Karl-Anthony Towns had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who never trailed over the final 42 minutes. Mikal Bridges (14 points) and recently acquired Jose Alvarado (12 points) rounded out the double-digit scorers for New York, which shot 14 of 45 (40%) from behind the 3-point line.

Jaylen Brown socred 26 points and Derrick White added 19 for the Celtics, who saw their five-game winning streak snapped, Baylor Scheierman started in place for the injured Sam Hauser and finished with 10 points, 13 rebounds and five assists.

Boston shot 37% for the game and was 7-of-41 (17.1%) from behind the arc.

The matchup pitted two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference, with Boston entering with a one-game lead over New York for second place. They’ll meet one more time during the regular season on April 9 in New York.

New York pushed its advantage to 85-68 entering the fourth quarter after closing the third on a 20-7 run. The lead kept growing when Brunson scored 10 straight points to give the Knicks a 23-point lead with four minutes left.

Boston revisited the “Hack-a-Robinson” tactic that was introduced during last spring’s playoff meeting with the Knicks. A career 51% shooter from the free-throw line and connecting at a 38% clip this season, Mitchell Robinson had the last laugh when he went 2 of 2 at the line with 2:32 left in the third after the reserve big man clanked all four free throws he attempted during the first half.

The Knicks led 60-53 at halftime. Brunson had 19 points through two quarters, with 12 coming during the first. Boston trailed by as many as 17 points but made it a two-possession game entering the second half despite shooting 5 of 22 (22.7%) from 3-point range.

