Who won Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks?

The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 131-104 on February 8, 2025.

Jayson Tatum scored 40 for the Boston Celtics; Jalen Brunson scored 36 for the New York Knicks.

Boston Celtics at New York Knicks

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Final

Away

New York Knicks

104

Venue: Madison Square Garden

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

Game recap

The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 131-104 on the road on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Madison Square Garden. Jayson Tatum had 40 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the Boston Celtics. Jalen Brunson had 36 points, 0 rebounds and 5 assists for the New York Knicks.

The Boston Celtics led 61-48 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 30-19. Double-digit figures in two categories: Luke Kornet (double-double, Boston Celtics). Bench points: Boston Celtics 43, New York Knicks 28. Payton Pritchard had 25 points, 4 rebounds and 4 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 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks?: The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 131-104 on February 8, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Jayson Tatum scored 40 for the Boston Celtics; Jalen Brunson scored 36 for the New York Knicks.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Boston Celtics	30	31	35	35	131
New York Knicks	19	29	28	28	104

Game leaders

Boston Celtics

Points: 40 Jayson Tatum
Rebounds: 12 Luke Kornet
Assists: 5 Jaylen Brown

New York Knicks

Points: 36 Jalen Brunson
Rebounds: 9 Karl-Anthony Towns
Assists: 5 Jalen Brunson

Luke Kornet double-double (14 PTS, 12 REB)

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jayson Tatum starter	36:44	40	6	4	0	0	1	13-26	7-14	7-9	1	+18
Jaylen Brown starter	31:47	12	3	5	3	1	4	5-14	0-3	2-2	3	+9
Al Horford starter	31:17	5	8	1	0	1	1	1-4	1-3	2-2	3	+24
Luke Kornet starter	28:36	14	12	1	1	3	0	7-7	0-0	0-0	4	+21
Derrick White starter	25:15	17	3	4	0	1	1	5-9	4-7	3-3	1	+21
Payton Pritchard bench	27:24	25	4	4	0	0	1	9-13	6-8	1-2	0	+29
Neemias Queta bench	26:21	11	8	0	1	1	1	4-7	0-0	3-4	4	+12
Sam Hauser bench	17:39	5	3	0	0	0	0	2-4	1-3	0-0	3	+13
Xavier Tillman bench	5:55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	-12
Baylor Scheierman bench	4:31	0	1	2	1	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+0
Jordan Walsh bench	4:31	2	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	+0

Not available: Torrey Craig

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Josh Hart starter	38:12	17	8	3	2	0	3	7-16	1-3	2-4	3	-31
Jalen Brunson starter	36:04	36	0	5	0	0	2	10-18	3-7	13-13	1	-19
Mikal Bridges starter	34:02	11	3	2	1	0	0	5-15	1-3	0-0	1	-11
Precious Achiuwa starter	33:18	3	4	2	0	0	0	1-4	0-1	1-2	1	-37
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	27:42	9	9	1	1	1	2	3-8	2-2	1-2	4	-26
Miles McBride bench	35:00	8	1	1	4	0	0	1-8	1-5	5-5	2	-10
Cameron Payne bench	18:40	14	1	1	0	0	0	6-10	0-2	2-2	0	-13
Ariel Hukporti bench	8:15	0	4	0	0	0	2	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	+4
Landry Shamet bench	5:29	6	0	1	1	0	0	2-2	1-1	1-1	1	+0
Delon Wright bench	3:18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+8

Not available: OG Anunoby, Pacome Dadiet, Mitchell Robinson

Team statistics
Boston Celtics	Stat	New York Knicks
20/24 (83%)	Free throws	25/29 (86%)
27/46 (58%)	2 pointers	26/59 (44%)
19/39 (48%)	3 pointers	9/24 (37%)
46/85 (54%)	Field goals	35/83 (42%)
48	Rebounds	30
37	Defensive rebounds	23
11	Offensive rebounds	7
21	Assists	16
10	Turnovers	9
6	Steals	9
7	Blocks	1
21	Fouls	15
9	Max points in a row	8
47:12	Time spent in lead	0:00
35	Biggest lead	0

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: New York Knicks ahead)

Largest margin: 35 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 0
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: 35 Q4 3:26
Largest lead · New York Knicks: Never led
Longest run: 9-0 Boston Celtics · Q3 3:32 to Q3 2:31

