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Knicks stay alive in race for No. 2 seed in East, beat Celtics in Tatum's return to MSG

By AP•Apr 10, 2026

Game Recap

Josh Hart sends the MSG crowd into a frenzy with a pair of fourth-quarter 3-pointers late.

NEW YORK -- — Josh Hart scored 15 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, Jalen Brunson had 25 points and 10 assists, and the New York Knicks stayed alive in the race for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 112-106 victory over Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.

Tatum finished with 24 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in his first game back on the Madison Square Garden court where he ruptured his Achilles tendon in last season's playoffs.

The Knicks (52-28) pulled within two games of the Celtics (54-26) for second place with two games to play for both teams. New York owns the tiebreaker after winning the season series 3-1 and would take the No. 2 seed with two wins and two Boston losses.

Hart made two 3-pointers in the final 42 seconds to give New York more wins this season under Mike Brown than in its 51-31 finish last season in Tom Thibodeau's final season.

The Knicks then knocked off the Celtics in the second round of those playoffs, helped by Tatum's season-ending injury in Game 4 of the series. He acknowledged some nervousness and anxiousness Thursday before playing again in the arena before finishing just shy of his second triple-double since returning to play last month.

The Celtics had their four-game winning streak snapped while playing without leading scorer Jaylen Brown, averaging 28.8 points, because of left Achilles tendinitis.

Payton Pritchard added 23 points and Baylor Scheierman had 20, going 6 for 7 from 3-point range.

The Knicks host Toronto on Friday in a possible playoff preview and close against Charlotte on Sunday. Boston hosts New Orleans on Friday and Orlando on Sunday.

Up next

Celtics: Host New Orleans on Friday.

Knicks: Host Toronto on Friday.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

