| Atlanta Hawks | 110 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 107 |
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| Boston Celtics | 112 |
| New York Knicks | 92 |
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| Denver Nuggets | 126 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 123 |
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| Los Angeles Lakers | 122 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 110 |
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New York 92, Boston 112
Opening Round - Boston wins 3-1
Boston Garden (Boston, Massachusetts)
Attendance: 14,890
Officials: N/A
Team Rebounds: New York (0) Boston (0)
Technicals: New York (0) Boston (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK (38-44) | 29 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 92 |
| BOS (57-25) | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 112 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 95 | 96.5 | 117.4 |
| BOS | 95 | 117.4 | 96.5 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | .465 | 0.189 | 0.256 | 0.153 |
| BOS | .519 | 0.115 | 0.300 | 0.346 |
New York Knicks
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Patrick Ewing | Starter | C | 35:00 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 14.2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 44 | Sidney Green | Starter | PF | 30:00 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7.5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 31 | Mark Jackson | Starter | PG | 37:00 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 10.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | Kenny Walker | Starter | SF | 29:00 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4.5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 21 | Gerald Wilkins | Starter | SG | 35:00 | 10-16 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 13.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 25 | Bill Cartwright | Bench | C | 22:00 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 8.9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 42 | Pat Cummings | Bench | PF | 04:00 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Johnny Newman | Bench | SF | 23:00 | 3-13 | 0-4 | 2-3 | -5.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 55 | Louis Orr | Bench | PF | 01:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Sedric Toney | Bench | PG | 11:00 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Trent Tucker | Bench | SG | 13:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 37-85 | 5-13 | 13-19 | 84.6 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 24 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 92 | ||||
| 43.5% | 38.5% | 68.4% |
Boston Celtics
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Danny Ainge | Starter | PG | 22:00 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Larry Bird | Starter | SF | 44:00 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 11-12 | 20.2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| 3 | Dennis Johnson | Starter | SG | 38:00 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 14.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 32 | Kevin McHale | Starter | PF | 45:00 | 13-20 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 28.1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 29 |
| 00 | Robert Parish | Starter | C | 37:00 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13.8 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 42 | Mark Acres | Bench | C | 03:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Reggie Lewis | Bench | SF | 01:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Brad Lohaus | Bench | C | 01:00 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Dirk Minniefield | Bench | SG | 07:00 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Jim Paxson | Bench | SG | 28:00 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 31 | Fred Roberts | Bench | C | 05:00 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 53 | Artis Gilmore | Bench | C | 09:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 42-81 | 0-1 | 28-35 | 101.1 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 112 | ||||
| 51.9% | 0.0% | 80.0% |
New York Knicks Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Mark Jackson 13.6p, 4.8r, 10.6a |
Gerald Wilkins 17.4p, 3.3r, 4a |
Kenny Walker 10.1p, 4.7r, 1a |
Sidney Green 7.8p, 7.8r, 1.1a |
Patrick Ewing 20.2p, 8.2r, 1.5a |
| Rotation | Sedric Toney 2.7p, 0.4r, 1.1a |
Trent Tucker 7.1p, 1.7r, 1.6a |
Johnny Newman 10p, 2.1r, 0.8a |
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Bill Cartwright 11.1p, 4.7r, 1a |
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Pat Cummings 5.5p, 3.8r, 0.6a |
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Louis Orr 1.4p, 1.2r, 0.3a |
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Boston Celtics Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Danny Ainge 15.7p, 3.1r, 6.2a |
Dennis Johnson 12.6p, 3.1r, 7.8a |
Larry Bird 29.9p, 9.3r, 6.1a |
Kevin McHale 22.6p, 8.4r, 2.7a |
Robert Parish 14.3p, 8.5r, 1.6a |
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Jim Paxson 7.7p, 1r, 1.7a |
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Dirk Minniefield 3.6p, 1.3r, 3.2a |
Reggie Lewis 4.5p, 1.3r, 0.5a |
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Artis Gilmore 3.7p, 3r, 0.3a |
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Fred Roberts 6.1p, 2.2r, 1.1a |
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Mark Acres 3.6p, 3.4r, 0.5a |