Knicks 103-107 Celtics: Box Score, Stats & Recap (Oct 23)

Updated Oct 24, 2026, 4:15 PM ET

Regular Season

New York KnicksKnicks

0-2 · Away

103–107

Final

Friday, October 23, 2026

Boston CelticsCeltics

1-1 · Home

Knicks vs Celtics final: the Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 107-103 on October 23, 2026 at TD Garden, Boston.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Knicks	27	22	24	30	103
Celtics	26	24	33	24	107

Top Performers

Knicks

Celtics

Knicks vs Celtics Box Score

New York Knicks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Mikal Bridges F	21	0	1	4	1	0	1	0-8	0-5	0-0	-12
Jalen Brunson G	37	19	2	4	0	2	3	7-17	2-5	3-6	+6
OG Anunoby F	33	20	10	8	0	0	3	5-11	2-6	8-10	-11
Karl-Anthony Towns F	37	22	10	3	1	0	4	9-13	2-3	2-3	+2
Josh Hart G	36	10	12	5	2	0	0	4-12	2-7	0-0	+4
Bench
Jordan Clarkson G	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	+3
Miles McBride G	30	20	2	1	1	0	0	6-9	6-8	2-2	-5
Andre Drummond C	7	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	-8
Landry Shamet G	21	8	2	0	0	0	2	3-6	2-5	0-0	+7
James Wiseman C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+4
Jose Alvarado G	10	2	2	2	1	0	3	1-2	0-1	0-0	-10

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jordan Walsh F	20	5	3	0	0	0	1	2-5	1-2	0-0	+1
Mitchell Robinson CF	22	4	4	2	0	1	0	2-4	0-0	0-0	-2
Jayson Tatum FG	36	36	9	7	3	0	2	14-26	3-10	5-5	+1
Derrick White G	33	12	4	6	1	0	1	5-11	2-6	0-0	-4
Paul George F	33	15	7	2	2	0	1	6-15	3-7	0-0	+1
Bench
Payton Pritchard G	30	4	1	4	0	0	2	1-5	1-3	1-2	+8
Hugo Gonzalez G	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-2
Neemias Queta C	22	15	6	1	0	3	2	4-8	1-1	6-9	-1
Luka Garza C	3	8	1	0	1	0	0	3-3	2-2	0-0	+6
Baylor Scheierman G	11	2	0	0	0	0	1	1-4	0-2	0-0	+4
Sam Hauser GF	22	6	2	2	0	0	0	2-5	2-5	0-0	+8

Knicks vs Celtics Recap

The Celtics beat the Knicks after a 33-24 third quarter turned a 1-point halftime edge into a 10-point lead. Boston is 1-1 after two games, while New York is 0-2.

That quarter settled it. Celtics 50-49 at halftime, then Celtics 83-73 after three. The Knicks outscored Boston 30-24 in the fourth and never got the lead back. The Celtics turned the ball over 10 times to New York's 16.

Jayson Tatum scored 36 points on 14 of 26 shooting, with 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Karl-Anthony Towns led the Knicks with 22 points on 9 of 13 shooting and added 10 rebounds. Boston also made 12 of 16 free throws, while New York made 15 of 21.

The number to know: 16 turnovers. New York gave the ball away six more times than Boston did.

Team Stats

Knicks	Stat	Celtics
36-81	Field Goals	40-87
44.4%	FG %	46.0%
16-40	3-Pointers	15-39
40.0%	3P %	38.5%
15-21	Free Throws	12-16
71.4%	FT %	75.0%
44	Rebounds	37
12	Off. Rebounds	10
27	Assists	25
6	Steals	7
2	Blocks	4
16	Turnovers	10
23	Fouls	22
5	Biggest Lead	12

Four Factors

Team	Effective FG%	Turnover %	Off. rebound %	FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Knicks	54.3%	15.1%	30.8%	0.185
Celtics	54.6%	9.6%	23.8%	0.138

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Game Flow

Celtics leadKnicks lead

Lead changes: 12
Times tied: 4
Celtics largest lead: 12
Knicks largest lead: 5

Play-by-Play

Scoring plays, newest first. Score shown Knicks-Celtics.

1st Quarter 29 scoring plays

1:02KnicksAndre Drummond +227-26
1:28CelticsLuka Garza +325-26
2:03KnicksOG Anunoby +125-23
2:13CelticsBaylor Scheierman +224-23
2:46CelticsNeemias Queta +124-21
2:46CelticsNeemias Queta +124-20
2:59KnicksMiles McBride +324-19
3:24CelticsSam Hauser +321-19
3:56KnicksMiles McBride +121-16
3:56KnicksMiles McBride +120-16
4:15CelticsNeemias Queta +219-16
4:55KnicksMiles McBride +319-14
5:27CelticsJayson Tatum +216-14
5:43KnicksKarl-Anthony Towns +116-12
6:12KnicksKarl-Anthony Towns +215-12
6:44KnicksKarl-Anthony Towns +213-12
7:07CelticsDerrick White +211-12
7:25KnicksJalen Brunson +111-10
7:25KnicksJalen Brunson +110-10
7:53CelticsNeemias Queta +19-10
8:12KnicksOG Anunoby +19-9
8:12KnicksOG Anunoby +18-9
8:41KnicksOG Anunoby +27-9
9:09CelticsMitchell Robinson +25-9
9:47KnicksJalen Brunson +25-7
10:03CelticsJayson Tatum +33-7
10:19KnicksKarl-Anthony Towns +33-4
10:28CelticsPaul George +20-4
11:07CelticsJayson Tatum +20-2

