Boston Celtics at New York Knicks
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Brunson scores 31 points, Knicks ride huge 2nd quarter to 105-95 victory over the Celtics
The Knicks outscored the Celtics 42-14 in the second quarter en route to a 64-44 halftime lead. It appeared they would blow out Boston at Madison Square Garden for the second straight time, after rolling to a 119-81 victory in Game 6 to eliminate the Celtics last season in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Knicks played a sloppy third quarter and the Celtics cut it to single digits in the fourth, but Brunson had a couple baskets to help them build back a cushion.
Jaylen Brown scored 23 points on his 29th birthday for the Celtics, who fell to 0-2. They also gave up 42 points in the fourth quarter of their 117-116 loss to Philadelphia on Wednesday. San Hauser added 18 points on six 3-pointers.
Josh Hart made his season debut for the Knicks with 14 rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench after hurting his lower back in the preseason opener. But OG Anunoby limped off midway through the fourth after appearing to hurt his knee or upper thigh when he landed trying to block a shot.
The Celtics led 30-22 after one quarter, but the Knicks started the second with an 11-0 run to take the lead. Hauser and Derrick White made consecutive 3-pointers to put the Celtics back ahead 36-33, but New York scored 17 unanswered points to make it 50-36, then got the final 12 of the half to make it 64-44.
Knicks: At Miami on Sunday night.
Regular Season Series
NY leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 95 - 105 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 95 - 105 |
| 4th 22.3 |  |
Josh Hart defensive rebound | 95 - 105 |
| 4th 24.7 |  |
Hugo Gonzalez misses 26-foot three point jumper | 95 - 105 |
| 4th 26.4 | |
Amari Williams offensive rebound | 95 - 105 |
Statistics
 BOS |
 NY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-82 | FG | 33-86 |
| 42.7 | Field Goal % | 38.4 |
| 15-44 | 3PT | 17-45 |
| 34.1 | Three Point % | 37.8 |
| 10-15 | FT | 22-25 |
| 66.7 | Free Throw % | 88.0 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 5 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 25 | Fouls | 17 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 24 |
New York Knicks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Robinson, C | Out | Oct 23 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Luka Garza, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 25 |
| Jayson Tatum, F | Out | Oct 9 |
Game Information
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 19,812 · Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
2 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W2 |
 Philadelphia |
1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | W1 |
 Toronto |
1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | L1 |
 Boston |
0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | L2 |
 Brooklyn |
0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | L2 |
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