BOSTON -- — Jayson Tatum scored 25 points with 10 rebounds and nine assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 118-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday.

Tatum just missed getting a triple-double for the second straight game after earning one in a victory at Philadelphia on Thursday.

Jaylen Brown had 24 points and eight rebounds, and Derrick White finished with 19 points for Boston, which won its fifth straight and improved to 3-0 against the Knicks this season.

Karl-Anthony Towns led New York with 24 points and Jalen Brunson had 22.

The Knicks had whittled a 77-50 third-quarter deficit down to 95-89 on Mikal Bridges’ driving basket early in final quarter before the Celtics went on a 10-0 spree to take control. Brown had the last six points in the run.

Coming off a 37-point loss at the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, the Knicks fell behind by 27 points after Brown and Tatum hit consecutive 3s just 20 seconds apart early in third quarter.

Takeaways

Knicks: Josh Hart returned after missing the past two games with a sore right knee. Despite giving them solid defense and offense production (20 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists), it wasn’t nearly enough to overcome the gap between the teams.

Celtics: They beat the Knicks by 23 and 27 in their first two meetings this season.

Key moment

With the Knicks climbing back, White threw an inbounds pass to Kristaps Porzingis, who had a one-handed slam that brought the crowd into it during Boston’s 10-0 spurt and ended New York’s threat for a big comeback.

Key stat

Boston is averaging 127 points in its three wins versus New York.

Up next

The Knicks host the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday and the Celtics are at the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Kristaps Porzingis (Jrue Holiday gains possession)	0	0
11:55	Mikal Bridges shooting foul	0	0
11:55	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:55	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	2	0
11:40	Jalen Brunson misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	2	0
11:39	Knicks offensive team rebound	2	0
11:33	OG Anunoby makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	2	3
11:12	Kristaps Porzingis makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)	5	3
10:47	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup	5	3
10:46	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	5	3
10:38	Jaylen Brown misses running pullup jump shot	5	3
10:37	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	5	3
10:20	Mikal Bridges misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	5	3
10:19	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	5	3
10:05	Derrick White makes 4-foot two point shot	7	3
9:49	Mikal Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	3
9:48	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	7	3
9:43	OG Anunoby personal foul	7	3
9:39	Jrue Holiday makes 14-foot two point shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	9	3
9:23	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup	9	3
9:23	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	9	3
9:16	Jrue Holiday makes two point shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	11	3
9:11	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	3
9:10	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	11	3
8:59	OG Anunoby shooting foul	11	3
8:59	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2	12	3
8:59	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2	13	3
8:51	Jalen Brunson makes 26-foot three pointer	13	6
8:31	Jaylen Brown misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	13	6
8:30	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	13	6
8:24	Josh Hart misses two point shot	13	6
8:23	Derrick White defensive rebound	13	6
8:18	Jayson Tatum misses 25-foot three point shot	13	6
8:17	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	13	6
7:57	Josh Hart makes 8-foot layup (OG Anunoby assists)	13	8
7:46	Jayson Tatum misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	13	8
7:45	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	13	8
7:35	Jalen Brunson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	13	8
7:33	Derrick White defensive rebound	13	8
7:29	Jrue Holiday makes two point shot (Derrick White assists)	15	8
7:11	Kristaps Porzingis blocks Josh Hart 's 3-foot two point shot	15	8
7:10	Derrick White defensive rebound	15	8
7:03	Kristaps Porzingis makes 2-foot dunk (Jrue Holiday assists)	17	8
7:03	Knicks Full timeout	17	8
6:44	OG Anunoby misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	8
6:43	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	17	8
6:24	Kristaps Porzingis makes 11-foot two point shot (Derrick White assists)	19	8
6:07	Mikal Bridges misses 9-foot two point shot	19	8
6:06	Josh Hart offensive rebound	19	8
6:05	Josh Hart makes two point shot	19	10
5:45	Jrue Holiday makes 22-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)	22	10
5:22	OG Anunoby misses 22-foot three point jumper	22	10
5:21	Derrick White defensive rebound	22	10
5:19	Derrick White steps out of bounds turnover	22	10
5:19	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Jrue Holiday	22	10
5:19	Sam Hauser enters the game for Jaylen Brown	22	10
5:19	Luke Kornet enters the game for Kristaps Porzingis	22	10
5:19	Al Horford enters the game for Derrick White	22	10
5:00	Josh Hart misses 21-foot step back jumpshot	22	10
4:59	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	22	10
4:38	Jayson Tatum misses 18-foot two point shot	22	10
4:36	Josh Hart defensive rebound	22	10
4:32	Josh Hart makes two point shot	22	12
4:32	Sam Hauser shooting foul	22	12
4:32	Miles McBride enters the game for Mikal Bridges	22	12
4:32	Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 1	22	13
4:18	Jayson Tatum makes driving layup	24	13
4:01	Josh Hart misses 19-foot two point shot	24	13
4:00	Al Horford defensive rebound	24	13
3:45	Sam Hauser misses 27-foot three point jumper	24	13
3:43	Josh Hart defensive rebound	24	13
3:32	Jalen Brunson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	24	13
3:31	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	24	13
3:25	Al Horford misses layup	24	13
3:24	Al Horford offensive rebound	24	13
3:23	Al Horford makes two point shot	26	13
3:14	Knicks Full timeout	26	13
3:14	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	26	13
3:04	Jalen Brunson makes 11-foot two point shot	26	15
2:44	Jayson Tatum makes 19-foot pullup jump shot	28	15
2:31	Jalen Brunson misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	28	15
2:30	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	28	15
2:23	Sam Hauser makes 23-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	31	15
2:09	Precious Achiuwa misses 6-foot two point shot	31	15
2:07	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	31	15
1:52	Jayson Tatum misses 15-foot two point shot	31	15
1:50	Luke Kornet offensive rebound	31	15
1:47	Sam Hauser makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luke Kornet assists)	34	15
1:26	Miles McBride misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	34	15
1:25	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	34	15
1:20	Payton Pritchard misses running pullup jump shot	34	15
1:19	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	34	15
1:10	Josh Hart makes two point shot (Precious Achiuwa assists)	34	17
49.1	OG Anunoby shooting foul	34	17
49.1	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2	35	17
49.1	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for OG Anunoby	35	17
49.1	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2	36	17
33.1	Jalen Brunson makes 16-foot step back jumpshot	36	19
11.1	Jayson Tatum makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	38	19
4.2	Payton Pritchard personal take foul	38	19
4.2	Jrue Holiday enters the game for Luke Kornet	38	19
1.0	Jalen Brunson lost ball turnover (Jrue Holiday steals)	38	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	38	19

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

TD Garden

Boston, MA

Date & Time

6:00 PM, February 23, 2025

Coverage

ABC, ESPN+, ERADM

Attendance

19,156

Referees

Kevin Cutler, Tony Brothers, Scott Twardoski

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

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