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New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics — 2026-10-23 NBA Game Analysis

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New York Knicks 103, Boston Celtics 107. Final.

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FinalTD Garden
New York KnicksNYK103
Boston CelticsBOS107
  1. 1st 11:072BOSJayson Tatum makes 13-foot two point shot0–2
  2. 1st 10:282BOSPaul George makes two point shot0–4
  3. 1st 10:193NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes 31-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)3–4
  4. 1st 10:033BOSJayson Tatum makes 22-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)3–7
  5. 1st 9:472NYJalen Brunson makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (OG Anunoby assists)5–7
  6. 1st 9:092BOSMitchell Robinson makes two point shot5–9
  7. 1st 8:412NYOG Anunoby makes driving layup (Mikal Bridges assists)7–9
  8. 1st 8:121NYOG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 28–9
  9. 1st 8:121NYOG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 29–9
  10. 1st 7:531BOSNeemias Queta makes free throw 2 of 29–10
  11. 1st 7:251NYJalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 210–10
  12. 1st 7:251NYJalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 211–10
  13. 1st 7:072BOSDerrick White makes tip shot11–12
  14. 1st 6:442NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot (OG Anunoby assists)13–12
  15. 1st 6:122NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot dunk (Josh Hart assists)15–12
  16. 1st 5:431NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 216–12
  17. 1st 5:272BOSJayson Tatum makes two point shot16–14
  18. 1st 4:553NYMiles McBride makes 24-foot running jump shot (Josh Hart assists)19–14
  19. 1st 4:152BOSNeemias Queta makes 10-foot hook shot (Payton Pritchard assists)19–16
  20. 1st 3:561NYMiles McBride makes free throw 1 of 220–16
  21. 1st 3:561NYMiles McBride makes free throw 2 of 221–16
  22. 1st 3:243BOSSam Hauser makes 22-foot running jump shot (Hugo Gonzalez assists)21–19
  23. 1st 2:593NYMiles McBride makes 23-foot three pointer24–19
  24. 1st 2:461BOSNeemias Queta makes free throw 1 of 224–20
  25. 1st 2:461BOSNeemias Queta makes free throw 2 of 224–21
  26. 1st 2:132BOSBaylor Scheierman makes 22-foot pullup jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)24–23
  27. 1st 2:031NYOG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 225–23
  28. 1st 1:283BOSLuka Garza makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)25–26
  29. 1st 1:022NYAndre Drummond makes 1-foot dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)27–26
  30. 2nd 11:062BOSLuka Garza makes two point shot27–28
  31. 2nd 10:353BOSLuka Garza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul George assists)27–31
  32. 2nd 9:202NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (OG Anunoby assists)29–31
  33. 2nd 9:033BOSSam Hauser makes 27-foot three point jumper (Paul George assists)29–34
  34. 2nd 8:512NYJose Alvarado makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot31–34
  35. 2nd 8:322BOSDerrick White makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists)31–36
  36. 2nd 8:073BOSPayton Pritchard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sam Hauser assists)31–39
  37. 2nd 7:513NYOG Anunoby makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)34–39
  38. 2nd 7:282BOSDerrick White makes 16-foot driving floating jump shot (Mitchell Robinson assists)34–41
  39. 2nd 7:042NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes tip shot36–41
  40. 2nd 6:493NYLandry Shamet makes 24-foot running jump shot (Josh Hart assists)39–41
  41. 2nd 4:392NYJosh Hart makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (OG Anunoby assists)41–41
  42. 2nd 3:572BOSJayson Tatum makes two point shot41–43
  43. 2nd 3:412BOSNeemias Queta makes 2-foot dunk (Jayson Tatum assists)41–45
  44. 2nd 3:102BOSJayson Tatum makes driving layup41–47
  45. 2nd 2:181NYJalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 242–47
  46. 2nd 1:242NYJalen Brunson makes 18-foot step back jumpshot44–47
  47. 2nd 56.03NYJosh Hart makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)47–47
  48. 2nd 14.62NYJosh Hart makes 10-foot two point shot (Jalen Brunson assists)49–47
  49. 2nd 0.03BOSPaul George makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Hauser assists)49–50
  50. 3rd 11:412NYOG Anunoby makes 1-foot layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)51–50
  51. 3rd 11:002BOSJordan Walsh makes running layup (Jayson Tatum assists)51–52
  52. 3rd 10:463NYOG Anunoby makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)54–52
  53. 3rd 10:093BOSJordan Walsh makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)54–55
  54. 3rd 9:092BOSJayson Tatum makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot (Derrick White assists)54–57
  55. 3rd 8:133BOSDerrick White makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)54–60
  56. 3rd 7:543NYJalen Brunson makes 23-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists)57–60
  57. 3rd 7:432BOSJayson Tatum makes 4-foot two point shot57–62
  58. 3rd 7:112BOSJayson Tatum makes two point shot (Derrick White assists)57–64
  59. 3rd 6:113NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists)60–64
  60. 3rd 5:382BOSPaul George makes running layup60–66
  61. 3rd 4:582BOSPaul George makes 2-foot dunk (Neemias Queta assists)60–68
  62. 3rd 3:563NYJalen Brunson makes 25-foot three pointer (Miles McBride assists)63–68
  63. 3rd 3:323NYMiles McBride makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists)66–68
  64. 3rd 3:211BOSJayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 266–69
  65. 3rd 3:211BOSJayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 266–70
  66. 3rd 3:073NYMiles McBride makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)69–70
  67. 3rd 2:553BOSJayson Tatum makes 24-foot three pointer69–73
  68. 3rd 2:351BOSNeemias Queta makes free throw 1 of 269–74
  69. 3rd 2:351BOSNeemias Queta makes free throw 2 of 269–75
  70. 3rd 1:491NYOG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 270–75
  71. 3rd 1:491NYOG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 271–75
  72. 3rd 1:313BOSNeemias Queta makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)71–78
  73. 3rd 1:172NYJalen Brunson makes 2-foot two point shot73–78
  74. 3rd 1:011BOSJayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 273–79
  75. 3rd 1:011BOSJayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 273–80
  76. 3rd 46.11BOSJayson Tatum makes technical free throw73–81
  77. 3rd 34.22BOSJayson Tatum makes 1-foot driving dunk73–83
  78. 4th 11:231NYOG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 274–83
  79. 4th 11:023BOSDerrick White makes 27-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)74–86
  80. 4th 10:452NYOG Anunoby makes driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)76–86
  81. 4th 10:283NYMiles McBride makes 22-foot running jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists)79–86
  82. 4th 10:073BOSPaul George makes 25-foot three pointer (Mitchell Robinson assists)79–89
  83. 4th 8:312BOSMitchell Robinson makes alley oop dunk (Derrick White assists)79–91
  84. 4th 8:222NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (OG Anunoby assists)81–91
  85. 4th 8:221NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 182–91
  86. 4th 8:012BOSNeemias Queta makes driving layup (Payton Pritchard assists)82–93
  87. 4th 8:011BOSNeemias Queta makes free throw 1 of 182–94
  88. 4th 7:392NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes tip shot84–94
  89. 4th 6:392NYLandry Shamet makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists)86–94
  90. 4th 5:083NYLandry Shamet makes 22-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)89–94
  91. 4th 4:092NYKarl-Anthony Towns makes tip in dunk91–94
  92. 4th 3:272BOSJayson Tatum makes driving layup (Derrick White assists)91–96
  93. 4th 3:132NYJalen Brunson makes 15-foot pullup jump shot93–96
  94. 4th 2:543BOSPaul George makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)93–99
  95. 4th 2:263NYJosh Hart makes 27-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists)96–99
  96. 4th 1:412NYJalen Brunson makes 11-foot pullup jump shot98–99
  97. 4th 1:242BOSJayson Tatum makes 19-foot two point shot98–101
  98. 4th 49.72BOSJayson Tatum makes 18-foot jumper98–103
  99. 4th 45.01NYOG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 299–103
  100. 4th 45.01NYOG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2100–103
  101. 4th 30.23BOSJayson Tatum makes 25-foot three pointer100–106
  102. 4th 13.93NYMiles McBride makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)103–106
  103. 4th 11.21BOSPayton Pritchard makes free throw 1 of 2103–107

