BOSTON -- — Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 42 points, sealing the game with a breakaway dunk in the final seconds Tuesday night as the Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 123-117 in a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference semifinal.

Derrick White scored seven of his 22 points in the last four minutes, after the Celtics turned back a New York charge that cut a 15-point deficit to 102-99. Jordan Walsh had six points and five rebounds in the fourth quarter for Boston.

Mikal Bridges scored 17 of his 35 points in the fourth and went 8 for 12 from 3-point range overall. Karl-Anthony Towns added 29 for the Knicks, who had won four in a row.

Boston has won four of its last five games, beating four of the top six teams in the Eastern Conference.

The Knicks took off to a 17-4 lead and led 39-25 before Boston scored the next 12 points and later scored seven in a row, taking a 47-46 lead on Brown’s dunk that woke up the crowd. Brown scored 18 points in the second quarter and 15 in the third.

Boston led by 18 after three and had a 102-87 advantage with eight minutes left before Bridges hit a 3-pointer and followed it with three free throws, then made another 3 to make it 102-99 and finish off a 12-0 run.

But Boston came out of a timeout with Josh Minott’s 3-pointer, then Walsh scored on back-to-back putbacks to give the Celtics an eight-point lead. Bridges hit a 3 to make it a four-point game with 46 seconds left, but he missed one on New York’s next possession with a chance to cut the deficit to one.

