New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics game player stats and box score for May 7 | 2025 NBA playoffs semifinals Game 2

The New York Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics 91-90 in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series on Wednesday at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Knicks now lead the series 2-0.

Josh Hart led New York with 23 points and six rebounds on 9-for-15 shooting (3-for-6 from 3-point range). Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 17 rebounds on 9-for-16 shooting. Jalen Brunson finished with 17 points and seven assists, while Mikal Bridges finished with 14 points (all in the fourth quarter), seven rebounds and five assists.

Derrick White finished with 20 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Boston on 6-for-17 shooting, including 3-for-11 on 3-pointers. Jaylen Brown had 20 points and six rebounds on 8-for-23 shooting, while Jayson Tatum finished with 13 points, 14 rebounds and five assists on 5-for-19 shooting. Jrue Holiday added 10 points and five assists.

The Knicks stole the first two games of the series in Boston. They had a 108-105 overtime victory in Game 1 on Monday. New York also overcame a 20-point deficit. On the other hand, Boston missed an NBA playoff-record 45 3-pointers on Monday.

The best-of-seven second-round series shifts to Madison Square Garden in New York for Games 3 and 4 on Saturday and Monday. If necessary, Game 5 will be scheduled on May 14 back 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	5	5	1	4	1	3	2-9	1-4	0-0	-11
Josh Hart	23	6	3	0	2	2	9-15	3-6	2-2	-7
Karl-Anthony Towns	21	17	1	0	1	4	9-16	0-1	3-3	-2
Mikal Bridges	14	7	5	3	0	2	6-18	2-8	0-0	-6
Jalen Brunson	17	3	7	0	1	2	6-19	2-9	3-4	-1
Mitchell Robinson	6	8	0	3	0	2	3-5	0-0	0-1	19
Miles McBride	5	0	1	1	0	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	9
Cameron Payne	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	4
Precious Achiuwa	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	6	1	2	0	6	8-23	2-7	2-4	3
Jayson Tatum	13	14	5	3	1	3	5-19	1-5	2-2	3
Al Horford	4	4	0	3	1	1	2-11	0-5	0-0	-11
Derrick White	20	9	5	0	2	0	6-17	3-11	5-5	-2
Jrue Holiday	10	3	5	1	0	4	4-6	0-2	2-3	-1
Payton Pritchard	9	3	1	0	0	1	3-9	3-9	0-0	1
Luke Kornet	6	8	0	0	1	0	3-4	0-0	0-0	11
Kristaps Porziņġis	8	4	0	0	0	1	3-5	1-1	1-1	-9
Torrey Craig	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JD Davison	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Neemias Queta	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Baylor Scheierman	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Xavier Tillman	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jordan Walsh	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Hauser	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics game summary

The Boston Celtics had a 24-13 lead over the New York Knicks at the end of the first quarter. Derrick White scored eight points for Boston on 3-for-4 shooting (2-for-2 from the 3-point line).

The Celtics increased their lead to 16 in the second quarter, 46-30. However, the Knicks ended the half on an 11-4 run to trim Boston's lead to 50-41 at the break. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 16 points and six rebounds, while White added 14 points on 4-for-9 shooting (3-for-6 on 3-pointers).

Karl-Anthony Towns led New York with 14 points and 10 rebounds in the first half, while Josh Hart scored 11 on 4-for-7 shooting.

Boston had its biggest lead of the game in the third quarter, 70-50. New York ended the period on an 11-3 run. The Celtics had a 73-61 lead heading into the final frame.

In the fourth quarter, the Knicks' 17-2 run trimmed the lead to one with less than three minutes remaining, 86-85. Jalen Brunson, the NBA's Clutch Player of the Year, gave New York its first lead of the game. Boston missed 14 straight attempts. Boston reclaimed the lead via a straight line drive from Tatum. They led 90-89 with 18.5 seconds on the clock.

In the following possession, Brunson went 2-for-2 from the free-throw line. On the other end, Mikal Bridges made a second straight game-winning steal. New York outscored Boston 30-17 in the fourth.