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New York Knicks at Boston Celtics

Friday, October 23, 2026 · Final · TD Garden

New York Knicks103FinalBoston Celtics107

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Win probability BOS 100% · NYK 0%
StartEnd Q1End Q2End Q3End Q4NYK50%BOS

Computed by NBAScope (model wp-v1) from the score, the time left and the pre-game Elo expectation — see methodology.

Score margin, minute by minute Above the line: BOS ahead · below: NYK ahead
StartEnd Q1End Q2End Q3End Q4+120+12BOS aheadNYK ahead

Scoring runs: NYK 8-0 (Q2 2:18 → Q2 14.6)BOS 8-0 (Q3 10:09 → Q3 8:13)NYK 9-0 (Q4 7:39 → Q4 4:09)

Team comparison

NYKBOS

36-8040-87Field goals
4546Field goal %
16-4015-393-pointers
40383-point %
15-2112-16Free throws
4437Rebounds
1210Offensive rebounds
2725Assists
67Steals
24Blocks
1811Turnovers
3038Points in the paint
1211Fast-break points
2322Fouls
512Largest lead
1212Lead changes

Score by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Knicks27222430103
Celtics26243324107

New York Knicks — players

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Karl-Anthony Towns · starter37221030049-132-32-3+2
Jalen Brunson · starter3719240237-172-53-6+6
Josh Hart · starter36101253004-122-70-0+4
OG Anunoby · starter34201080035-112-68-10-11
Mikal Bridges · starter220141010-80-50-0-12
Miles McBride3020211006-96-82-2-5
Landry Shamet218200023-62-50-0+7
Jose Alvarado112221031-20-10-0-10
Andre Drummond72200001-20-00-0-8
Jordan Clarkson30100000-00-00-0+3
James Wiseman20000000-00-00-0+4
Pacome Dadiet--0000000-00-00-00
Tyler KolekDid not play — coach's decision
Mohamed DiawaraDid not play — coach's decision

Boston Celtics — players

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Jayson Tatum · starter37369730214-263-105-5+1
Paul George · starter3415722016-153-70-0+1
Derrick White · starter3312461015-112-60-0-4
Mitchell Robinson · starter224420102-40-00-0-2
Jordan Walsh · starter205300012-51-20-0+1
Payton Pritchard304140021-51-31-2+8
Sam Hauser236220002-52-50-0+8
Neemias Queta2215610324-81-16-9-1
Baylor Scheierman112000011-40-20-0+4
Luka Garza48101003-32-20-0+6
Hugo Gonzalez40010000-10-10-0-2
Ron Harper Jr.Did not play — coach's decision
Mike ConleyDid not play — coach's decision
Chris Cenac Jr.Did not play — coach's decision

