Who won New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics?

The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 118-105 on February 23, 2025.

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 24 for the New York Knicks with 18 rebounds; Jayson Tatum scored 25 for the Boston Celtics with 10 rebounds.

New York Knicks at Boston Celtics

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Final

Away

Boston Celtics

118

Venue: TD Garden

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 118-105 at home on Sunday, February 23, 2025 at TD Garden. Jayson Tatum had 25 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists for the Boston Celtics. Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points, 18 rebounds and 0 assists for the New York Knicks.

The Boston Celtics led 64-43 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 38-19. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jayson Tatum (double-double, Boston Celtics), Karl-Anthony Towns (double-double, New York Knicks), Josh Hart (double-double, New York Knicks). Bench points: New York Knicks 15, Boston Celtics 21. Jaylen Brown had 24 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics?: The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 118-105 on February 23, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Karl-Anthony Towns scored 24 for the New York Knicks with 18 rebounds; Jayson Tatum scored 25 for the Boston Celtics with 10 rebounds.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
New York Knicks	19	24	39	23	105
Boston Celtics	38	26	25	29	118

Game leaders

New York Knicks

Points: 24 Karl-Anthony Towns
Rebounds: 18 Karl-Anthony Towns
Assists: 9 Josh Hart

Boston Celtics

Points: 25 Jayson Tatum
Rebounds: 10 Jayson Tatum
Assists: 9 Jayson Tatum

Karl-Anthony Towns double-double (24 PTS, 18 REB) · Josh Hart double-double (20 PTS, 11 REB) · Jayson Tatum double-double (25 PTS, 10 REB)

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	41:19	24	18	0	0	0	1	9-20	3-4	3-3	4	-1
Josh Hart starter	40:09	20	11	9	0	0	2	8-14	0-0	4-4	2	-12
Jalen Brunson starter	37:32	22	3	4	1	0	4	9-19	4-9	0-0	0	-9
OG Anunoby starter	35:29	10	2	2	0	0	1	2-7	2-6	4-4	3	-9
Mikal Bridges starter	27:43	14	0	1	1	0	1	6-13	2-6	0-0	2	-23
Miles McBride bench	27:14	2	2	2	1	1	0	1-7	0-4	0-0	1	-4
Precious Achiuwa bench	14:37	0	1	3	0	0	1	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	-9
Cameron Payne bench	10:28	7	1	0	0	0	0	3-6	1-3	0-0	2	-4
Landry Shamet bench	5:29	6	2	0	1	0	1	2-4	2-3	0-0	0	+6

Not available: Kevin McCullar Jr., Mitchell Robinson

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Derrick White starter	36:48	19	9	7	1	0	2	7-10	5-6	0-0	1	+19
Jayson Tatum starter	36:41	25	10	9	1	0	3	8-20	3-10	6-6	3	+12
Jaylen Brown starter	36:37	24	8	2	2	0	2	10-21	2-7	2-2	2	+14
Kristaps Porziņģis starter	33:49	15	7	2	1	3	1	6-15	2-9	1-1	1	+17
Jrue Holiday starter	31:52	14	4	2	3	1	2	6-9	2-4	0-0	1	+12
Al Horford bench	25:01	4	3	1	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	+10
Payton Pritchard bench	16:41	3	4	2	0	1	0	1-5	1-5	0-0	1	-12
Luke Kornet bench	13:36	8	3	2	0	0	0	3-4	0-0	2-2	1	-3
Sam Hauser bench	8:55	6	1	0	0	0	0	2-4	2-3	0-0	1	-4

Not available: Neemias Queta, Xavier Tillman

Team statistics
New York Knicks	Stat	Boston Celtics
11/11 (100%)	Free throws	11/11 (100%)
26/56 (46%)	2 pointers	28/47 (59%)
14/36 (38%)	3 pointers	17/44 (38%)
40/92 (43%)	Field goals	45/91 (49%)
40	Rebounds	49
33	Defensive rebounds	37
7	Offensive rebounds	12
21	Assists	27
11	Turnovers	10
4	Steals	8
1	Blocks	5
15	Fouls	14
9	Max points in a row	11
0:21	Time spent in lead	47:34
1	Biggest lead	27

