Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks player stats and box score (Oct. 24) | 2025-26 NBA season

The New York Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics 105-95 on Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 31 points and five assists on 10-for-20 shooting, including 3-for-7 from 3-point range. Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 26 points, 13 rebounds on 6-for-16 shooting (4-for-6 on 3-pointers).

Mikal Bridges added 12 points and six rebounds on 5-for-10 shooting. OG Anunoby and Miles McBride chipped in 10 points apiece.

Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 23 points, four rebounds and three assists on 9-for-18 shooting, including 3-for-7 from 3-point range. Sam Hauser scored 18 points on 6-for-10 3-point shooting. Derrick White added 15 points, four assists and four rebounds, while Anfernee Simons contributed 10 points on 4-for-9 shooting off the bench.

With the win, New York is now 2-0 this season. It won its season opener 119-111 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. On the other hand, Boston is still searching for its first win this season. The Celtics lost 117-116 to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.

The Celtics and the Knicks met in the Eastern Conference semifinals last season. New York won the series 4-2 as Boston star Jayson Tatum suffered a torn ACL in Game 4.

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Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks player stats and box score

Boston Celtics player stats and box score

PLAYER	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS	+/-
Jaylen Brown	9	18	50	3	7	42.9	2	4	50	4	3	1	0	7	23	-14
Sam Hauser	6	10	60	6	10	60	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	1	18	-14
Neemias Queta	3	5	60	0	0	0	2	3	66.7	7	1	0	1	2	8	-2
Payton Pritchard	2	10	20	1	7	14.3	3	3	100	5	6	1	0	1	8	-7
Derrick White	5	18	27.8	3	11	27.3	2	3	66.7	4	4	1	1	1	15	0
Anfernee Simons	4	9	44.4	1	4	25	1	2	50	1	4	3	0	2	10	-9
Xavier Tillman	3	3	100	1	1	100	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	7	-9
Hugo González	3	6	50	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	0	6	7
Baylor Scheierman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Chris Boucher	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	4	0	0	5
Jordan Walsh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-8
Amari Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Minott	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

New York Knicks player stats and box score

PLAYER	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS	+/-
OG Anunoby	3	10	30	2	7	28.6	2	2	100	2	1	2	0	1	10	10
Mikal Bridges	5	10	50	2	4	50	0	0	0	6	2	2	1	2	12	15
Karl-Anthony Towns	6	16	37.5	4	6	66.7	10	12	83.3	13	3	1	1	5	26	6
Jalen Brunson	10	20	50	3	7	42.9	8	9	88.9	3	5	0	0	1	31	7
Miles McBride	3	11	27.3	2	9	22.2	2	2	100	4	4	1	1	0	10	3
Landry Shamet	1	2	50	1	2	50	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	3	-8
Josh Hart	1	8	12.5	0	3	0	0	0	0	14	3	0	0	0	2	-2
Guerschon Yabusele	1	2	50	1	2	50	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	3	4
Jordan Clarkson	2	5	40	2	4	50	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	6	12
Tyler Kolek	1	2	50	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	3	2	3
Pacôme Dadiet	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mohamed Diawara	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ariel Hukporti	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks game summary

The Boston Celtics had a 30-22 lead over the New York Knicks at the end of the opening quarter. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with eight points, while Karl-Anthony Towns scored nine points for the Knicks.

New York opened the second quarter on an 11-0 run to retake the lead (33-30). It outscored Boston 42-14 in the period to take a 64-44 lead into the halftime break. Towns led the Knicks in the first half with 16 points and six rebounds. Jalen Brunson added 11 points, while OG Anunoby chipped in 10 points.

No Celtics player scored in double figures in the first half. Sam Hauser's nine points on 3-for-5 3-point shooting led the team. Xavier Tillman added seven points off the bench.

New York increased its lead to as much as 24 in the third period. After three quarters, the Knicks had a 17-point lead (82-65).

Boston trimmed the lead to 10 midway through the final frame. The teams then went back and forth. Down the stretch, Derrick White converted a four-point play to cut the lead to nine (104-95) with a minute remaining. However, New York held on to its lead.

Both teams will return to action on Sunday. The Celtics will face the Detroit Pistons, while the Knicks will battle the Miami Heat.