New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics

Feb 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NYK	35	25	25	26	111
BOS	24	29	15	21	89

Game Recap

Jalen Brunson scores 31 points to lead the balanced Knicks past the cold-shooting Celtics for a 111-89 win.

Player Stats

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	30	5-10	1-3	3-3	4	1	0	1	0	0	+2	14
3Josh HartPF	26	7-14	2-6	3-4	6	3	0	0	1	4	+10	19
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	29	3-9	0-2	5-6	10	1	1	0	3	3	+10	11
44Landry ShametSG	27	1-5	1-4	0-0	4	3	1	0	0	2	-1	3
11Jalen BrunsonPG	33	12-21	4-8	3-3	3	8	0	0	3	1	+20	31
51Mohamed Diawara	26	4-4	2-2	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	3	+22	10
00Jordan Clarkson	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	0	+9	0
23Mitchell Robinson	15	1-2	0-0	3-8	9	2	0	0	0	1	+15	5
5Jose Alvarado	25	5-12	2-6	0-0	2	2	2	1	1	2	+13	12
9Kevin McCullar Jr.	3	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+2	0
13Tyler Kolek	3	2-2	2-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	6
55Ariel Hukporti	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
4Pacome Dadiet	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	+2	0
50Trey Jemison III	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
TOTAL	-	40-8348.2%	14-3540.0%	17-2470.8%	46	23	5	3	8	17	-	111

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Jaylen BrownSF	33	11-25	0-4	4-4	2	4	1	1	2	3	-14	26
52Luka GarzaPF	15	1-4	0-3	4-4	3	0	0	0	0	3	-6	6
88Neemias QuetaC	22	2-4	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	3	5	0	4
55Baylor ScheiermanSG	29	3-8	2-7	2-2	13	5	0	0	1	1	+1	10
9Derrick WhitePG	34	7-14	3-9	2-2	1	4	0	0	0	0	-9	19
11Payton Pritchard	30	2-9	1-6	1-1	2	7	2	0	1	0	-27	6
4Nikola Vucevic	23	5-13	1-6	0-0	6	0	0	1	2	4	-24	11
13Ron Harper Jr.	21	1-5	0-3	1-2	3	0	0	1	0	2	-17	3
28Hugo Gonzalez	12	1-5	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	-8	2
27Jordan Walsh	12	1-4	0-0	0-0	6	1	1	0	1	0	-4	2
77Amari Williams	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	-2	0
30Sam Hauser	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	34-9237.0%	7-4117.1%	14-1593.3%	44	22	4	3	10	21	-	89

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNYKBOS

(11:57) Jump Ball Queta vs. Towns: Tip to Hart
+3 (11:43) Bridges 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hart 1 AST)
30
(11:26) MISS Scheierman 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:24) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:09) MISS Bridges 3PT Jump Shot
(11:07) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:06) Garza P.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Acosta)
(10:57) MISS Hart 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:55) Scheierman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:45) MISS Queta 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(10:44) Queta REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:32) MISS Garza 3PT Jump Shot
(10:31) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:22) MISS Shamet 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:21) Scheierman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:05) MISS Brown 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:04) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:57) Hart 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Brunson 1 AST)
50
(9:39) MISS Garza 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:35) CELTICS Rebound
(9:28) Shamet S.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Acosta)
+1 (9:28) Scheierman Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
51
+1 (9:28) Scheierman Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
52
(9:16) MISS Brunson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:15) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:08) White 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
54
(8:56) MISS Bridges 4' Driving Layup
(8:55) Scheierman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (8:48) Brown 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Scheierman 1 AST)
56
(8:43) Hart OFF.Foul (P1) (C.Blair)
(8:43) Hart Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:34) MISS Brown 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:34) Bridges BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:32) Shamet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:26) Hart 3' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Brunson 2 AST)
76
+3 (8:17) White 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Scheierman 2 AST)
79
+2 (8:05) Brunson 19' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
99
+2 (7:45) Brown 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS)
911
+2 (7:23) Hart 2' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Brunson 3 AST)
1111
(7:14) Hart S.FOUL (P2.T2) (C.Blair)
+1 (7:14) Garza Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1112
+1 (7:14) Garza Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1113
+2 (6:51) Bridges 1' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Shamet 1 AST)
1313
(6:41) MISS White 3PT Jump Shot
(6:40) Queta REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(6:35) Queta Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:35) Shamet STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:29) Towns Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
1513
(6:29) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:15) Vucevic OFF.Foul (P1) (R.Acosta)
(6:15) Vucevic Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:08) Gonzalez P.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Blair)
+2 (6:01) Diawara 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Brunson 4 AST)
1713
+2 (5:46) Brown 9' Fadeaway Jumper (6 PTS)
1715
+2 (5:32) Brunson 15' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1915
(5:32) Harper Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T3) (R.Acosta)
+1 (5:32) Brunson Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2015
+2 (5:12) Gonzalez 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
2017
(4:59) MISS Brunson 18' Step Back Jump Shot
(4:58) Harper Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:50) MISS Pritchard 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:49) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:40) Brunson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:40) Pritchard STEAL (1 STL)
(4:24) MISS Pritchard 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:22) Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:15) Brunson 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Clarkson 1 AST)
2317
+2 (3:58) Vucevic 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
2319
+3 (3:37) Diawara 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Robinson 1 AST)
2619
(3:12) MISS Gonzalez 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:11) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(2:59) MISS Brunson 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:58) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:55) Diawara P.FOUL (P1.T3) (R.Acosta)
(2:55) Knicks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:36) MISS Vucevic 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:32) Harper Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:30) MISS Pritchard 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:29) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:25) Brunson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T3)
(2:20) MISS White 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:19) Alvarado REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:11) Brunson 2' Running Layup (10 PTS) (Alvarado 1 AST)
2819
+3 (2:03) Vucevic 28' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)
2822
(1:49) Gonzalez P.FOUL (P2.T4) (R.Acosta)
+2 (1:43) Brunson 19' Step Back Jump Shot (12 PTS)
3022
(1:26) MISS Pritchard 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:23) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:16) MISS Vucevic 4' Driving Layup
(1:16) Clarkson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:15) CELTICS Rebound
(1:10) MISS Walsh 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(1:09) Diawara REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:54) Brunson 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (15 PTS)
3322
(0:37) MISS Vucevic 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:35) CELTICS Rebound
(0:35) Alvarado L.B.FOUL (P1.T4) (C.Blair)
+2 (0:29) Pritchard 11' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (White 1 AST)
3324
(0:09) MISS Alvarado 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:07) Clarkson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:05) MISS Clarkson 4' Driving Layup
(0:02) Robinson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (0:02) Robinson Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
3524
(0:00) CELTICS Heave
(0:00) CELTICS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NYK

BOS

111Points89

40-83(48.2%)Field Goal(%)34-92(37.0%)

14-35(40.0%)3-Point(%)7-41(17.1%)

17-24(70.8%)Free Throw(%)14-15(93.3%)

46(7)Rebounds(Offensive)44(14)

23Assists22

5Steals4

3Blocks3

8Turnovers10

17Fouls21

38Pts In The Paint52

16Fast Break Pts4

14Pts Off Turnovers3

33Bench Pts24

24Largest Lead2

Game Details

Sunday, February 8, 2026 · 12:30 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)

tv: ABC