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Celtics: Host Chicago on Wednesday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Neemias Queta (Josh Hart gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Mikal Bridges makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	0	3
11:26	Baylor Scheierman misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	3
11:24	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	0	3
11:09	Mikal Bridges misses 22-foot three point jumper	0	3
11:07	Mikal Bridges offensive rebound	0	3
11:06	Luka Garza personal foul	0	3
10:57	Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:55	Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound	0	3
10:45	Neemias Queta misses layup	0	3
10:44	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	0	3
10:32	Luka Garza misses 22-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:31	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	0	3
10:22	Landry Shamet misses 25-foot running jump shot	0	3
10:21	Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound	0	3
10:05	Jaylen Brown misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	0	3
10:04	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	0	3
9:57	Josh Hart makes running layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	0	5
9:39	Luka Garza misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	5
9:35	Celtics offensive team rebound	0	5
9:28	Landry Shamet shooting foul	0	5
9:28	Baylor Scheierman makes free throw 1 of 2	1	5
9:28	Baylor Scheierman makes free throw 2 of 2	2	5
9:16	Jalen Brunson misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	5
9:15	Derrick White defensive rebound	2	5
9:08	Derrick White makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	4	5
8:56	Mikal Bridges misses driving layup	4	5
8:55	Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound	4	5
8:48	Jaylen Brown makes two point shot (Baylor Scheierman assists)	6	5
8:43	Josh Hart offensive foul	6	5
8:43	Josh Hart offensive foul turnover	6	5
8:34	Mikal Bridges blocks Jaylen Brown 's 18-foot pullup jump shot	6	5
8:32	Landry Shamet defensive rebound	6	5
8:26	Josh Hart makes running layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	6	7
8:17	Derrick White makes 24-foot three pointer (Baylor Scheierman assists)	9	7
8:05	Jalen Brunson makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	9	9
7:45	Jaylen Brown makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot	11	9
7:23	Josh Hart makes 2-foot layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	11	11
7:14	Josh Hart shooting foul	11	11
7:14	Luka Garza makes free throw 1 of 2	12	11
7:14	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Baylor Scheierman	12	11
7:14	Mohamed Diawara enters the game for Josh Hart	12	11
7:14	Luka Garza makes free throw 2 of 2	13	11
6:51	Mikal Bridges makes 1-foot layup (Landry Shamet assists)	13	13
6:41	Derrick White misses 22-foot three point jumper	13	13
6:40	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	13	13
6:35	Neemias Queta lost ball turnover (Landry Shamet steals)	13	13
6:29	Karl-Anthony Towns makes dunk (Mikal Bridges assists)	13	15
6:29	Celtics Full timeout	13	15
6:29	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Derrick White	13	15
6:29	Ron Harper Jr. enters the game for Luka Garza	13	15
6:29	Hugo Gonzalez enters the game for Neemias Queta	13	15
6:15	Nikola Vucevic offensive foul	13	15
6:15	Nikola Vucevic offensive foul turnover	13	15
6:08	Hugo Gonzalez personal foul	13	15
6:01	Mohamed Diawara makes 3-foot layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	13	17
5:46	Jaylen Brown makes 9-foot fade away jump shot	15	17
5:32	Jalen Brunson makes 15-foot two point shot	15	19
5:32	Ron Harper Jr. shooting foul	15	19
5:32	Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	15	19
5:32	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Landry Shamet	15	19
5:32	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 1	15	20
5:12	Hugo Gonzalez makes 1-foot layup (Jaylen Brown assists)	17	20
4:59	Jalen Brunson misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	17	20
4:58	Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound	17	20
4:50	Payton Pritchard misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	17	20
4:49	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	17	20
4:40	Jalen Brunson bad pass turnover (Payton Pritchard steals)	17	20
4:24	Payton Pritchard misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	17	20
4:22	Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound	17	20
4:15	Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Jordan Clarkson assists)	17	23
3:58	Nikola Vucevic makes 1-foot dunk (Jaylen Brown assists)	19	23
3:37	Mohamed Diawara makes 26-foot three pointer (Mitchell Robinson assists)	19	26
3:12	Hugo Gonzalez misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	26
3:11	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	19	26
2:59	Jalen Brunson misses 23-foot three point jumper	19	26
2:58	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	19	26
2:55	Mohamed Diawara personal foul	19	26
2:55	Knicks Full timeout	19	26
2:55	Derrick White enters the game for Jaylen Brown	19	26
2:55	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Mikal Bridges	19	26
2:36	Nikola Vucevic misses 27-foot three point jumper	19	26
2:32	Ron Harper Jr. offensive rebound	19	26
2:30	Payton Pritchard misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	26
2:29	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	19	26
2:25	Jalen Brunson out of bounds bad pass turnover	19	26
2:20	Derrick White misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	26
2:19	Jose Alvarado defensive rebound	19	26
2:11	Jalen Brunson makes running layup (Jose Alvarado assists)	19	28
2:03	Nikola Vucevic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	22	28
1:49	Hugo Gonzalez personal foul	22	28
1:49	Jordan Walsh enters the game for Hugo Gonzalez	22	28
1:43	Jalen Brunson makes 18-foot step back jumpshot	22	30
1:26	Payton Pritchard misses 27-foot three point jumper	22	30
1:23	Payton Pritchard offensive rebound	22	30
1:16	Jordan Clarkson blocks Nikola Vucevic 's 4-foot driving layup	22	30
1:15	Celtics offensive team rebound	22	30
1:10	Jordan Walsh misses layup	22	30
1:09	Mohamed Diawara defensive rebound	22	30
54.3	Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three pointer	22	33
37.8	Nikola Vucevic misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	33
35.9	Celtics offensive team rebound	22	33
35.9	Jose Alvarado loose ball foul	22	33
29.1	Payton Pritchard makes 10-foot fade away jump shot (Derrick White assists)	24	33
9.5	Jose Alvarado misses 24-foot three point jumper	24	33
7.9	Jordan Clarkson offensive rebound	24	33
5.2	Jordan Clarkson misses driving layup	24	33
2.7	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	24	33
2.7	Mitchell Robinson makes tip shot	24	35
0.0	Payton Pritchard misses heave jump shot	24	35
0.0	Celtics offensive team rebound	24	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	35

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TD Garden

Boston, MA

Date & Time

5:30 PM, February 8, 2026

Coverage

ABC, ERADM

Attendance

19,156

Referees

Curtis Blair, Ray Acosta, Brandon Schwab

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	42	21	.667	W1
New York	41	23	.641	W1
Toronto	35	27	.565	L2
Philadelphia	34	28	.548	W1
Brooklyn	15	47	.242	L10

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