New York Knicks at Boston Celtics
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Celtics hold off late Knicks charge to win 123-117 in rematch of East semifinal
Derrick White scored seven of his 22 points in the last four minutes, after the Celtics turned back a New York charge that cut a 15-point deficit to 102-99. Jordan Walsh had six points and five rebounds in the fourth quarter for Boston.
Mikal Bridges scored 17 of his 35 points in the fourth and went 8 for 12 from 3-point range overall. Karl-Anthony Towns added 29 for the Knicks, who had won four in a row.
Boston has won four of its last five games, beating four of the top six teams in the Eastern Conference.
The Knicks took off to a 17-4 lead and led 39-25 before Boston scored the next 12 points and later scored seven in a row, taking a 47-46 lead on Brown’s dunk that woke up the crowd. Brown scored 18 points in the second quarter and 15 in the third.
Boston led by 18 after three and had a 102-87 advantage with eight minutes left before Bridges hit a 3-pointer and followed it with three free throws, then made another 3 to make it 102-99 and finish off a 12-0 run.
But Boston came out of a timeout with Josh Minott’s 3-pointer, then Walsh scored on back-to-back putbacks to give the Celtics an eight-point lead. Bridges hit a 3 to make it a four-point game with 46 seconds left, but he missed one on New York’s next possession with a chance to cut the deficit to one.
The Celtics visit Washington on Thursday night.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 117 - 123 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 117 - 123 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Knicks offensive team rebound | 117 - 123 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Mikal Bridges misses heave jump shot | 117 - 123 |
| 4th 2.3 |  |
Jaylen Brown makes 1-foot dunk (Anfernee Simons assists) | 117 - 123 |
Statistics
 NY |
 BOS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 43-85 | FG | 49-87 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 19-44 | 3PT | 13-40 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 12-17 | FT | 12-14 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 25 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fouls | 20 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum, F | Out | Oct 9 |
New York Knicks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Miles McBride, G | Day-To-Day | Dec 7 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 7 |
| Landry Shamet, G | Out | Nov 26 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
16 | 7 | .696 | - | W3 |
 Boston |
15 | 9 | .625 | 1.5 | W5 |
 Toronto |
15 | 10 | .600 | 2 | L3 |
 Philadelphia |
13 | 10 | .565 | 3 | L1 |
 Brooklyn |
6 | 17 | .261 | 10 | W1 |
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