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NY wins series 3-1

Regular Season Series

BOS at NY

Fri, Oct 24

95 - 105

Final

NY at BOS

Wed, Dec 3

117 - 123

Final

NY at BOS

Sun, Feb 8

111 - 89

Final

BOS at NY

Thu, Apr 9

106 - 112

Final

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BOS

38-84FG43-80

45Field Goal %54

16-433PT15-35

37Three Point %43

14-16FT11-15

13Offensive Rebounds5

29Defensive Rebounds25

23Assists29

4Steals9

1Blocks2

10Turnovers7

0Technical Fouls0

14Points Conceded Off Turnovers8

12Fast Break Points9

16Fouls17

7Largest Lead13

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1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NY	BOS
12:00	Neemias Queta vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Jayson Tatum gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Jayson Tatum bad pass turnover (Josh Hart steals)	0	0
11:39	Mikal Bridges makes running layup (Josh Hart assists)	2	0
11:10	Derrick White misses 22-foot three point jumper	2	0
11:07	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	2	0
10:56	Mikal Bridges makes 22-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	5	0
10:33	Jayson Tatum misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	5	0
10:30	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	5	0
10:20	Mikal Bridges makes 1-foot two point shot	7	0
10:02	Sam Hauser misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	7	0
10:00	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	7	0
9:55	Josh Hart lost ball turnover (Jayson Tatum steals)	7	0
9:51	Jayson Tatum makes running layup	7	2
9:28	Jalen Brunson misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	7	2
9:27	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	7	2
9:15	Jayson Tatum makes 1-foot two point shot	7	4
9:15	Josh Hart shooting foul	7	4
9:15	Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 1	7	4
9:12	Jayson Tatum offensive rebound	7	4
9:10	Derrick White misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	4
9:07	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	7	4
9:03	Jordan Walsh makes 22-foot three point jumper (Sam Hauser assists)	7	7
8:40	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	7
8:38	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	7	7
8:33	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	7	7
8:33	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2	7	8
8:33	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2	7	9
8:25	Jordan Walsh personal foul	7	9
8:16	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 27-foot three point jumper	7	9
8:13	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	7	9
8:08	Jayson Tatum misses running pullup jump shot	7	9
8:07	Knicks defensive team rebound	7	9
7:52	Jayson Tatum shooting foul	7	9
7:52	OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2	8	9
7:52	OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2	9	9
7:27	Sam Hauser misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	9	9
7:24	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	9	9
7:13	OG Anunoby makes 17-foot jumper	11	9
7:01	Neemias Queta makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Jayson Tatum assists)	11	11
6:36	Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	11
6:34	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	11	11
6:23	Sam Hauser misses 22-foot three point jumper	11	11
6:20	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	11	11
6:20	Neemias Queta makes two point shot	11	13
6:07	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot	11	13
6:06	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	11	13
5:57	Jordan Walsh misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	13
5:55	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	11	13
5:55	Neemias Queta personal foul	11	13
5:55	Knicks Full timeout	11	13
5:55	Landry Shamet enters the game for Mikal Bridges	11	13
5:55	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Sam Hauser	11	13
5:55	Baylor Scheierman enters the game for Jayson Tatum	11	13
5:43	OG Anunoby misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	13
5:40	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	11	13
5:20	Derrick White makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Jordan Walsh assists)	11	15
5:07	Josh Hart misses 22-foot three point jumper	11	15
5:04	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	11	15
4:55	Payton Pritchard makes 9-foot fade away jump shot	11	17
4:45	Josh Hart bad pass turnover (Neemias Queta steals)	11	17
4:39	Payton Pritchard misses 27-foot running jump shot	11	17
4:36	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	11	17
4:26	Jalen Brunson makes driving layup	13	17
4:01	Payton Pritchard makes driving layup	13	19
3:52	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	19
3:49	Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound	13	19
3:39	Payton Pritchard bad pass turnover (OG Anunoby steals)	13	19
3:36	Josh Hart lost ball turnover (Neemias Queta steals)	13	19
3:23	Derrick White misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	13	19
3:22	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	13	19
3:16	Derrick White shooting foul	13	19
3:16	Josh Hart misses free throw 1 of 2	13	19
3:16	Knicks offensive team rebound	13	19
3:16	Mikal Bridges enters the game for OG Anunoby	13	19
3:16	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	13	19
3:16	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Neemias Queta	13	19
3:16	Jayson Tatum enters the game for Derrick White	13	19
3:16	Josh Hart makes free throw 2 of 2	14	19
2:58	Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	19
2:55	Baylor Scheierman offensive rebound	14	19
2:45	Payton Pritchard makes 12-foot two point shot	14	21
2:44	Knicks Full timeout	14	21
2:44	Miles McBride enters the game for Josh Hart	14	21
2:31	Landry Shamet makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)	17	21
2:12	Jayson Tatum misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	17	21
2:11	Jordan Walsh offensive rebound	17	21
2:11	Jordan Walsh misses 4-foot tip shot	17	21
2:09	OG Anunoby enters the game for Landry Shamet	17	21
2:09	Celtics offensive team rebound	17	21
2:01	Payton Pritchard misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	17	21
1:58	Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound	17	21
1:43	Payton Pritchard shooting foul	17	21
1:43	Miles McBride misses free throw 1 of 2	17	21
1:43	Knicks offensive team rebound	17	21
1:43	Miles McBride makes free throw 2 of 2	18	21
1:31	Jayson Tatum bad pass turnover (Miles McBride steals)	18	21
1:25	OG Anunoby misses dunk	18	21
1:22	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	18	21
1:22	Mitchell Robinson misses tip shot	18	21
1:19	Jordan Walsh defensive rebound	18	21
1:16	Baylor Scheierman makes 22-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	18	24
1:03	Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three pointer	21	24
47.5	Payton Pritchard makes 1-foot two point shot	21	26
31.9	Jordan Walsh shooting foul	21	26
31.9	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	22	26
31.9	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	23	26
8.7	Payton Pritchard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)	23	29
1.1	Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	26	29
0.3	Miles McBride blocks Payton Pritchard 's 65-foot heave jump shot	26	29
0.1	Celtics offensive team rebound	26	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	29

