Game Stats: Celtics vs. Knicks, 100-109, 1988 NBA Playoffs, Game 3, Eastern Conference First Round

Box score from the NBA basketball game played between the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks on May 4, 1988 with final result, scoring by period, game leaders and statistics by team and by player.

Game from the 1988 Playoffs

NBA Eastern Conference First Round
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Team
Celtics
Knicks
W
3
1
G.1 Game 1
112
92
G.2 Game 2
128
102
G.3 Game 3
100
109
G.4 Game 4
102
94
NBA Box Scores:

Game 3 Score

100

Boston Celtics
- 109

New York Knicks

Scoring by Period

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
BOS 21 24 25 30 100
NYK 22 23 28 36 109

Game 3 Leaders

Celtics Knicks

Points

24 -
K.
Kevin
McHale
34 -
J.
Johnny
Newman

Rebounds

11 -
R.
Robert
Parish
10 -
P.
Patrick
Ewing

Assists

12 -
L.
Larry
Bird
14 -
M.
Mark
Jackson

Steals

5 -
L.
Larry
Bird
5 -
M.
Mark
Jackson

Blocks

1 -
3 players
4 -
P.
Patrick
Ewing

Game Data

Date: May 4, 1988

Home Team: New York Knicks

Game 3 Box Score

Boston Celtics

100
  Rebounds Shooting

Players

  Min Pts Off Def Tot Ast Stl Blk TO PF
FG
3P
FT
Reserves
 
Kevin McHale 42:00 24 3 5 8 2 3 1 4 511-15 0-0 2-5
Larry Bird 46:00 20 3 5 8 12 5 0 3 38-22 1-5 3-3
Dennis Johnson 38:00 18 0 2 2 7 2 1 4 45-10 1-2 7-8
Danny Ainge 44:00 17 2 2 4 5 0 0 2 26-15 1-4 4-4
Robert Parish 33:00 9 5 6 11 1 2 1 1 54-11 0-0 1-2
Reserves
 
Jim Paxson 12:00 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 02-5 0-0 3-3
Mark Acres 11:00 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31-1 0-0 2-2
Artis Gilmore 07:00 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 20-0 0-0 1-2
Fred Roberts 05:00 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 00-0 0-0 0-0
Dirk Minniefield 02:00 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 00-0 0-0 0-0

Totals:

  240 100 14 23 37 30 14 3 19 24 37-79 3-11 23-29
Percentages: .468 .273 .793

New York Knicks

109
  Rebounds Shooting

Players

  Min Pts Off Def Tot Ast Stl Blk TO PF
FG
3P
FT
Reserves
 
Johnny Newman 42:00 34 4 2 6 3 2 1 0 514-25 0-4 6-7
Patrick Ewing 39:00 31 4 6 10 0 0 4 5 410-16 0-0 11-12
Gerald Wilkins 38:00 14 0 3 3 5 2 0 4 35-15 0-0 4-5
Mark Jackson 46:00 9 2 5 7 14 5 0 3 44-14 1-2 0-0
Sidney Green 14:00 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 2 40-0 0-0 0-0
Reserves
 
Bill Cartwright 18:00 7 4 2 6 0 0 1 1 23-6 0-0 1-2
Pat Cummings 13:00 5 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 31-3 0-0 3-4
Trent Tucker 12:00 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 02-3 1-2 0-0
Kenny Walker 18:00 4 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 22-6 0-0 0-0

Totals:

  240 109 16 25 41 30 9 7 17 27 41-88 2-8 25-30
Percentages: .466 .250 .833

Abbreviations:
Min = Minutes played / Pts = Points / Off, Def, Tot = Offensive, Defensive and Total Rebounds / Ast = Assists / Stl = Steals / Blk = Blocks / TO = Turnovers / PF = Personal fouls / +/- = Plus-Minus / FG = Field Goals Made - Attempted / 3P = 3-Pointers Made - Attempted / FT = Free Throws Made - Attempted