2nd Quarter 20 scoring plays

0:00CelticsPaul George +349-50
0:15KnicksJosh Hart +249-47
0:56KnicksJosh Hart +347-47
1:24KnicksJalen Brunson +244-47
2:18KnicksJalen Brunson +142-47
3:10CelticsJayson Tatum +241-47
3:41CelticsNeemias Queta +241-45
3:57CelticsJayson Tatum +241-43
4:39KnicksJosh Hart +241-41
6:49KnicksLandry Shamet +339-41
7:04KnicksKarl-Anthony Towns +236-41
7:28CelticsDerrick White +234-41
7:51KnicksOG Anunoby +334-39
8:07CelticsPayton Pritchard +331-39
8:32CelticsDerrick White +231-36
8:51KnicksJose Alvarado +231-34
9:03CelticsSam Hauser +329-34
9:20KnicksKarl-Anthony Towns +229-31
10:35CelticsLuka Garza +327-31
11:06CelticsLuka Garza +227-28

3rd Quarter 28 scoring plays

0:35CelticsJayson Tatum +273-83
0:47CelticsJayson Tatum +173-81
1:01CelticsJayson Tatum +173-80
1:01CelticsJayson Tatum +173-79
1:17KnicksJalen Brunson +273-78
1:31CelticsNeemias Queta +371-78
1:49KnicksOG Anunoby +171-75
1:49KnicksOG Anunoby +170-75
2:35CelticsNeemias Queta +169-75
2:35CelticsNeemias Queta +169-74
2:55CelticsJayson Tatum +369-73
3:07KnicksMiles McBride +369-70
3:21CelticsJayson Tatum +166-70
3:21CelticsJayson Tatum +166-69
3:32KnicksMiles McBride +366-68
3:56KnicksJalen Brunson +363-68
4:58CelticsPaul George +260-68
5:38CelticsPaul George +260-66
6:11KnicksKarl-Anthony Towns +360-64
7:11CelticsJayson Tatum +257-64
7:43CelticsJayson Tatum +257-62
7:54KnicksJalen Brunson +357-60
8:13CelticsDerrick White +354-60
9:09CelticsJayson Tatum +254-57
10:09CelticsJordan Walsh +354-55
10:46KnicksOG Anunoby +354-52
11:00CelticsJordan Walsh +251-52
11:41KnicksOG Anunoby +251-50

4th Quarter 26 scoring plays

0:12CelticsPayton Pritchard +1103-107
0:14KnicksMiles McBride +3103-106
0:31CelticsJayson Tatum +3100-106
0:45KnicksOG Anunoby +1100-103
0:45KnicksOG Anunoby +199-103
0:50CelticsJayson Tatum +298-103
1:24CelticsJayson Tatum +298-101
1:41KnicksJalen Brunson +298-99
2:26KnicksJosh Hart +396-99
2:54CelticsPaul George +393-99
3:13KnicksJalen Brunson +293-96
3:27CelticsJayson Tatum +291-96
4:09KnicksKarl-Anthony Towns +291-94
5:08KnicksLandry Shamet +389-94
6:39KnicksLandry Shamet +286-94
7:39KnicksKarl-Anthony Towns +284-94
8:01CelticsNeemias Queta +182-94
8:01CelticsNeemias Queta +282-93
8:22KnicksKarl-Anthony Towns +182-91
8:22KnicksKarl-Anthony Towns +281-91
8:31CelticsMitchell Robinson +279-91
10:07CelticsPaul George +379-89
10:28KnicksMiles McBride +379-86
10:45KnicksOG Anunoby +276-86
11:02CelticsDerrick White +374-86
11:23KnicksOG Anunoby +174-83

Knicks vs Celtics Game Info

Date & time: Friday, October 23, 20267:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT

TV: Prime Video Streaming only

Arena: TD GardenBoston

Season: 2026-27 NBA SeasonRegular season

Knicks vs Celtics Season Stats 2026-27

Knicks 2 GPCeltics 2 GP

101.5#30

Points per game

110.0#23

106.5#6

Opponent points

112.0#11

40.6%#30

Field goal %

45.7%#17

37.0%#10

Three-point %

39.5%#7

70.8%#26

Free throw %

75.7%#19

48.5#8

Rebounds

38.0#29

24.0#22

Assists

26.5#8

6.0#29

Steals

8.5#19

5.0#14

Blocks

4.5#18

15.0#12

Turnovers

12.0#2

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2026-27 season seriesFirst meeting this season

2025-26 season seriesKnicks 3-1

Previous meetings

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That covers Knicks vs Celtics: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Knicks host the Pistons Oct 27; Celtics host the Bulls Oct 26.

Knicks vs Celtics FAQs

Who won Knicks vs Celtics on Oct 23, 2026?

The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 107-103 on Friday, October 23, 2026 at TD Garden in Boston. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 36 points.

What are the Knicks and Celtics records?

After this game the Knicks were 0-2 and the Celtics were 1-1 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Knicks vs Celtics?

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 22 for the Knicks. Jayson Tatum scored 36 for the Celtics.

How did Knicks vs Celtics go last season?

The Knicks won the regular-season series 3-1 in 2025-26.

Who won the last Knicks vs Celtics game?

The Knicks beat the Celtics 112-106 on Apr 9, 2026 at home.

Where was Knicks vs Celtics played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the home arena of the Boston Celtics.

What was the score by quarter in Knicks vs Celtics?

Knicks-Celtics: Q1 27-26, Q2 22-24, Q3 24-33, Q4 30-24.

What is next for the Knicks and Celtics?

Knicks host the Pistons on Tuesday, October 27 at 8:00 PM ET; Celtics host the Bulls on Monday, October 26 at 7:30 PM ET.