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Game recap

Regular season. Final. Quarters: New York Knicks 27, 22, 24, 30; Boston Celtics 26, 24, 33, 24.

Karl-Anthony Towns 22 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists. OG Anunoby 20 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists. Miles McBride 20 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists

Jayson Tatum 36 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists. Paul George 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists. Neemias Queta 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists

Sources: ESPN NBA scoreboard · ESPN WNBA scoreboard

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New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics — NBA Game Analysis

Boston Celtics defeated New York Knicks 107–103, a 4-point margin. Boston Celtics shot 46% from the field, compared with 45% from the field for New York Knicks. New York Knicks shot 40% from three-point range, compared with 38% from three-point range for Boston Celtics. New York Knicks led the rebounding count, 44 to 37. Boston Celtics committed fewer turnovers, 10 to 16.

Analysis based on ESPN’s recorded final score and available box-score statistics.

Team stats

StatNew York KnicksBoston Celtics
FG36-8040-87
Field Goal %4546
3PT16-4015-39
Three Point %4038
FT15-2112-16
Free Throw %7175
Rebounds4437
Offensive Rebounds1210
Defensive Rebounds3227
Assists2725
Steals67
Blocks24
Turnovers1610
Total Turnovers1811
Fast Break Points1211
Points in Paint3038

Leaders

  • PointsJayson Tatum · BOS · 36
  • AssistsJayson Tatum · BOS · 7
  • ReboundsJayson Tatum · BOS · 9
  • PointsKarl-Anthony Towns · NY · 22
  • AssistsOG Anunoby · NY · 8
  • ReboundsJosh Hart · NY · 12

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