Top Performers
Points
32
Rice
NYK
Rebounds
15
Walker
BOS
Assists
7
Childs
NYK
Threes
6
Rice
NYK
30-72 (41.7%)
FG%
35-76 (46.1%)
4-13 (30.8%)
3PM
7-17 (41.2%)
28-41 (68.3%)
FTM
9-9 (100.0%)
39
Rebounds
44
9
Offensive Rebounds
6
30
Defensive Rebounds
38
15
Assists
22
7
Steals
6
6
Blocks
3
10
Turnovers
17
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
17
Fouls
29
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
2000-01 Eastern Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  76ers - z | 56 | 26 | .683 | |
| 2 |  Bucks - y | 52 | 30 | .634 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Heat - x | 50 | 32 | .610 | 6.0 |
| 4 |  Knicks - x | 48 | 34 | .585 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 9.0 |
| 6 |  Hornets - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 10.0 |
| 7 |  Magic - x | 43 | 39 | .524 | 13.0 |
| 8 |  Pacers - x | 41 | 41 | .500 | 15.0 |
| 9 |  Celtics - e | 36 | 46 | .439 | 20.0 |
| 10 |  Pistons - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 24.0 |
| 11 |  Cavaliers - e | 30 | 52 | .366 | 26.0 |
| 12 |  Nets - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 30.0 |
| 13 |  Hawks - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 31.0 |
| 14 |  Wizards - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 37.0 |
| 15 |  Bulls - e | 15 | 67 | .183 | 41.0 |
Game Summary
The New York Knicks fell to the Boston Celtics, 92 to 86, on December 21, 2000.
Game Info
December 20, 2000
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Pierce #34 | 35 | 31 | 4 (0) | 3 | 2 | 0 | +10 | 2 | 3 | 13-21 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 65.6 |
A. Walker #8 | 47 | 23 | 15 (3) | 5 | 3 | 0 | +6 | 4 | 2 | 8-20 | 2-8 | 5-8 | 48.9 |
T. Battie #4 | 33 | 7 | 9 (2) | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-9 | 39.1 |
B. Stith #23 | 28 | 5 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0-7 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 27.2 |
M. Palacio #10 | 9 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Brown #1 | 31 | 9 | 2 (0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | +11 | 1 | 3 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 66.6 |
E. Williams #55 | 18 | 5 | 3 (2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 32.7 |
A. Griffin #7 | 17 | 7 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 71.7 |
V. Potapenko #52 | 14 | 4 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 0 | 3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
K. Anderson #7 | 8 | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 34.7 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BOS | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Rice #41 | 40 | 32 | 9 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 4 | 12-22 | 6-9 | 2-2 | 69.9 |
L. Sprewell #15 | 41 | 19 | 9 (0) | 3 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 6 | 4 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 64.4 |
L. Johnson #2 | 30 | 4 | 5 (0) | 4 | 1 | 1 | -11 | 4 | 3 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 28.6 |
M. Camby #23 | 10 | 4 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
A. Houston #20 | 39 | 4 | 7 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 5 | 2-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 16.7 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Thomas #40 | 36 | 14 | 7 (2) | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 77.8 |
C. Childs #1 | 29 | 8 | 3 (1) | 7 | 1 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 50.8 |
E. Strickland #20 | 8 | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 20.5 |
T. Knight #40 | 6 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
R. Brunson #9 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | NYK | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
L. Sprewell makes 2PT shot
1Q
G. Rice makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
A. Walker makes 2PT shot
1Q
K. Thomas makes 10' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Houston makes 2PT shot
1Q
M. Camby makes 2PT shot
1Q
A. Walker makes 2PT shot
1Q
L. Sprewell makes 11' 2PT shot
1Q
P. Pierce makes 2PT shot
1Q
K. Thomas makes 2PT shot
1Q
A. Houston makes 2PT shot
1Q
G. Rice makes 10' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Battie makes 2PT shot
1Q
K. Thomas makes 2PT shot
1Q
K. Thomas makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
L. Sprewell makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Walker makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
K. Thomas makes 2PT shot
2Q
L. Sprewell makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Walker makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
L. Sprewell makes 2PT shot
2Q
V. Potapenko makes 13' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Johnson makes 13' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Griffin makes 2PT shot
2Q
L. Johnson makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
P. Pierce makes 12' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Walker makes 2PT shot
2Q
P. Pierce makes 2PT shot
2Q
P. Pierce makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Camby makes 2PT shot
2Q
G. Rice makes 15' 2PT shot
2Q
P. Pierce makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
P. Pierce makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
V. Potapenko makes 13' 2PT shot
2Q
P. Pierce makes 2PT shot
2Q
P. Pierce makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
P. Pierce makes 2PT shot
3Q
P. Pierce makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
G. Rice makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
G. Rice makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
G. Rice makes 2PT shot
3Q
P. Pierce makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Battie makes 2PT shot
3Q
K. Thomas makes 2PT shot
3Q
G. Rice makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Childs makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Walker makes 2PT shot
3Q
A. Griffin makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
C. Childs makes 17' 2PT shot
4Q
G. Rice makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
A. Walker makes 2PT shot
4Q
A. Walker makes 2PT shot
4Q
P. Pierce makes 11' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Brown makes 2PT shot
4Q
G. Rice makes 21' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Brown makes 19' 2PT shot
4Q
G. Rice makes 2PT shot
4Q
P. Pierce makes 13' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Thomas makes 2PT shot
4Q
R. Brown makes 18' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Childs makes 17' 2PT shot
4Q
L. Sprewell makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
G. Rice makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
G. Rice makes 26' 3PT shot
4Q
L. Sprewell makes 2PT shot
4Q
30-72 (41.7%)
FG%
35-76 (46.1%)
4-13 (30.8%)
3PM
7-17 (41.2%)
28-41 (68.3%)
FTM
9-9 (100.0%)
39
Rebounds
44
9
Offensive Rebounds
6
30
Defensive Rebounds
38
15
Assists
22
7
Steals
6
6
Blocks
3
10
Turnovers
17
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
17
Fouls
29
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0