NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 1 of the season
How did the Celtics beat the Knicks 107-103?
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET (Oct 24, 08:00 KST)TD Garden, Boston
Scoring by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knicks | 27 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 103 |
| Celtics | 26 | 24 | 33 | 24 | 107 |
Season series
Meeting 1 of 4 this season
Knicks 0Celtics 1
Including this game
Box score
Game leaders
- PointsKarl-Anthony Towns 22Jayson Tatum 36
- ReboundsJosh Hart 12Jayson Tatum 9
- AssistsOG Anunoby 8Jayson Tatum 7
Team stats
| Knicks | Celtics | |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 36-80 (45.0%) | 40-87 (46.0%) |
| 3-pointers | 16-40 (40.0%) | 15-39 (38.5%) |
| Free throws | 15-21 (71.4%) | 12-16 (75.0%) |
| Rebounds | 44 (12 off.) | 37 (10 off.) |
| Assists | 27 | 25 |
| Steals | 6 | 7 |
| Blocks | 2 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 10 |
| Fouls | 23 | 22 |
Percentages are made ÷ attempted.
Knicks players
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. TownsC | 37 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9-13 | 2-3 | 2-3 | +2 |
| J. BrunsonG | 37 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7-17 | 2-5 | 3-6 | +6 |
| J. HartG | 36 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | +4 |
| O. AnunobyF | 34 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 8-10 | -11 |
| M. McBrideG | 30 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 6-8 | 2-2 | -5 |
| M. BridgesF | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-8 | 0-5 | 0-0 | -12 |
| L. ShametG | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +7 |
| J. AlvaradoG | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -10 |
| A. DrummondC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 |
| J. ClarksonG | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
| J. WisemanC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
| T | 240 | 103 | 44 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 36-80 | 16-40 | 15-21 |
Did not play: P. Dadiet, M. Diawara, T. Kolek
Celtics players
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. TatumF | 37 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14-26 | 3-10 | 5-5 | +1 |
| P. GeorgeF | 34 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | +1 |
| D. WhiteG | 33 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | -4 |
| P. PritchardG | 30 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | +8 |
| S. HauserF | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +8 |
| M. RobinsonC | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| N. QuetaC | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 6-9 | -1 |
| J. WalshG | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +1 |
| B. ScheiermanG | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +4 |
| L. GarzaC | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | +6 |
| H. GonzálezG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -2 |
| T | 240 | 107 | 37 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 40-87 | 15-39 | 12-16 |
Did not play: C. Cenac Jr., M. Conley, R. Harper Jr.
MIN in minutes. +/- is the score difference while the player was on the court.
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