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NY	BOS
12:00	Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Jalen Brunson	26	29
12:00	Landry Shamet enters the game for Mikal Bridges	26	29
12:00	Sam Hauser enters the game for Jordan Walsh	26	29
11:50	Miles McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	29
11:47	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	26	29
11:37	Sam Hauser misses 22-foot three point jumper	26	29
11:34	Jordan Clarkson defensive rebound	26	29
11:26	Mitchell Robinson makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Jordan Clarkson assists)	28	29
10:59	Nikola Vucevic misses 15-foot fade away jump shot	28	29
10:58	Celtics offensive team rebound	28	29
10:58	shot clock turnover	28	29
10:45	Nikola Vucevic personal foul	28	29
10:35	OG Anunoby makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)	31	29
10:20	Jayson Tatum misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	31	29
10:17	Miles McBride defensive rebound	31	29
10:01	Mitchell Robinson makes layup (OG Anunoby assists)	33	29
9:41	OG Anunoby shooting foul	33	29
9:41	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2	33	30
9:41	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2	33	31
9:27	Jordan Clarkson misses driving floating jump shot	33	31
9:24	Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound	33	31
9:19	Mitchell Robinson blocks Jayson Tatum's driving layup	33	31
9:18	Knicks defensive team rebound	33	31
9:14	Jayson Tatum vs. Mitchell Robinson (Miles McBride gains possession)	33	31
9:07	Jayson Tatum blocks OG Anunoby 's 24-foot three point jumper	33	31
9:06	Celtics defensive team rebound	33	31
9:06	Mitchell Robinson loose ball foul	33	31
9:06	Derrick White enters the game for Baylor Scheierman	33	31
8:50	Nikola Vucevic lost ball turnover (Mitchell Robinson steals)	33	31
8:48	Jordan Clarkson makes layup (Miles McBride assists)	35	31
8:48	Celtics Full timeout	35	31
8:48	Neemias Queta enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	35	31
8:23	Payton Pritchard makes layup (Sam Hauser assists)	35	33
8:08	Jordan Clarkson misses driving floating jump shot	35	33
8:05	Landry Shamet offensive rebound	35	33
7:58	Miles McBride makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Landry Shamet assists)	38	33
7:42	Payton Pritchard makes driving layup	38	35
7:31	Landry Shamet offensive foul	38	35
7:31	Landry Shamet offensive foul turnover	38	35
7:31	Josh Hart enters the game for OG Anunoby	38	35
7:14	Derrick White misses 25-foot three point jumper	38	35
7:13	Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound	38	35
7:04	Josh Hart misses 23-foot jumper	38	35
7:03	Knicks offensive team rebound	38	35
7:03	Neemias Queta loose ball foul	38	35
6:57	Landry Shamet misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	38	35
6:54	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	38	35
6:50	Mitchell Robinson shooting foul	38	35
6:50	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2	38	36
6:50	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Neemias Queta	38	36
6:50	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	38	36
6:50	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2	38	37
6:34	Miles McBride misses 22-foot three point jumper	38	37
6:32	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	38	37
6:16	Payton Pritchard misses 7-foot fade away jump shot	38	37
6:15	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	38	37
5:57	Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	38	37
5:54	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	38	37
