The Boston Celtics defeated the New York Knicks, 98 to 97, in Game 5 of the 1973 Eastern Conference Finals on April 25, 1973.

1972-73 Boston Celtics

Final

NYK

Knicks

3-2

97

BOS

Celtics

2-3

98

Team

1

25

29

2

27

29

3

23

23

4

22

17

Total

97

98

Team Stats

Player Stats

Knicks

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

41-91

39-92

Field Goal %

45.1

42.4

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

15-20

20-32

Free Throw %

75.0

62.5

Rebounds

46

61

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

19

23

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

Personal Fouls

33

22

Knicks

Celtics

Players

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Walt Frazier	47	21	9	5			7-16		7-8		4				43.8		87.5
Dave DeBusschere	41	19	12	5			9-19		1-2		5				47.4		50.0
Willis Reed	29	10	6	0			5-14		0-0		3				35.7
Earl Monroe	27	11	4	4			5-12		1-2		3				41.7		50.0
Jerry Lucas	26	12	5	1			5-10		2-2		5				50.0		100.0
Dean Meminger	24	4	4	3			2-4		0-1		1				50.0		0.0
Phil Jackson	20	11	4	0			5-8		1-2		6				62.5		50.0
Bill Bradley	20	9	2	1			3-6		3-3		4				50.0		100.0
John Gianelli	6	0	0	0			0-2		0-0		2				0.0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Dave Cowens	48	32	16	3			14-30		4-6		3				46.7		66.7

Players

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Jo Jo White	43	15	14	7			5-21		5-5		4				23.8		100.0
Paul Silas	43	9	20	3			3-8		3-5		4				37.5		60.0
Don Chaney	34	13	5	4			6-14		1-4		4				42.9		25.0
Don Nelson	34	11	4	1			5-11		1-3		4				45.5		33.3
John Havlicek	30	18	2	5			6-8		6-9		1				75.0		66.7
Paul Westphal	5	0	0	0			0-0		0-0		1
Steve Kuberski	3	0	0	0			0-0		0-0		1

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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

10.2

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

5.8

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)
Mon 5/27	BOS	@	IND	8:00 PM
Wed 5/29	IND	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Fri 5/31	BOS	@	IND	8:00 PM
Sun 6/2	IND	@	BOS	8:00 PM

Last Game

IND

0-3

111

Final

114

BOS

3-0

Sat 25 May 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

33.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.4

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

30.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.6

Davis

Anthony Davis

13.4

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

11.5

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff APG Leaders

9.3

Doncic

Luka Doncic

8.8

James

LeBron James

8.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.4

James

LeBron James

1.8

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

1.8

Booker

Devin Booker

Playoff BPG Leaders

2.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.2

Mobley

Evan Mobley

1.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoff 3PM Leaders

3.7

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

3.5

White

Derrick White

3.5

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

Playoff TS% Leaders

66.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

66.2

Booker

Devin Booker

66.0

Gordon

Aaron Gordon

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Pacers

120.7

Celtics

120.7

Knicks

118.7

Timberwolves

117.8

76ers

116.9

Bucks

116.0

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

101.3

Thunder

105.4

Celtics

109.2

Timberwolves

110.1

Pelicans

111.7

Cavaliers

111.8

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Celtics

11.5

Timberwolves

7.7

Thunder

6.7

Magic

4.7

Mavericks

3.4

Pacers

1.4

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-4

Suns

0-4

Heat

1-4

Lakers

1-4

Clippers

2-4

Bucks

2-4

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

55-34

Mavericks

57-39

76ers

51-38

Thunder

52-39-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pacers

53-43-2

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-49-1

Bucks

38-50

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
Fri 5/24	BOS	@	IND	114-111
Thu 5/23	DAL	@	MIN	109-108
Wed 5/22	IND	@	BOS	110-126
Tue 5/21	DAL	@	MIN	108-105
Mon 5/20	IND	@	BOS	128-133

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 5/26	MIN	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Mon 5/27	BOS	@	IND	8:00 PM
Tue 5/28	MIN	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Wed 5/29	IND	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Thu 5/30	DAL	@	MIN	8:30 PM