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Knicks defeat Boston Celtics in Round 2, Game 4 | FULL Game Highlights | 2025 NBA Playoffs



Knicks defeat Boston Celtics in Round 2, Game 4 | FULL Game Highlights | 2025 NBA Playoffs

Shot clock at five. Hart, nice feet inside. Towns gets it a go. Nice banker from Carl Anthony Towns on a pretty feed from Hart is because you know they’re going to have to rotate. So before the pass even happens, they start the rotation. Brunson gets inside, lowers a shoulder, and Holiday backs off and gets his first field goal for Jaylen Brunson just because of the direction of Tatum. Tatum the drive blocked by Bridges. Terrific defensive play and it’s going to be Nick Ball. Bridges connects on a three. Mixed get their first three to go. They But they have a team around them. It can’t just be Carl Anthony Towns and Brunson, but Male and um OG, they’ve got to be locked in with them. Brunson three-pointer good. Knicks cut the two. He’s sizing up because the Celtics are going their double big. Brunson looking Ali up to Robinson. Perfect connection there and the Knicks back up by one. Opening minute here in the second. Celtics with a barrage to end the first period. 120 run. Tatum pumped away by Bridges. Picked up from Cameron Payne. Five turnovers for the Celtics. Spain way off. Robinson tipped it back down. Steps back. Can’t hit the three. Tatum fouling for the rebound. Robinson just out hustling everybody. McBride throws it up and knocks down the three. Bridges trying to be a differencemaker for the Knicks. Two excellent plays. Shot blocked by Towns. Bridges on the drive. Lost it momentarily. Gets it back out to Brunson. Brunson to McBride. Open three-pointer. It’s good. And an Obi set to check back in. That’s a good sign for the Knicks. Towns against Tatum. Towns inside. Lays it up and in. Towns kicks it out to Hart. Shot clock at four. Bridges off the bounce. Gets to the baseline. Leans in. Lamp is good. Pretty move and adjustment from Male Bridges. Drives again. Gets inside. Shot blocked by Bridges. Excellent defensive play. Brunson in the front court. Keeps that dribble alive. Towns wants it down low. He’s got white on him and Holiday lurking. Shot is good and a foul. How did he do that? Or was upset the foul call, but that’s why the foul was called. Ali of Towns. Nice back door play. Well, nine of 14 from the field tonight for sure. Eight on the 24. They leave. Brunson lines it up and knocks down a three. Brunson has not had many clean looks like that throughout these playoffs. did grab a lead a couple of times after trailing the entire game three. Bridges against White. Tough shot. Gets it a go. Nine straight points by the Knicks in the lead. Cut to five. Anobi. Derek White chasing Jaylen Brunson. Fake. Fire. Connects. Another seven-point Celtic lead. Just over four and a half to go here in the third. They lobb it into Porzingis. Stolen by Bridges. Brown tries to stop him. Pritchard in pursuit from behind. Knocked loose out of bounds. Still Nick Ball. Oh, good defense from White, but Brunson still looking, falling away. Puts it up. That’s good. Jaylen Brunson does it again. It’s a two-point game. Timeout, Boston. Drives into the paint. Pulls back. Looks up at the shot clock. He’s got to get it off. Falling away. Puts it up. Puts it in. A Brunson barrage here in the third quarter. The game is tied. Eight seconds remaining. Hart in the front court. Hart the drive gets to the Rams. Bang shot is good. The man said he won four state championships. Was a rookie point or was a freshman starter as a point guard. Then he went to the final four. These moments he’s used to. Bridges falling away. Male Bridges with some big buckets. Bridges drives on Horford. Looks inside. Brings it back out. finds Towns. Guarded by White. Towns spins, splits it up and in. 21 points for Towns. Towns gets a fake now drive, throws it inside. Robinson lays it up and in. An awkward alioop, but a successful one. Manobi fakes, drives on Porzingis, gets inside, banks it home. Brunson against White. Hesitation, flips it up with a left hand. Bank shots good. 33 for Jaylen Brunson. Shot clock down to seven. Brunson drives, gets past Horford. Stops, pulls up, two-pointer. Got it. Pass in the corner. Bridges off the bounce. Has to get it off. Puts it up. It’s good. Mel Bridges knocks it down. Jaylen Brown back in. Lost the ball. Anobi all by himself throws it down and Tatum is hurt. Tatum is down. Brunson looking. Step back. Three-pointer. It’s good. Rattled around and dropped through. Brunson on the drive. Anovi. Anovi gets inside and lays it up and in. It’s back to a dozen with a minute and a half remaining. And this will be the first home win after the road team won the first three. Towns finishing touches.

The New York Knicks defeat the Boston Celtics 121-113.

Jalen Brunson 39 PTS | 12 AST | 5 REB
Mikal Bridges 23 PTS | 7 REB | 4 STL | 3 AST
Karl-Anthony Towns 23 PTS | 11 REB
OG Anunoby 20 PTS | 3 REB | 2 AST
Josh Hart 6 PTS | 9 REB | 5 AST

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5 Comments

  1. Started off SLOW, AGAIN. But they battled through it n came up… Sad to see JT go out like that, Knicks don't want any excuses jus the best of the best… 🙏🏽 to the health of Tatum
    But LETS GOO KNICKS

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