New York KnicksKnicks0-2Boston CelticsCeltics1-1
103-107FinalFriday 23 October 2026

New York Knicks at Boston Celtics Box Score

The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 107-103 on Friday 23 October 2026, a margin of 4. Karl-Anthony Towns led the New York Knicks with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists. Jayson Tatum led the Boston Celtics with 36 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. The lead changed hands 12 times.

Score by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
New York KnicksNYK0-227222430103
Boston CelticsBOS1-126243324107
Lead changes
12
Times tied
5
Largest lead
BOS +12
Best run
NYK 9-0

Game leaders

Game flow

BOS ahead
NYK ahead
+15
+15
Q1Q2Q3Q4

New York Knicks box score

Player
Karl-Anthony TownsKarl-Anthony TownsC372210300459-132-32-337+2
Jalen BrunsonJalen BrunsonG37192402317-172-53-602+6
Josh HartJosh HartG361012530014-122-70-039+4
OG AnunobyOG AnunobyF332010800345-112-68-1055-11
Miles McBrideMiles McBrideG30202110026-96-82-202-5
Landry ShametLandry ShametG2182000243-62-50-011+7
Mikal BridgesMikal BridgesF2101410130-80-50-001-12
Jose AlvaradoJose AlvaradoG1022210301-20-10-002-10
Andre DrummondAndre DrummondC722000021-20-00-002-8
Jordan ClarksonJordan ClarksonG201000000-00-00-001+3
James WisemanJames WisemanC200000010-00-00-000+4
Team 103 44 27 6 2 16 23 36-80 45.0%16-40 40.0%15-21 71.4%12 32

Did not play:Pacome Dadiet, Tyler Kolek, Mohamed Diawara

Team stats

NYKBOS
  • 36-80 (45.0%)Field goals40-87 (46.0%)
  • 16-40 (40.0%)Three-pointers15-39 (38.5%)
  • 15-21 (71.4%)Free throws12-16 (75.0%)
  • 55.0%Effective FG%54.6%
  • 57.7%True shooting56.9%
  • 44 (12)Rebounds37 (10)
  • 27Assists25
  • 16Turnovers10
  • 6Steals7
  • 2Blocks4
  • 23Fouls22
  • 110.5Offensive rating113.8

Pace 97.9 possessions per 48 minutes.

Against the line

Spread
BOS -3
BOS covered (BOS by 4)
Total
220.5
210 scored: Under
Our projection
BOS by 3.9
Total 220.9

First basket, rebound and assist

  • Jayson Tatum
    First basketJayson TatumJayson Tatum makes 13-foot two point shot
    BOSQ1 11:07
  • Paul George
    First reboundPaul GeorgePaul George defensive rebound
    BOSQ1 11:44
  • Mikal Bridges
    First assistMikal BridgesKarl-Anthony Towns makes 31-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)
    NYKQ1 10:19

Props: line, projection and result

PlayerLineProjActualOver
Jalen BrunsonJalen BrunsonNYK25.52419
Karl-Anthony TownsKarl-Anthony TownsNYK18.520.122
Jayson TatumJayson TatumBOS25.523.736
Josh HartJosh HartNYK11.512.310
Paul GeorgePaul GeorgeBOS17.519.715
OG AnunobyOG AnunobyNYK15.517.120
Derrick WhiteDerrick WhiteBOS15.51612
Payton PritchardPayton PritchardBOS15.518.44
Miles McBrideMiles McBrideNYK5.59.220
Neemias QuetaNeemias QuetaBOS7.511.315
Mitchell RobinsonMitchell RobinsonBOS5.5-4
Sam HauserSam HauserBOS6.586
Mikal BridgesMikal BridgesNYK11.513.30
Landry ShametLandry ShametNYK6.5-8
Jordan WalshJordan WalshBOS4.54.85
Andre DrummondAndre DrummondNYK6.56.22

The over landed on 7 of 16 main lines. Our projection was on the right side of 7 of 14.

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Quick answers3 questions

What was the final score of New York Knicks at Boston Celtics?

New York Knicks 103, Boston Celtics 107 on Friday 23 October 2026. The Boston Celtics won by 4. By quarter: Q1 27-26, Q2 22-24, Q3 24-33, Q4 30-24 (away first).

Who led the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics?

Karl-Anthony Towns led the New York Knicks with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists. Jayson Tatum led the Boston Celtics with 36 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Every player's line, with the shooting splits, plus-minus and the advanced figures, is in the two team tables.

Did the Boston Celtics cover the spread?

The market had the Boston Celtics as 3-point favourites with a total of 220.5. The Boston Celtics covered. The 210 points scored went under the total.