added 14 points and 13 rebounds, while Josh Hart had 14 points (5-for-9 shooting) and 11 rebounds.

Miles McBride scored 11 points on 4-for-8 shooting (3-for-6 on 3-pointers) off the bench. Mikal Bridges finished the night with just eight points but had the game-winning steal for New York.

Jayson Tatum finished with 23 points, 16 rebounds and six assists on 7-for-23 shooting, including 4-for-15 from the 3-point line. Jaylen Brown had 23 points, seven rebounds and five assists on 7-for-20 shooting. Boston's All-Stars combined to shoot just 14-for-43, including 5-for-25 from 3-point range.

Derrick White had 19 points and 11 rebounds on 6-for-18 shooting, including 5-for-16 on 3-pointers, while Jrue Holiday contributed 16 points and six rebounds on 7-for-14 shooting (2-for-7 from downtown). Payton Pritchard added 13 points off the bench.

The Celtics started their title defense by knocking out the Orlando Magic 4-1 in the first round. Meanwhile, the Knicks won a thrilling series against the Detroit Pistons in six games.

Game 2 will be on Wednesday. The best-of-seven series then shifts to Madison Square Garden in New York for Games 3 and 4 on Saturday and Monday.

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

New York Knicks

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
OG Anunoby	29	4	3	1	0	3	10-20	6-11	3-4	-1
Josh Hart	14	11	3	2	0	1	5-9	1-5	3-6	5
Karl-Anthony Towns	14	13	0	1	0	2	6-13	0-1	2-2	8
Mikal Bridges	8	6	7	3	2	1	3-13	2-5	0-0	3
Jalen Brunson	29	4	5	2	0	4	9-23	5-9	6-7	2
Miles McBride	11	2	1	1	0	0	4-8	3-6	0-0	-6
Mitchell Robinson	3	7	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	3-10	13
Cameron Payne	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-2	-2
Precious Achiuwa	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-7
Landry Shamet	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pacome Dadiet	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ariel Hukporti	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tyler Kolek	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Delon Wright	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
P.J. Tucker	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Boston Celtics

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Jaylen Brown	14	4	3	0	0	0	5-11	0-4	4-6	13
Jayson Tatum	13	7	1	2	0	2	4-10	2-6	3-5	9
Kristaps Porziņġis	0	4	1	0	0	1	0-4	0-0	0-0	0
Derrick White	7	6	0	0	1	1	2-8	1-7	2-2	15
Jrue Holiday	8	2	0	1	0	0	4-6	0-1	0-0	10
Al Horford	2	4	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	2-2	4
Payton Pritchard	13	1	1	0	0	0	3-5	2-4	5-5	17
Luke Kornet	4	3	0	1	1	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	12
Sam Hauser	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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 26-25 lead over the New York Knicks at the end of the first 12 minutes. Jayson Tatum scored 13 points in the quarter on 4-for-8 shooting, including 2-for-5 from the 3-point line.

The Celtics ended the first half on a 25-10 run and outscored the Knicks 35-20 in the second quarter. They had a 61-45 lead heading into the break. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 14 and four rebounds. Tatum had 13 points and seven rebounds, while Payton Pritchard scored 13 points on 3-for-5 shooting (2-for-4 on 3-pointers) off the bench.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 10 points for New York on 4-for-5 shooting, while Jalen Brunson added nine points on 3-for-9 shooting.

The Knicks outscored the Celtics 30-23 in the third quarter. However, Boston still had an 84-75 lead heading into the final frame.

The Knicks tied the game at 86 with about seven minutes remaining. After being down 20 in the game, New York reclaimed the lead 94-91 off a 3-pointer from Brunson. Down the stretch, with 28.1 seconds remaining and the game tied at 100, Tatum missed a 3-point shot off a timeout. In the following play, Brunson missed a floater.

In overtime, with New York leading by three, 108-105, Mikal Bridges' game-winning steal sealed the victory for the visitors. The Knicks outscored the Celtics 33-21 in the fourth quarter and overtime.