Play-by-play

  1. 0.0End of Game103-107
  2. 0.0End of the 4th Quarter103-107
  3. 0.3NYKKnicks offensive team rebound103-107
  4. 0.3NYKOG Anunoby misses 28-foot three point jumper103-107
  5. 3.6NYKOG Anunoby offensive rebound103-107
  6. 3.6NYKAndre Drummond enters the game for Miles McBride103-107
  7. 3.6NYKJosh Hart enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns103-107
  8. 3.6BOSNeemias Queta enters the game for Payton Pritchard103-107
  9. 3.6NYKJalen Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2103-107
  10. 3.6NYKKnicks offensive team rebound103-107
  11. 3.6NYKJalen Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2103-107
  12. 3.6BOSPaul George personal foul103-107
  13. 11.2NYKOG Anunoby defensive rebound103-107
  14. 11.2NYKKarl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Josh Hart103-107
  15. 11.2BOSMitchell Robinson enters the game for Baylor Scheierman103-107
  16. 11.2BOSPayton Pritchard misses free throw 2 of 2103-107
  17. 11.2BOSPayton Pritchard makes free throw 1 of 2103-107
  18. 11.2NYKLandry Shamet personal take foul103-106
  19. 11.9NYKLandry Shamet enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns103-106
  20. 11.9BOSBaylor Scheierman enters the game for Neemias Queta103-106
  21. 11.9NYKMiles McBride personal foul103-106
  22. 13.9NYKMiles McBride makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)103-106
  23. 18.8NYKJosh Hart offensive rebound100-106
  24. 18.8NYKJalen Brunson misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot100-106
  25. 30.2BOSJayson Tatum makes 25-foot three pointer100-106
  26. 45.0NYKOG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2100-103
  27. 45.0NYKOG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 299-103
  28. 45.0BOSDerrick White shooting foul98-103
  29. 49.7BOSJayson Tatum makes 18-foot jumper98-103
  30. 1:11BOSPayton Pritchard enters the game for Sam Hauser98-101
  31. 1:11NYKKnicks Full timeout98-101
  32. 1:11NYKKarl-Anthony Towns offensive foul turnover98-101
  33. 1:11NYKKarl-Anthony Towns offensive foul98-101
  34. 1:24BOSJayson Tatum makes 19-foot two point shot98-101
  35. 1:41(01:41) [Knicks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)98-99
  36. 1:41NYKJalen Brunson makes 11-foot pullup jump shot98-99
  37. 1:58BOSNeemias Queta lost ball turnover (Josh Hart steals)96-99
  38. 2:26NYKJosh Hart makes 27-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists)96-99
  39. 2:54BOSPaul George makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)93-99
  40. 3:13NYKJalen Brunson makes 15-foot pullup jump shot93-96
  41. 3:27BOSJayson Tatum makes driving layup (Derrick White assists)91-96
  42. 3:35NYKOG Anunoby enters the game for Landry Shamet91-94
  43. 3:35BOSNeemias Queta enters the game for Mitchell Robinson91-94
  44. 3:35NYKJosh Hart personal foul91-94
  45. 3:41BOSSam Hauser defensive rebound91-94
  46. 3:41NYKKarl-Anthony Towns misses 28-foot three point jumper91-94
  47. 3:54NYKJosh Hart defensive rebound91-94
  48. 3:54BOSJayson Tatum misses two point shot91-94
  49. 4:09NYKKarl-Anthony Towns makes tip in dunk91-94
  50. 4:14NYKKarl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound89-94
  51. 4:14NYKJalen Brunson misses 10-foot step back jumpshot89-94
  52. 4:38NYKJosh Hart defensive rebound89-94
  53. 4:38BOSPaul George misses 18-foot jumper89-94
  54. 4:49BOSSam Hauser enters the game for Jordan Walsh89-94
  55. 4:49BOSPaul George enters the game for Payton Pritchard89-94
  56. 4:51BOSCeltics offensive team rebound89-94
  57. 4:51BOSJayson Tatum misses 25-foot three point jumper89-94
  58. 5:08NYKLandry Shamet makes 22-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)89-94
  59. 5:22(05:22) [Knicks] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)86-94
  60. 5:22BOSshot clock turnover 86-94
  61. 5:23BOSCeltics offensive team rebound86-94
  62. 5:23BOSJordan Walsh misses 19-foot jumper86-94
  63. 5:50BOSMitchell Robinson defensive rebound86-94
  64. 5:50NYKJalen Brunson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot86-94
  65. 6:01NYKJosh Hart defensive rebound86-94
  66. 6:01BOSJayson Tatum misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot86-94
  67. 6:09NYKLandry Shamet lost ball turnover (Jayson Tatum steals)86-94
  68. 6:14NYKLandry Shamet defensive rebound86-94
