Game Story
Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.
Strongest signals
Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.
- 01highTurnover outcomesOn BOS
BOS scored 21 pts off NYK's 16 turnovers (1.31 PPP allowed).
10 of 16 TOVs (63%) led to a make.
- 02highScoring chainsOn NYK
Tatum got 12 of his 31 pts via drives (6 makes, 39% up 12 pp from season avg 27%).
3 from pull-up jumpers (8 pts) · 3 from post-ups (6 pts)
- 03medScoring chainsOn BOS
Towns got 8 of his 20 pts via cuts (4 makes, 40%).
2 from catch-and-shoot (6 pts) · 2 from drives (4 pts)
- 04medScoring chainsOn BOS
McBride got 9 of his 18 pts via other actions (3 makes, 50% up 15 pp from season avg 35%).
2 from pull-up jumpers (6 pts) · 1 from catch-and-shoot (3 pts)
- 05lowTurnover outcomesOn NYK
NYK scored 9 pts off BOS's 10 turnovers (0.90 PPP allowed).
4 of 10 TOVs (40%) led to a make.
Quarter Flow
Per-quarter scoring and the running total.
Box by Period
FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.
| Stat | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | NYK | 8/19 42% | 9/21 43% | 8/19 42% | 11/22 50% | 36/81 44% |
| BOS | 10/24 42% | 10/22 45% | 11/20 55% | 9/21 43% | 40/87 46% | |
| 3P | NYK | 3/11 27% | 3/9 33% | 6/9 67% | 4/11 36% | 16/40 40% |
| BOS | 3/11 27% | 4/9 44% | 4/10 40% | 4/9 44% | 15/39 38% | |
| FT | NYK | 8/10 80% | 1/2 50% | 2/2 100% | 4/7 57% | 15/21 71% |
| BOS | 3/4 75% | — — | 7/9 78% | 2/3 67% | 12/16 75% | |
| REB | NYK | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 44 |
| BOS | 14 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 37 | |
| AST | NYK | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| BOS | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | |
| TOV | NYK | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| BOS | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| Paint PTS | NYK | 6 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 30 |
| BOS | 8 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 38 |
Game Flow
Margin over time — BOS ahead above the line, NYK below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (12) and ties (4).
Rotations
Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.
Play-by-Play
Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.
Player Box Score
Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.
| Player | MIN | PTS ↓ | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Karl-Anthony Towns NYK · Starter | 37:16 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9/13 | 2/3 | +2 |
OG Anunoby NYK · Starter | 33:35 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5/11 | 2/6 | -11 |
Miles McBride NYK | 30:05 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6/9 | 6/8 | -5 |
Jalen Brunson NYK · Starter | 37:14 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7/17 | 2/5 | +6 |
Josh Hart NYK · Starter | 36:02 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4/12 | 2/7 | +4 |
Landry Shamet NYK | 21:12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3/6 | 2/5 | +7 |
Jose Alvarado NYK | 10:46 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/1 | -10 |
Andre Drummond NYK | 7:06 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | -8 |
Kevin McCullar Jr. NYK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Pacôme Dadiet NYK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Tyler Nickel NYK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Mohamed Diawara NYK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Jaden Akins NYK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Tyler Kolek NYK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Mikal Bridges NYK · Starter | 21:53 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0/8 | 0/5 | -12 |
Jordan Clarkson NYK | 2:48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | +3 |
James Wiseman NYK | 2:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | +4 |
Four Factors
Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.
Efficiency
Where the points came from
Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.
| Channel | NYK | BOS | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the paint | 30 | 38 | BOS +8 |
| Fast break | 12 | 11 | NYK +1 |
| Off turnovers | 12 | 19 | BOS +7 |
| 2nd chance | 15 | 13 | NYK +2 |
Player tracking
Movement and shot-creation breakdown.
| Metric | NYK | BOS |
|---|---|---|
| Passes | 318 | 279 |
| Touches | 406 | 352 |
| Distance (mi) | 17.5 | 17.3 |
| Pull-up FG | 21/41 (51%) | 19/40 (48%) |
| Catch & Shoot FG | 15/39 (38%) | 21/46 (46%) |
Shot Chart
Both teams · shot-by-shot
Last 5:00 of Q4, score within 5
Every clutch possession, and who did what while it was tight.
4:51
4:38
4:14
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3:54
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3:27
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1:41
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1:11
0:49
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| NYK | MIN | PTS | FG | FT | TOV | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:16 | 4 | 2/3 | 0/2 | 0 | -7 | |
| 4:12 | 2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | -7 | |
| 3:00 | 2 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 0 | -9 | |
| 1:27 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | +1 | |
| 0:04 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:09 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | -6 | |
| 4:12 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | -7 |
| BOS | MIN | PTS | FG | FT | TOV | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:16 | 9 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 0 | +7 | |
| 4:14 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | +7 | |
| 1:02 | 1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | +6 | |
| 2:53 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | +8 | |
| 4:16 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | +7 | |
| 3:10 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | +1 | |
| 0:02 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:27 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | -1 |
How it ended
Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.
- 2:54PTSBOS93–99 · BOS +6George 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Tatum 7 AST)
- 2:26PTSNYK96–99 · BOS +3Hart 27' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Anunoby 8 AST)
- 1:58TOVBOS96–99 · BOS +3Queta Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T11); Hart STEAL (3 STL)
- 1:41PTSNYK98–99 · BOS +1Brunson 12' Pullup Jump Shot (19 PTS)
- 1:24PTSBOS98–101 · BOS +3Tatum 19' Turnaround Fadeaway (31 PTS)
- 1:11TOVNYK98–99 · BOS +1Towns Offensive Foul Turnover (P4.T18)
- 0:49PTSBOS98–103 · BOS +5Tatum 18' Jump Shot (33 PTS)
- 0:45PTSNYK99–103 · BOS +4Anunoby Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
- 0:45PTSNYK100–103 · BOS +3Anunoby Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
- 0:30PTSBOS100–106 · BOS +6Tatum 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (36 PTS)
- 0:18MISSNYK100–106 · BOS +6MISS Brunson 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 0:13PTSNYK103–106 · BOS +3McBride 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Hart 5 AST)
- 0:11PTSBOS103–107 · BOS +4Pritchard Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 0:11MISSBOS103–107 · BOS +4MISS Pritchard Free Throw 2 of 2
- 0:03MISSNYK103–107 · BOS +4MISS Brunson Free Throw 1 of 2
- 0:03MISSNYK103–107 · BOS +4MISS Brunson Free Throw 2 of 2
- 0:00MISSNYK103–107 · BOS +4MISS Anunoby 28' 3PT Jump Shot