Newer meeting, Oct 23: NYK 103, BOS 107

New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics: player stats

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New York Knicks

TD Garden · Boston, MA

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NYK

Game leaders

BOS

Points
New York Knicks: Karl-Anthony Towns24 PTS9-20 FG, 3-4 3P, 3-3 FT
Boston Celtics: Jayson Tatum25 PTS8-20 FG, 3-10 3P, 6-6 FT
Rebounds
New York Knicks: Karl-Anthony Towns18 REB5 OREB, 13 DREB
Boston Celtics: Jayson Tatum10 REB0 OREB, 10 DREB
Assists
New York Knicks: Josh Hart9 AST20 PTS, 2 TOV
Boston Celtics: Jayson Tatum9 AST25 PTS, 3 TOV

The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 118-105 on February 23, 2025 at TD Garden. Jayson Tatum led the Boston Celtics with 25 points; Karl-Anthony Towns scored 24 for the New York Knicks.

New York Knicks box score
New York Knicks
Karl-Anthony TownsC	41:00	24	18	0	9-20	3-4	3-3	0	0	1	4	-1
Josh HartG	40:00	20	11	9	8-14	0-0	4-4	0	0	2	2	-12
Jalen BrunsonG	38:00	22	3	4	9-19	4-9	0-0	1	0	4	0	-9
OG AnunobyF	35:00	10	2	2	2-7	2-6	4-4	0	0	1	3	-9
Mikal BridgesF	28:00	14	0	1	6-13	2-6	0-0	1	0	1	2	-23
Miles McBrideG	27:00	2	2	2	1-7	0-4	0-0	1	1	0	1	-4
Precious AchiuwaF	15:00	0	1	3	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	1	-9
Cameron PayneG	10:00	7	1	0	3-6	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	2	-4
Landry ShametG	5:00	6	2	0	2-4	2-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	+6
Team	239	105	40	21	40-92	14-36	11-11	4	1	11	15

DNP: Mitchell Robinson, Ariel Hukporti, Kevin McCullar Jr., Tyler Kolek, Pacome Dadiet, Jacob Toppin, Delon Wright, Matt Ryan

Boston Celtics box score
Boston Celtics
Jaylen BrownG	37:00	24	8	2	10-21	2-7	2-2	2	0	2	2	+14
Jayson TatumF	37:00	25	10	9	8-20	3-10	6-6	1	0	3	3	+12
Derrick WhiteG	37:00	19	9	7	7-10	5-6	0-0	1	0	2	1	+19
Kristaps PorzingisF-C	34:00	15	7	2	6-15	2-9	1-1	1	3	1	1	+17
Jrue HolidayG	32:00	14	4	2	6-9	2-4	0-0	3	1	2	1	+12
Al HorfordC-F	25:00	4	3	1	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	3	+10
Payton PritchardG	17:00	3	4	2	1-5	1-5	0-0	0	1	0	1	-12
Luke KornetF-C	14:00	8	3	2	3-4	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	1	-3
Sam HauserF	9:00	6	1	0	2-4	2-3	0-0	0	0	0	1	-4
Team	242	118	49	27	45-91	17-44	11-11	8	5	10	14

DNP: JD Davison, Drew Peterson, Neemias Queta, Xavier Tillman, Baylor Scheierman, Jordan Walsh, Torrey Craig, Anton Watson

Team stats

Team stats: New York Knicks and Boston Celtics
NYK	Stat	BOS
43.5%40-92	Field-goal percentage	49.5%(better)45-91
38.9%(better)14-36	Three-point percentage	38.6%17-44
100.0%11-11	Free-throw percentage	100.0%11-11
40	Rebounds	49(better)
7	Offensive rebounds	12(better)
33	Defensive rebounds	37(better)
21	Assists	27(better)
4	Steals	8(better)
1	Blocks	5(better)
11	Turnovers	10(better)
15	Personal fouls	14(better)

Team advanced
NYK	Stat	BOS
97.7(better)	Pace	96.5
107.9	Off. rating	121.2(better)
121.2	Def. rating	107.9(better)
-13.4	Net rating	13.4(better)
54.2	TS%	61.6(better)
51.1	eFG%	58.8(better)
10.2	TOV%	9.4(better)
15.9	OREB%	26.7(better)
0.120	FT rate	0.121(better)
39.1	3PA rate	48.4(better)

Keel projection

How the projections do →

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

NYK 29%BOS 71%

Expected margin: BOS by 7.0
Result: BOS by 13: The projection called it.

The projected margin was 6.0 pts from the result. Its largest input: Roster strength (Impact × minutes), 2.5 pts toward BOS. 3 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

NYK 0, BOS 4

Oct 22New York Knicks 109, Boston Celtics 132
Feb 8Boston Celtics 131, New York Knicks 104
Feb 23 · this gameNew York Knicks 105, Boston Celtics 118
Apr 8Boston Celtics 119, New York Knicks 117

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