5:45	Derrick White misses 23-foot three point jumper	38	37
5:42	Payton Pritchard offensive rebound	38	37
5:38	Sam Hauser makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	38	40
5:36	Knicks Full timeout	38	40
5:36	Jalen Brunson enters the game for Jordan Clarkson	38	40
5:36	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Landry Shamet	38	40
5:36	Jordan Walsh enters the game for Payton Pritchard	38	40
5:20	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 15-foot fade away jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists)	40	40
4:58	Jayson Tatum misses driving floating jump shot	40	40
4:54	Jordan Walsh vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Josh Hart gains possession)	40	40
4:54	Knicks defensive team rebound	40	40
4:42	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot	40	40
4:41	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	40	40
4:32	Nikola Vucevic makes 4-foot two point shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	40	42
4:19	Jalen Brunson makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	42	42
4:06	Nikola Vucevic misses 25-foot three point jumper	42	42
4:04	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	42	42
3:51	Josh Hart makes 22-foot step back jumpshot (Miles McBride assists)	44	42
3:31	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	44	42
3:31	Derrick White makes free throw 1 of 2	44	43
3:31	OG Anunoby enters the game for Miles McBride	44	43
3:31	Neemias Queta enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	44	43
3:31	Derrick White makes free throw 2 of 2	44	44
3:19	Jalen Brunson makes driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	46	44
3:05	Sam Hauser makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)	46	47
2:41	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	48	47
2:41	Jordan Walsh shooting foul	48	47
2:41	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Jordan Walsh	48	47
2:41	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1	49	47
2:16	Payton Pritchard misses driving floating jump shot	49	47
2:13	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	49	47
2:10	OG Anunoby makes 25-foot running jump shot (Josh Hart assists)	52	47
1:57	Jayson Tatum misses two point shot	52	47
1:55	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	52	47
1:50	Jalen Brunson misses running pullup jump shot	52	47
1:48	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	52	47
1:40	Josh Hart shooting foul	52	47
1:40	Derrick White makes free throw 1 of 2	52	48
1:40	Derrick White makes free throw 2 of 2	52	49
1:31	Jalen Brunson out of bounds bad pass turnover	52	49
1:16	Jayson Tatum misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	52	49
1:13	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	52	49
1:12	Neemias Queta misses two point shot	52	49
1:11	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	52	49
1:10	Neemias Queta makes two point shot	52	51
56.0	OG Anunoby misses 25-foot three point jumper	52	51
53.4	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	52	51
38.7	Jalen Brunson shooting foul	52	51
38.7	Neemias Queta makes free throw 1 of 2	52	52
38.7	Neemias Queta makes free throw 2 of 2	52	53
28.5	Jalen Brunson makes 10-foot fade away jump shot	54	53
5.2	Payton Pritchard misses 25-foot three point jumper	54	53
3.9	Knicks defensive team rebound	54	53
3.9	Jordan Walsh enters the game for Neemias Queta	54	53
1.0	Jalen Brunson misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	54	53
1.0	Knicks offensive team rebound	54	53
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	54	53

