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Boston Celtics at New York Knicks

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59-20, 33-7 Away
Final
119 - 117

50-29, 27-13 Home

Porzingis and Tatum make big 3-pointers as Celtics beat Knicks 119-117 in overtime

Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks: Game Highlights

Porzingis matched his season high with 34 points on his 30-footer. Tatum added 32 points as the Celtics extended their road winning streak to nine and improved to 33-7 away from Boston.

They had routed the Knicks by 23, 27 and 13 in the three previous meetings, but needed to fight beyond 48 minutes for this one.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 34 points and 14 rebounds for the Knicks. Jalen Brunson added 27 points and nine assists in a strong second game back after a 15-game absence with a sprained right ankle.

Takeaways Celtics: Boston became locked into the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference during the game when Cleveland completed its victory over Chicago. But the Celtics' road success won't leave them with any concerns about potential conference finals matchup without home-court advantage.

Knicks: Maybe New York got some confidence against Boston after not leading by more than one point in any of the first three matchups. But this loss probably hurt more than any of those.

Key moment The Knicks took a three-point lead on Josh Hart's basket with 11 seconds remaining in regulation but chose not to foul the Celtics, who made more 3-pointers this season than any team in NBA history. Tatum then made his to even it up at 107.

Key stat The Celtics are 20-4 since the All-Star break.

Up next The Knicks visit Detroit on Thursday in a possible playoff preview. The Celtics are at Orlando on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

BOS wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

5th 0.0 End of Game 119 - 117
5th 0.0 End of the 1st Overtime 119 - 117
5th 0.0 (00:00) [Celtics] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) 119 - 117
5th 0.0 Jalen Brunson makes 26-foot three pointer 119 - 117
5th 5.1 Jrue Holiday makes free throw 2 of 2 119 - 114

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/ny.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originNY
40-87 FG 48-101
46.0 Field Goal % 47.5
19-49 3PT 11-38
38.8 Three Point % 28.9
20-25 FT 10-16
80.0 Free Throw % 62.5
38 Rebounds 52
9 Offensive Rebounds 17
29 Defensive Rebounds 35
26 Assists 28
8 Steals 8
4 Blocks 6
15 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
22 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
9 Fast Break Points 12
30 Points in Paint 60
17 Fouls 21
7 Largest Lead 11
New York Knicks New York Knicks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ariel Hukporti, C Day-To-Day Jul 20
Pacome Dadiet, G Day-To-Day Jul 20
Josh Hart, SG Day-To-Day Jul 16
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
RJ Luis Jr., G Day-To-Day Aug 5
Jayson Tatum, SF Out Jul 3
Anfernee Simons, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3
Jaylen Brown, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 19,812 · Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 0 0 .000 - -
Brooklyn 0 0 .000 - -
New York 0 0 .000 - -
Philadelphia 0 0 .000 - -
Toronto 0 0 .000 - -
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