  69. 6:14BOSPayton Pritchard misses 11-foot step back jumpshot86-94
  70. 6:39NYKLandry Shamet makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists)86-94
  71. 6:53NYKJosh Hart enters the game for OG Anunoby84-94
  72. 6:53BOSMitchell Robinson enters the game for Neemias Queta84-94
  73. 6:53BOSJayson Tatum enters the game for Paul George84-94
  74. 6:53BOSCeltics Full timeout84-94
  75. 6:54NYKKnicks defensive team rebound84-94
  76. 6:54BOSDerrick White misses 24-foot running jump shot84-94
  77. 7:03BOSPaul George defensive rebound84-94
  78. 7:03NYKMiles McBride misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot84-94
  79. 7:26BOSPaul George out of bounds bad pass turnover84-94
  80. 7:39NYKKarl-Anthony Towns makes tip shot84-94
  81. 7:40NYKKarl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound82-94
  82. 7:40NYKKarl-Anthony Towns misses 1-foot two point shot82-94
  83. 7:51BOSPaul George personal foul82-94
  84. 8:01BOSNeemias Queta makes free throw 1 of 182-94
  85. 8:01NYKKarl-Anthony Towns shooting foul82-93
  86. 8:01BOSNeemias Queta makes driving layup (Payton Pritchard assists)82-93
  87. 8:07NYKLandry Shamet personal foul82-91
  88. 8:22NYKKarl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 182-91
  89. 8:22BOSNeemias Queta shooting foul81-91
  90. 8:22NYKKarl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (OG Anunoby assists)81-91
  91. 8:25NYKLandry Shamet enters the game for Mikal Bridges79-91
  92. 8:25BOSJordan Walsh enters the game for Sam Hauser79-91
  93. 8:25NYKJalen Brunson enters the game for Jose Alvarado79-91
  94. 8:25BOSNeemias Queta enters the game for Mitchell Robinson79-91
  95. 8:25BOSMitchell Robinson personal foul79-91
  96. 8:31BOSMitchell Robinson makes alley oop dunk (Derrick White assists)79-91
  97. 8:44BOSMitchell Robinson defensive rebound79-89
  98. 8:44NYKMikal Bridges misses driving floating jump shot79-89
  99. 8:52NYKKnicks offensive team rebound79-89
  100. 8:52NYKMitchell Robinson blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 3-foot driving layup79-89
  101. 9:01NYKJose Alvarado defensive rebound79-89
  102. 9:01BOSSam Hauser misses 23-foot three point jumper79-89
  103. 9:14BOSDerrick White defensive rebound79-89
  104. 9:14NYKOG Anunoby misses 26-foot running jump shot79-89
  105. 9:23NYKMiles McBride defensive rebound79-89
  106. 9:23BOSDerrick White misses 25-foot three point jumper79-89
  107. 9:41BOSPayton Pritchard defensive rebound79-89
  108. 9:41NYKMikal Bridges misses 22-foot three point jumper79-89
  109. 10:07BOSPaul George makes 25-foot three pointer (Mitchell Robinson assists)79-89
  110. 10:28NYKMiles McBride makes 22-foot running jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists)79-86
  111. 10:34NYKJose Alvarado defensive rebound76-86
  112. 10:34BOSDerrick White misses 25-foot three point jumper76-86
  113. 10:45NYKOG Anunoby makes driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)76-86
  114. 11:02BOSDerrick White makes 27-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)74-86
  115. 11:23NYKOG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 274-83
  116. 11:23NYKKnicks offensive team rebound73-83
  117. 11:23NYKOG Anunoby misses free throw 1 of 273-83
  118. 11:23BOSMitchell Robinson shooting foul73-83
  119. 11:41NYKKnicks defensive team rebound73-83
  120. 11:41BOSMitchell Robinson misses 4-foot tip shot73-83
  121. 11:43BOSMitchell Robinson offensive rebound73-83
  122. 11:43BOSDerrick White misses driving floating jump shot73-83
  123. 12:00NYKJose Alvarado enters the game for Landry Shamet73-83
  124. 12:00NYKMikal Bridges enters the game for Josh Hart73-83
  125. 12:00NYKOG Anunoby enters the game for Jalen Brunson73-83
  126. 12:00BOSDerrick White enters the game for Baylor Scheierman73-83
  127. 12:00BOSPaul George enters the game for Neemias Queta73-83
  128. 12:00BOSMitchell Robinson enters the game for Jayson Tatum73-83

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2026-04-09BOS 106 – 112 NYKKnicks won
2026-02-08NYK 111 – 89 BOSKnicks won
2025-12-02NYK 117 – 123 BOSCeltics won
2025-10-24BOS 95 – 105 NYKKnicks won
2025-05-16 · playoffsBOS 81 – 119 NYKKnicks won
2025-05-14 · playoffsNYK 102 – 127 BOSCeltics won
2025-05-12 · playoffsBOS 113 – 121 NYKKnicks won
2025-05-10 · playoffsBOS 115 – 93 NYKCeltics won