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NY	BOS
12:00	Neemias Queta enters the game for Payton Pritchard	54	53
11:48	Jordan Walsh personal foul	54	53
11:41	Mikal Bridges makes 24-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	57	53
11:23	Jordan Walsh makes alley oop layup (Jayson Tatum assists)	57	55
11:05	Josh Hart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)	60	55
10:38	Derrick White misses driving floating jump shot	60	55
10:37	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	60	55
10:36	Neemias Queta misses two point shot	60	55
10:36	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	60	55
10:16	OG Anunoby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	63	55
10:01	Jayson Tatum makes driving layup	63	57
9:33	Josh Hart makes 23-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	66	57
9:32	Celtics Full timeout	66	57
9:32	Baylor Scheierman enters the game for Jordan Walsh	66	57
9:13	Jayson Tatum makes 15-foot fade away jump shot	66	59
8:53	Josh Hart makes dunk (Mikal Bridges assists)	68	59
8:38	Derrick White misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	68	59
8:35	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	68	59
8:31	Baylor Scheierman misses 22-foot three point jumper	68	59
8:30	Knicks defensive team rebound	68	59
8:30	Neemias Queta loose ball foul	68	59
8:30	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Sam Hauser	68	59
8:13	OG Anunoby misses 22-foot three point jumper	68	59
8:10	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	68	59
7:50	Jayson Tatum misses 23-foot three point jumper	68	59
7:47	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	68	59
7:36	Jalen Brunson misses 23-foot three point jumper	68	59
7:35	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	68	59
7:33	Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot	68	59
7:33	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	68	59
7:30	Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot	70	59
7:22	Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul	70	59
7:22	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Neemias Queta	70	59
7:15	Payton Pritchard misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	70	59
7:12	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	70	59
6:58	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot two point shot (Jalen Brunson assists)	72	59
6:57	Celtics Full timeout	72	59
6:35	Jayson Tatum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	72	62
6:22	Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	72	62
6:19	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	72	62
6:11	Nikola Vucevic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	72	65
5:43	Karl-Anthony Towns out of bounds bad pass turnover	72	65
5:24	Jayson Tatum misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	72	65
5:21	Derrick White offensive rebound	72	65
5:10	Jalen Brunson shooting foul	72	65
5:10	Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 2	72	65
5:10	Celtics offensive team rebound	72	65
5:10	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Josh Hart	72	65
5:10	Sam Hauser enters the game for Derrick White	72	65
5:10	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2	72	66
4:53	Jalen Brunson misses 9-foot two point shot	72	66
4:52	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	72	66
4:46	Payton Pritchard makes 26-foot running jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	72	69
4:28	Mitchell Robinson makes alley oop dunk (Jalen Brunson assists)	74	69
4:13	OG Anunoby personal foul	74	69
3:59	Jayson Tatum misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	74	69
3:56	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	74	69
3:45	Jalen Brunson makes driving layup	76	69
3:36	Jayson Tatum bad pass turnover (OG Anunoby steals)	76	69
3:28	Jalen Brunson misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	76	69
3:25	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	76	69
3:22	Baylor Scheierman makes 25-foot running jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	76	72
3:21	Knicks Full timeout	76	72
3:21	Miles McBride enters the game for Mikal Bridges	76	72
3:21	Landry Shamet enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	76	72
3:21	Derrick White enters the game for Jayson Tatum	76	72
3:06	OG Anunoby bad pass turnover (Derrick White steals)	76	72
2:56	Nikola Vucevic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sam Hauser assists)	76	75
2:42	OG Anunoby misses driving layup	76	75
2:40	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	76	75
2:34	Sam Hauser misses 25-foot three point jumper	76	75
2:33	Payton Pritchard offensive rebound	76	75
2:32	Payton Pritchard misses two point shot	76	75
2:31	Celtics offensive team rebound	76	75
2:31	OG Anunoby loose ball foul	76	75
2:31	Josh Hart enters the game for OG Anunoby	76	75
2:22	Payton Pritchard makes 26-foot three pointer	76	78
2:08	Baylor Scheierman personal foul	76	78
2:00	Jalen Brunson makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	78	78
1:44	Payton Pritchard makes two point shot	78	80
1:35	Jalen Brunson misses driving floating jump shot	78	80
1:34	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	78	80
1:34	Baylor Scheierman personal foul	78	80
1:32	Nikola Vucevic personal take foul	78	80
1:32	Mitchell Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2	79	80
1:32	Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2	79	80
1:30	Derrick White defensive rebound	79	80
1:12	Nikola Vucevic misses 25-foot three point jumper	79	80
1:09	Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound	79	80
49.9	Josh Hart misses 3-foot pullup jump shot	79	80
48.3	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	79	80
33.2	Baylor Scheierman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	79	83
12.5	Jalen Brunson makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	81	83
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	81	83