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Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Neemias Queta (Payton Pritchard gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Payton Pritchard misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	0	0
11:43	Josh Hart defensive rebound	0	0
11:35	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:32	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Jaylen Brown steps out of bounds turnover	0	0
11:13	Josh Hart makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	0	3
10:59	Derrick White misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	3
10:57	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	0	3
10:51	Jalen Brunson makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	0	6
10:37	Neemias Queta makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Derrick White assists)	2	6
10:16	Josh Hart makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Miles McBride assists)	2	8
10:05	Derrick White bad pass (Mikal Bridges steals)	2	8
10:00	Miles McBride makes 25-foot three point shot (Mikal Bridges assists)	2	11
9:44	Jaylen Brown out of bounds lost ball turnover	2	11
9:34	Jalen Brunson misses 16-foot step back jumpshot	2	11
9:34	Knicks offensive team rebound	2	11
9:34	Jaylen Brown loose ball foul	2	11
9:31	Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	2	13
9:31	Jordan Walsh shooting foul	2	13
9:31	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1	2	14
9:12	Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	14
9:07	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	2	14
9:04	Jalen Brunson misses 24-foot three point shot	2	14
9:04	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	2	14
8:50	Derrick White makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	4	14
8:50	Josh Hart shooting foul	4	14
8:50	Derrick White misses free throw 1 of 1	4	14
8:50	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	4	14
8:35	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	14
8:31	Josh Hart offensive rebound	4	14
8:28	Miles McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)	4	17
8:27	Celtics Full timeout	4	17
8:10	Jaylen Brown makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	6	17
7:49	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 8-foot two point shot	6	19
7:33	Payton Pritchard misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	19
7:33	Celtics offensive team rebound	6	19
7:31	Jalen Brunson loose ball foul	6	19
7:25	Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	19
7:22	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	6	19
7:10	Neemias Queta makes alley oop dunk shot (Payton Pritchard assists)	8	19
6:42	shot clock turnover	8	19
6:42	Anfernee Simons enters the game for Payton Pritchard	8	19
6:28	Jaylen Brown misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	8	19
6:26	Jordan Walsh offensive rebound	8	19
6:26	Jordan Walsh makes dunk	10	19
6:01	Josh Hart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	10	22
5:46	Neemias Queta makes 1-foot dunk (Derrick White assists)	12	22
5:18	Josh Hart makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	25
5:05	Jaylen Brown makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	14	25
4:47	Josh Hart misses two point shot	14	25
4:46	Celtics defensive team rebound	14	25
4:46	Karl-Anthony Towns loose ball foul	14	25
4:46	Josh Minott enters the game for Jordan Walsh	14	25
4:46	Sam Hauser enters the game for Neemias Queta	14	25
4:46	Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Miles McBride	14	25
4:46	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	14	25
4:23	Josh Minott lost ball turnover (Josh Hart steals)	14	25
4:13	Mikal Bridges misses 16-foot two point shot	14	25
4:12	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	14	25
4:12	Anfernee Simons personal foul	14	25
4:00	Jordan Clarkson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	14	25
3:55	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	14	25
3:47	Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover (Jalen Brunson steals)	14	25
3:43	Mikal Bridges makes two point shot (Jalen Brunson assists)	14	27
3:43	Knicks delay of game violation	14	27
3:30	Anfernee Simons makes driving layup	16	27
3:08	Jalen Brunson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	27
3:05	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	16	27
2:55	Jaylen Brown personal foul	16	27
2:55	Knicks Full timeout	16	27
2:55	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Jaylen Brown	16	27
2:55	Amari Williams enters the game for Derrick White	16	27
2:55	Miles McBride enters the game for Mikal Bridges	16	27
2:54	Amari Williams personal take foul	16	27
2:54	Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2	16	27
2:54	Knicks offensive team rebound	16	27
2:54	Baylor Scheierman enters the game for Amari Williams	16	27
2:54	Guerschon Yabusele enters the game for Josh Hart	16	27
2:54	Mitchell Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2	16	28
2:41	Payton Pritchard misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	16	28
2:37	Josh Minott offensive rebound	16	28
2:37	Josh Minott makes tip shot	18	28
2:31	Baylor Scheierman personal take foul	18	28
2:31	Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2	18	28
2:31	Knicks offensive team rebound	18	28
2:31	Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2	18	28
2:31	Josh Minott defensive rebound	18	28
2:14	Payton Pritchard misses 30-foot three point step back jumpshot	18	28
2:11	Knicks defensive team rebound	18	28
2:03	Jalen Brunson misses 34-foot three point pullup jump shot	18	28
1:59	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	18	28
1:59	Baylor Scheierman away from play foul	18	28
1:59	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 1	18	29
1:47	Guerschon Yabusele misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	29
1:43	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	18	29
1:39	Jordan Clarkson misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	29
1:37	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	18	29
1:31	Jordan Clarkson blocks Baylor Scheierman 's 7-foot two point shot	18	29
1:31	Celtics offensive team rebound	18	29
1:28	Sam Hauser misses 29-foot three point jumper	18	29
1:24	Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound	18	29
1:07	Jordan Clarkson misses 9-foot two point shot	18	29
1:04	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	18	29
1:00	Josh Minott misses 24-foot three point shot	18	29
57.8	Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound	18	29
36.2	Jalen Brunson makes driving layup	18	31
30.0	Anfernee Simons makes 26-foot three point jumper (Baylor Scheierman assists)	21	31
6.7	Anfernee Simons shooting foul	21	31
6.7	Jalen Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2	21	31
6.7	Knicks offensive team rebound	21	31
6.7	Amari Williams enters the game for Baylor Scheierman	21	31
6.7	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Jordan Clarkson	21	31
6.7	Mohamed Diawara enters the game for Guerschon Yabusele	21	31
6.7	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	21	32
1.5	Mikal Bridges personal take foul	21	32
1.5	Baylor Scheierman enters the game for Amari Williams	21	32
1.5	Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Jalen Brunson	21	32
0.2	Sam Hauser misses alley oop layup	21	32
0.2	Celtics offensive team rebound	21	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	32

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Venue

TD Garden

Boston, MA

Date & Time

1:00 AM, December 3, 2025

Coverage

NBC, Peacock, MSG

Attendance

19,156

Referees

Sean Wright, Marat Kogut, John Conley

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
New York	34	19	.642	W1
Boston	34	19	.642	L1
Toronto	32	22	.593	W2
Philadelphia	30	22	.577	W1
Brooklyn	14	37	.275	W1

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