NBA Basketball Box Scores

National Basketball Association

BOXSCORE | RECAP

Boston 110, New York 100

When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, February 6, 2009
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials: #67 John Goble, #50 Olandis Poole, #9 Derrick Stafford
Attendance: 19763

Final Scoring Summary

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Boston	27	19	26	38	110
New York	26	21	29	24	100

Team Records

Team	W/L	Home	Away	Streak
Boston	42-10	24-3	18-7	W1
New York	21-28	14-12	7-16	L3

Recap Quick Hits

With this loss, the New York Knicks have a 14-12 record at home this season. The Boston Celtics are 18-7 while on the road this season.

New York has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Knicks have won 6 of their last 10 games.

Boston has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Celtics have won 9 of their last 10 games.

Al Harrington played 42:17 minutes and scored 27 points. He shot 42.3% from the field and has averaged 27.4 points over the last five games.

Paul Pierce played 43:00 minutes and scored 26 points. He shot 61.5% from the field and has averaged 26.4 points over the last five games.

Following this game the New York Knicks average 104.2 points per game and hold opponents to 106.6 points per game. The Boston Celtics average 101.6 points per game and hold opponents to 92.0 points per game.

Top Game Performances

Boston		New York
Paul Pierce 26	Scoring	Al Harrington 27
Rajon Rondo 7	Assists	Chris Duhon 7
Kevin Garnett 11	Rebounds	David Lee 18
Paul Pierce 9	Free Throws Made	Chris Duhon 3
Eddie House 3	Steals	Al Harrington 5
Kevin Garnett 2	Blocks	Wilson Chandler 1

Team Stats Summary

Team	Points	FG%	3PM-3PA	FTM-FTA	Assists	Rebounds	Blocks	Steals	Turnovers
Boston	110	51.3	7-16	23-30	23	51	4	7	16
New York	100	41.3	12-31	12-18	19	43	1	8	14

Upcoming Games

New York will play their next game on the road against Portland. The Knicks have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .407 after a loss.

Boston will play their next game at home against San Antonio. The Celtics have a W/L % of .854 after a win and .600 after a loss.