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NY	BOS
12:00	OG Anunoby enters the game for Jalen Brunson	81	83
12:00	Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Josh Hart	81	83
11:41	Payton Pritchard misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	81	83
11:38	Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound	81	83
11:20	Jordan Clarkson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	83	83
10:57	Baylor Scheierman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)	83	86
10:29	Miles McBride misses 19-foot fade away jump shot	83	86
10:27	Knicks offensive team rebound	83	86
10:15	Miles McBride misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	83	86
10:13	Derrick White defensive rebound	83	86
10:00	Payton Pritchard lost ball turnover (Mitchell Robinson steals)	83	86
9:55	Landry Shamet misses running pullup jump shot	83	86
9:52	Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound	83	86
9:45	Jordan Clarkson personal foul	83	86
9:45	Jayson Tatum enters the game for Derrick White	83	86
9:33	Jayson Tatum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	83	89
9:12	Jordan Clarkson makes 3-foot two point shot	85	89
8:48	Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point jumper	85	89
8:45	Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound	85	89
8:35	Landry Shamet misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	85	89
8:32	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	85	89
8:22	Jayson Tatum makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	85	91
8:22	Mitchell Robinson shooting foul	85	91
8:22	Josh Hart enters the game for OG Anunoby	85	91
8:22	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 1	85	92
8:07	Jordan Clarkson makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot	87	92
7:54	Jayson Tatum misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	87	92
7:51	Josh Hart defensive rebound	87	92
7:31	Jordan Clarkson misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	87	92
7:29	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	87	92
7:16	Nikola Vucevic vs. Mitchell Robinson (Jalen Brunson gains possession)	87	92
7:16	Jalen Brunson enters the game for Miles McBride	87	92
7:16	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Landry Shamet	87	92
7:16	Derrick White enters the game for Sam Hauser	87	92
7:11	Nikola Vucevic lost ball turnover (Mitchell Robinson steals)	87	92
7:04	Josh Hart makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)	90	92
6:50	Mikal Bridges personal foul	90	92
6:50	Knicks Full timeout	90	92
6:50	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	90	92
6:50	Neemias Queta enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	90	92
6:47	Jalen Brunson personal foul	90	92
6:35	Jayson Tatum bad pass turnover (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)	90	92
6:31	Josh Hart makes running layup (Mikal Bridges assists)	92	92
6:14	Derrick White makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Neemias Queta assists)	92	94
5:58	Josh Hart makes 1-foot layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	94	94
5:34	Neemias Queta makes 13-foot floating jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists)	94	96
5:12	Karl-Anthony Towns makes dunk (Jalen Brunson assists)	96	96
4:51	Baylor Scheierman makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	96	98
4:35	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	99	98
4:10	Jayson Tatum vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Josh Hart gains possession)	99	98
4:10	OG Anunoby enters the game for Jordan Clarkson	99	98
4:06	Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)	99	98
3:50	Josh Hart misses 19-foot jumper	99	98
3:47	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	99	98
3:36	Baylor Scheierman makes 24-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	99	101
3:22	Neemias Queta shooting foul	99	101
3:22	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	100	101
3:22	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	101	101
3:03	Jayson Tatum out of bounds bad pass turnover	101	101
2:44	Jalen Brunson makes 16-foot step back jumpshot	103	101
2:19	Baylor Scheierman makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Neemias Queta assists)	103	104
1:51	Josh Hart makes layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	105	104
1:35	Jayson Tatum misses driving layup	105	104
1:32	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	105	104
1:26	Neemias Queta shooting foul	105	104
1:26	Celtics Full timeout	105	104
1:26	Jalen Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2	105	104
1:26	Knicks offensive team rebound	105	104
1:26	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Neemias Queta	105	104
1:26	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	106	104
1:07	Derrick White misses 27-foot three point jumper	106	104
1:04	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	106	104
42.9	Josh Hart makes 26-foot three pointer (Mikal Bridges assists)	109	104
42.4	Celtics Full timeout	109	104
42.4	Landry Shamet enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	109	104
38.7	Payton Pritchard misses 26-foot three point jumper	109	104
35.6	Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound	109	104
35.6	Nikola Vucevic makes two point shot	109	106
15.2	Josh Hart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	112	106
2.0	Payton Pritchard misses 31-foot three point jumper	112	106
0.5	Knicks defensive team rebound	112	106
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	112	106
0.0	End of Game	112	106

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Madison Square Garden

New York, NY

Date & Time

11:30 PM, April 9, 2026

Coverage

Prime Video, MSG

Attendance

19,812

Referees

Mark Lindsay, Marc Davis, CJ Washington

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	56	26	.683	W2
New York	53	29	.646	L1
Toronto	46	36	.561	W1
Philadelphia	45	37	.549	W2
Brooklyn	20	62	.244	L3

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