Scoring plays

Q1 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
11:12	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	2	0
10:21	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	5	0
9:36	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	5	1
9:36	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	5	2
8:35	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	7	2
8:08	Boston Celtics	Al Horford 3-pt field goal	10	2
7:15	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	12	2
6:56	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	12	4
6:43	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	14	4
6:27	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	16	4
6:07	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	16	7
5:46	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	19	7
5:31	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	19	8
5:31	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	19	9
5:16	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	22	9
4:10	Boston Celtics	Al Horford Free throw	23	9
4:10	Boston Celtics	Al Horford Free throw	24	9
3:27	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	26	9
2:22	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	26	11
2:08	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	28	11
1:56	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	28	13
0:56	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	28	16
0:33	New York Knicks	Precious Achiuwa Free throw	28	17
0:14	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	29	17
0:14	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	30	17
0:01	New York Knicks	Cameron Payne 2-pt field goal	30	19

Q2 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
11:48	New York Knicks	Cameron Payne 2-pt field goal	30	21
11:33	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	33	21
10:40	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	33	24
9:50	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	36	24
9:32	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	36	27
9:07	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	38	27
8:38	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	41	27
8:07	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	44	27
7:52	New York Knicks	Cameron Payne 2-pt field goal	44	29
7:32	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	46	29
7:17	New York Knicks	Cameron Payne 2-pt field goal	46	31
7:01	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	49	31
6:11	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	49	33
5:52	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	50	33
5:31	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	50	36
5:17	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	52	36
4:56	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	52	37
4:56	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	52	38
4:43	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	54	38
3:50	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	56	38
3:25	New York Knicks	Miles McBride Free throw	56	39
3:25	New York Knicks	Miles McBride Free throw	56	40
3:25	New York Knicks	Miles McBride Free throw	56	41
2:52	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	58	41
1:31	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta Free throw	59	41
1:24	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	59	43
1:24	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	59	44
1:08	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta Free throw	60	44
1:08	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta Free throw	60	44
1:02	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	61	45
1:02	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	61	46
0:10	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	61	47
0:10	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	61	48

Q3 · 34 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
11:45	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	61	49
11:29	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	64	49
11:20	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	64	51
11:20	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	64	52
11:06	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	66	52
10:24	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	66	54
9:52	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	66	55
9:35	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	68	55
9:22	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	68	58
8:52	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	68	60
7:49	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	68	62
7:36	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	69	62
7:36	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	70	62
7:22	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	70	64
6:52	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	70	67
6:31	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	72	67
5:50	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	73	67
5:50	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	74	67
5:50	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	75	67
5:19	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	77	67
4:34	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	77	68
4:17	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	80	68
3:54	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	80	70
3:32	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	81	70
3:32	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	82	70
3:32	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	83	70
3:06	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	86	70
2:31	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	89	70
2:14	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	89	72
1:50	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	91	72
1:16	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	93	72
1:04	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	93	74
0:47	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	96	74
0:26	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	96	76

Q4 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
10:58	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	96	78
10:36	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	97	78
10:36	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	98	78
10:26	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	98	80
10:03	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	101	80
9:16	New York Knicks	Cameron Payne 2-pt field goal	101	82
8:39	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	101	84
8:20	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	103	84
8:02	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	105	84
7:50	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	105	87
7:50	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	105	88
7:34	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	107	88
6:59	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	110	88
6:31	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	112	88
6:05	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	112	90
5:48	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	114	90
5:30	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	117	90
5:02	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	119	90
4:42	New York Knicks	Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal	119	92
4:22	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	122	92
3:47	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	125	92
3:26	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	127	92
2:29	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 3-pt field goal	127	95
1:57	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 2-pt field goal	127	97
1:57	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet Free throw	127	98
1:28	New York Knicks	Cameron Payne 2-pt field goal	127	100
1:16	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh Free throw	128	100
1:16	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh Free throw	129	100
1:11	New York Knicks	Miles McBride Free throw	129	101
1:11	New York Knicks	Miles McBride Free throw	129	102
0:59	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 2-pt field goal	131	102
0:51	New York Knicks	Cameron Payne Free throw	131	103
0:51	New York Knicks	Cameron Payne Free throw	131	104

2024-25 season series

After this game: Boston Celtics 2-0. 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 (this game)
Feb 23: New York Knicks 105 at Boston Celtics 118
Apr 8: Boston Celtics 119 at New York Knicks 117

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