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Boston Celtics ahead)

Largest margin: 24 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 2
Times tied: 0
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 1 Q1 11:33
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: 27 Q3 8:20
Longest run: 11-0 Boston Celtics · Q1 11:12 to Q1 8:59

Scoring plays

Q1 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
11:55	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	0	1
11:55	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	0	2
11:33	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	3	2
11:12	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 3-pt field goal	3	5
10:05	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	3	7
9:39	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 2-pt field goal	3	9
9:16	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 2-pt field goal	3	11
8:59	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	3	12
8:59	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	3	13
8:51	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	6	13
7:57	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	8	13
7:29	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 2-pt field goal	8	15
7:03	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	8	17
6:24	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	8	19
6:05	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	10	19
5:45	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 3-pt field goal	10	22
4:32	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	11	22
4:32	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	13	22
4:18	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	13	24
3:23	Boston Celtics	Al Horford 2-pt field goal	13	26
3:04	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	15	26
2:44	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	15	28
2:23	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	15	31
1:47	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	15	34
1:10	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	17	34
0:50	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	17	35
0:50	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	17	36
0:34	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	19	36
0:12	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	19	38

Q2 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
11:47	New York Knicks	Cameron Payne 2-pt field goal	21	38
10:55	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	21	40
10:43	New York Knicks	Cameron Payne 2-pt field goal	23	40
10:16	New York Knicks	Cameron Payne 3-pt field goal	26	40
8:46	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 3-pt field goal	29	40
8:23	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	29	42
8:23	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis Free throw	29	43
8:12	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 3-pt field goal	32	43
6:46	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	32	45
6:16	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 3-pt field goal	32	48
4:41	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	34	48
4:41	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	35	48
3:57	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	35	50
3:19	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	37	50
3:01	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	37	53
2:36	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	37	55
2:18	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	38	55
2:18	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	39	55
1:57	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	39	57
1:27	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	40	57
1:27	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	41	57
1:11	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	41	59
0:54	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	43	59
0:32	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	43	61
0:03	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	43	64

Q3 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
11:42	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	45	64
11:17	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	48	64
10:11	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	48	67
9:52	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	48	69
9:32	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	48	71
9:20	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	50	71
8:39	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	50	74
8:20	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	50	77
8:03	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	53	77
7:13	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	54	77
7:13	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	55	77
6:53	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	58	77
6:28	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 3-pt field goal	58	80
6:13	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	60	80
5:42	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	62	80
5:19	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	65	80
4:46	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	67	80
4:16	Boston Celtics	Al Horford 2-pt field goal	67	82
4:07	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	69	82
3:07	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	71	82
2:35	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	73	82
1:44	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	73	85
1:34	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	75	85
1:34	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	76	85
1:12	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	76	87
1:00	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	79	87
0:35	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet Free throw	79	88
0:35	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet Free throw	79	89
0:21	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	82	89

Q4 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
11:32	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	85	89
11:04	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	85	92
10:33	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	87	92
10:14	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	87	95
9:40	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	89	95
9:22	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 2-pt field goal	89	97
8:57	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	89	99
8:28	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	89	101
7:51	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	89	103
7:26	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	89	105
6:31	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	91	105
5:58	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	91	108
5:10	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 2-pt field goal	93	108
4:53	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	93	111
3:54	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	93	113
3:41	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	95	113
3:13	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	96	113
3:13	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	97	113
2:27	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	97	114
2:27	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	97	115
2:08	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	97	118
1:23	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	100	118
0:58	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	102	118
0:27	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	105	118

2024-25 season series

After this game: Boston Celtics 3-0. Final series: Boston Celtics 4-0.

Oct 22: New York Knicks 109 at Boston Celtics 132
Feb 8: Boston Celtics 131 at New York Knicks 104
Feb 23: New York Knicks 105 at Boston Celtics 118 (this game)
Apr 8: Boston Celtics 119 at New York Knicks 117

Highlights

Boston Celtics 118-105 New York Knicks — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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