New York Knicks at Boston Celtics
· National Basketball AssociationBrunson's 31 points power Knicks past Celtics, snapping Boston's five-game winning streak
Karl-Anthony Towns had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who never trailed over the final 42 minutes. Mikal Bridges (14 points) and recently acquired Jose Alvarado (12 points) rounded out the double-digit scorers for New York, which shot 14 of 45 (40%) from behind the 3-point line.
Jaylen Brown socred 26 points and Derrick White added 19 for the Celtics, who saw their five-game winning streak snapped, Baylor Scheierman started in place for the injured Sam Hauser and finished with 10 points, 13 rebounds and five assists.
Boston shot 37% for the game and was 7-of-41 (17.1%) from behind the arc.
The matchup pitted two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference, with Boston entering with a one-game lead over New York for second place. They’ll meet one more time during the regular season on April 9 in New York.
New York pushed its advantage to 85-68 entering the fourth quarter after closing the third on a 20-7 run. The lead kept growing when Brunson scored 10 straight points to give the Knicks a 23-point lead with four minutes left.
Boston revisited the “Hack-a-Robinson” tactic that was introduced during last spring’s playoff meeting with the Knicks. A career 51% shooter from the free-throw line and connecting at a 38% clip this season, Mitchell Robinson had the last laugh when he went 2 of 2 at the line with 2:32 left in the third after the reserve big man clanked all four free throws he attempted during the first half.
The Knicks led 60-53 at halftime. Brunson had 19 points through two quarters, with 12 coming during the first. Boston trailed by as many as 17 points but made it a two-possession game entering the second half despite shooting 5 of 22 (22.7%) from 3-point range.
Celtics: Host Chicago on Wednesday night.
Regular Season Series
NY leads series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 111 - 89 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 111 - 89 |
| 4th 14.0 |  |
Jordan Walsh defensive rebound | 111 - 89 |
| 4th 16.3 |  |
Kevin McCullar Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 111 - 89 |
| 4th 33.1 | |
Trey Jemison III defensive rebound | 111 - 89 |
Statistics
 NY |
 BOS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 40-83 | FG | 34-92 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 14-35 | 3PT | 7-41 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 17-24 | FT | 14-15 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 93 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 39 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fouls | 21 |
| 24 | Largest Lead | 2 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 95 | Percent Led | 3 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Paul George, F | Out | Nov 2 |
| Devin Carter, G | Out | Oct 18 |
New York Knicks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Game Information
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:
2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia |
7 | 1 | .875 | - | W4 |
 Boston |
5 | 1 | .833 | 1 | W5 |
 Toronto |
3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | L2 |
 New York |
3 | 4 | .429 | 3.5 | W1 |
 Brooklyn |
1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | L1 |
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