The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks, 112 to 92, in Game 1 of the 1988 First Round on April 29, 1988.

1987-88 Boston Celtics

Final

NYK

Knicks

0-1

92

BOS

Celtics

1-0

112

Team

1

29

26

2

22

27

3

24

29

4

17

30

Total

92

112

Team Stats

Player Stats

Knicks

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

37-85

42-81

Field Goal %

43.5

51.9

3PT Made - Attempted

5-13

0-1

3PT %

38.5

0.0

FT Made - Attempted

13-19

28-35

Free Throw %

68.4

80.0

Rebounds

43

40

Offensive Rebounds

11

12

Defensive Rebounds

32

28

Assists

24

30

Steals

7

8

Blocks

6

10

Turnovers

18

11

Personal Fouls

29

18

Knicks

Celtics

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Mark Jackson	37	11	3	9	3	0	4-11	1-3	2-2	5	3		1	2	36.4	33.3	100.0
Gerald Wilkins	35	24	1	3	1	0	10-16	1-1	3-3	2	0		0	1	62.5	100.0	100.0
Patrick Ewing	35	16	11	2	0	5	7-15	0-0	2-4	3	4		3	8	46.7		50.0
Sidney Green	30	6	11	1	0	0	3-5	0-0	0-0	3	3		2	9	60.0
Kenny Walker	29	8	6	2	1	0	4-12	0-0	0-0	0	5		2	4	33.3

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Johnny Newman	23	8	1	1	2	0	3-13	0-4	2-3	4	5		0	1	23.1	0.0	66.7
Bill Cartwright	22	7	6	3	0	1	2-5	0-0	3-5	0	2		0	6	40.0		60.0
Trent Tucker	13	0	0	2	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1		0	0
Sedric Toney	11	9	0	1	0	0	3-5	3-5	0-0	1	3		0	0	60.0	60.0
Pat Cummings	4	2	2	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	3		2	0	50.0
Louis Orr	1	1	2	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	1-2	0	0		1	1	0.0		50.0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Kevin McHale	45	29	10	3	1	5	13-20	0-0	3-3	1	3		5	5	65.0		100.0
Larry Bird	44	29	5	8	1	0	9-20	0-0	11-12	2	1		2	3	45.0		91.7
Dennis Johnson	38	16	2	9	4	0	4-10	0-0	8-9	5	1		0	2	40.0		88.9
Robert Parish	37	14	13	2	0	1	7-14	0-0	0-0	2	3		4	9	50.0
Danny Ainge	22	2	2	3	1	0	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	4		1	1	25.0	0.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Jim Paxson	28	12	3	3	1	2	5-10	0-0	2-4	0	1		0	3	50.0		50.0
Artis Gilmore	9	2	3	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	2-4	0	1		0	3			50.0
Dirk Minniefield	7	2	0	1	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	2		0	0	100.0
Fred Roberts	5	3	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	1-1	0	1		0	0	100.0		100.0
Mark Acres	3	0	2	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0		0	2
Brad Lohaus	1	2	0	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1		0	0	100.0
Reggie Lewis	1	1	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0		0	0			50.0

Explore

More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

9.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

6.5

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.2

1st

DRTG

111.6

3rd

NETRTG

11.6

1st

3P%

38.8

2nd

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	BOS	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Wed 5/1	MIA	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 5/3	BOS	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 5/5	MIA	@	BOS	1:00 PM

Last Game

BOS

1-1

101

Final

111

MIA

1-1

Wed 24 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.5

Doncic

Luka Doncic

32.3

Davis

Anthony Davis

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

15.3

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.5

Zubac

Ivica Zubac

Playoff APG Leaders

12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.7

James

LeBron James

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.5

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.5

Alexander-Walker

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

III

Trey Murphy III

Playoff 3PM Leaders

5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Doncic

Luka Doncic

4.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff TS% Leaders

92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Timberwolves

118.9

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Pacers

117.1

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

98.2

Timberwolves

99.4

Thunder

100.3

Cavaliers

103.2

Clippers

105.6

Nuggets

109.2

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Timberwolves

19.6

Thunder

18.5

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Magic

5.0

Clippers

4.9

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-2

Lakers

0-3

Magic

1-2

Bucks

1-2

76ers

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

52-33

Mavericks

49-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pelicans

46-39-1

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-47-1

Bucks

37-48

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 4/25	MIL	@	IND	118-121
Wed 4/24	NYK	@	PHI	114-125
Wed 4/24	DEN	@	LAL	112-105
Wed 4/24	CLE	@	ORL	83-121
Tue 4/23	NOP	@	OKC	92-124

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/26	LAC	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Fri 4/26	MIN	@	PHX	10:30 PM
Sat 4/27	CLE	@	ORL	1:00 PM
Sat 4/27	OKC	@	NOP	3:30 PM
Sat 4/27	BOS	@	MIA	6:00 PM