National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Boston 119,
New York 114
When: 12:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 25, 2016
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials: #15 Zach Zarba, #32 Marat Kogut, #5 Kane Fitzgerald
Attendance: 19812
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials: #15 Zach Zarba, #32 Marat Kogut, #5 Kane Fitzgerald
Attendance: 19812
Final Scoring Summary
Boston Celtics
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Isaiah Thomas - G | 32:36 | 9-23 | 3-13 | 6-8 | -7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
| Avery Bradley - G | 32:10 | 5-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Jae Crowder - F | 33:57 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Amir Johnson - F | 24:01 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Al Horford - C | 34:50 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Marcus Smart | 28:26 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 23:28 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Jonas Jerebko | 12:36 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerald Green | 11:40 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Jaylen Brown | 6:17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Rozier | DNP | |||||||||||||
| James Young | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Tyler Zeller | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 45-93 | 14-36 | 15-20 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 119 | |
| 48.4% | 38.9% | 75.0% | Team Rebs: 7 | Total TO: 7 | ||||||||||
New York Knicks
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Derrick Rose - G | 37:50 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 5-6 | -5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| Courtney Lee - G | 34:20 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 1-2 | -6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Carmelo Anthony - F | 38:41 | 9-24 | 2-7 | 9-9 | -8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 |
| Kristaps Porzingis - F | 37:11 | 9-16 | 2-4 | 2-2 | -3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| Joakim Noah - C | 27:42 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Brandon Jennings | 15:42 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Holiday | 13:50 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Kyle O'Quinn | 13:27 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Lance Thomas | 9:05 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mindaugas Kuzminskas | 8:45 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Willy Hernangomez | 3:28 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Baker | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Sasha Vujacic | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 41-87 | 8-23 | 24-27 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 114 | |
| 47.1% | 34.8% | 88.9% | Team Rebs: 7 | Total TO: 17 | ||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| BOS | None |
| NY | Courtney Lee , Carmelo Anthony , Kyle O'Quinn |
Team Statistics
| Boston | New York | ||
| Fast Break Points | 7 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| Points in the Paint | 54 | Points in the Paint | 50 |
| Biggest Lead | 13 | Biggest Lead | 6 |