Who won Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks?

The New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 105-95 on October 24, 2025.

Jaylen Brown scored 23 for the Boston Celtics; Jalen Brunson scored 31 for the New York Knicks.

Boston Celtics at New York Knicks

2025-26 · Regular season Fri, Oct 24, 2025 · 7:30 pm EDT · All results that day · Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks head-to-head · Boston Celtics schedule · New York Knicks schedule

Final

Away

New York Knicks

105

Venue: Madison Square Garden

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

Game recap

The New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 105-95 at home on Friday, October 24, 2025 at Madison Square Garden. Jalen Brunson had 31 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists for the New York Knicks. Jaylen Brown had 23 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists for the Boston Celtics.

The New York Knicks led 64-44 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 42-14. Double-digit figures in two categories: Karl-Anthony Towns (double-double, New York Knicks). Bench points: Boston Celtics 23, New York Knicks 16. Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points, 13 rebounds and 3 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, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks?: The New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 105-95 on October 24, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Jaylen Brown scored 23 for the Boston Celtics; Jalen Brunson scored 31 for the New York Knicks.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Boston Celtics	30	14	21	30	95
New York Knicks	22	42	18	23	105

Game leaders

Boston Celtics

Points: 23 Jaylen Brown
Rebounds: 7 Neemias Queta
Assists: 6 Payton Pritchard

New York Knicks

Points: 31 Jalen Brunson
Rebounds: 14 Josh Hart
Assists: 5 Jalen Brunson

Karl-Anthony Towns double-double (26 PTS, 13 REB)

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Payton Pritchard starter	35:52	8	5	6	1	0	1	2-10	1-7	3-3	3	-7
Jaylen Brown starter	35:28	23	4	3	1	1	7	9-18	3-7	2-4	5	-14
Derrick White starter	33:10	15	4	4	1	0	1	5-18	3-11	2-3	3	+0
Sam Hauser starter	27:44	18	3	0	1	1	1	6-10	6-10	0-0	1	-14
Neemias Queta starter	21:39	8	7	1	0	1	2	3-5	0-0	2-3	3	-2
Anfernee Simons bench	27:03	10	1	4	3	0	2	4-9	1-4	1-2	2	-9
Hugo Gonzalez bench	22:36	6	4	1	2	0	0	3-6	0-2	0-0	4	+7
Chris Boucher bench	15:25	0	4	0	1	4	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	+5
Xavier Tillman bench	13:45	7	3	0	0	0	1	3-3	1-1	0-0	2	-9
Baylor Scheierman bench	4:12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+1
Jordan Walsh bench	2:26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-8
Amari Williams bench	0:40	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+0

Not available: Luka Garza, Jayson Tatum

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Mikal Bridges starter	36:04	12	6	2	2	1	2	5-10	2-4	0-0	2	+15
Jalen Brunson starter	34:46	31	3	5	0	0	1	10-20	3-7	8-9	1	+7
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	33:04	26	13	3	1	1	5	6-16	4-6	10-12	2	+6
Miles McBride starter	32:17	10	4	4	1	1	0	3-11	2-9	2-2	2	+3
OG Anunoby starter	29:07	10	2	1	2	0	1	3-10	2-7	2-2	3	+10
Josh Hart bench	18:58	2	14	3	0	0	0	1-8	0-3	0-0	3	-2
Jordan Clarkson bench	15:34	6	3	0	0	1	1	2-5	2-4	0-0	2	+12
Landry Shamet bench	13:53	3	3	0	0	0	2	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	-8
Guerschon Yabusele bench	13:09	3	5	1	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	+4
Tyler Kolek bench	13:08	2	0	4	1	0	3	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	+3

Not available: Mitchell Robinson

Team statistics
Boston Celtics	Stat	New York Knicks
10/15 (66%)	Free throws	22/25 (88%)
20/38 (52%)	2 pointers	16/41 (39%)
15/44 (34%)	3 pointers	17/45 (37%)
35/82 (42%)	Field goals	33/86 (38%)
37	Rebounds	53
29	Defensive rebounds	32
8	Offensive rebounds	21
19	Assists	23
15	Turnovers	15
10	Steals	7
7	Blocks	4
25	Fouls	17
12	Max points in a row	17
14:06	Time spent in lead	31:50
8	Biggest lead	24

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

Largest margin: 24 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 5
Times tied: 2
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: 8 Q1 0:18
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 24 Q3 6:01
Longest run: 17-0 New York Knicks · Q2 7:29 to Q2 3:49

Scoring plays

Q1 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
11:40	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	3	0
11:02	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	5	0
11:02	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta Free throw	6	0
10:47	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	6	3
10:32	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	6	5
9:13	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	6	7
9:05	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	8	7
8:35	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	10	7
7:26	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	12	7
6:34	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	14	7
6:11	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	14	10
5:32	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	14	13
4:17	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 2-pt field goal	16	13
3:51	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal	18	13
3:26	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	18	14
3:26	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	18	15
2:34	Boston Celtics	Xavier Tillman 2-pt field goal	20	15
2:01	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 3-pt field goal	20	18
1:38	Boston Celtics	Xavier Tillman 3-pt field goal	23	18
1:09	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	23	20
0:50	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	26	20
0:50	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	27	20
0:29	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	27	22
0:18	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal	30	22

Q2 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
11:44	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	30	24
10:51	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	30	27
10:27	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 3-pt field goal	30	30
9:24	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	30	33
8:29	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	33	33
7:48	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	36	33
7:29	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	36	34
7:29	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	36	35
6:47	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 2-pt field goal	36	37
5:51	New York Knicks	Guerschon Yabusele 3-pt field goal	36	40
5:06	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	36	42
4:54	New York Knicks	Miles McBride Free throw	36	43
4:54	New York Knicks	Miles McBride Free throw	36	44
4:31	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 3-pt field goal	36	47
3:49	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	36	49
3:49	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	36	50
3:36	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	37	50
3:29	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	38	50
3:29	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	39	50
3:06	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	39	51
3:06	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	39	52
2:51	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	42	52
2:21	Boston Celtics	Xavier Tillman 2-pt field goal	44	52
2:10	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	44	53
2:10	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	44	54
1:45	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	44	55
1:45	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	44	56
1:24	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	44	58
1:04	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	44	60
1:04	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	44	61
0:25	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	44	64

Q3 · 17 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
11:10	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	47	64
10:38	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	49	64
9:33	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	52	64
9:13	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	52	67
8:44	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	52	70
8:21	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	54	70
7:59	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	54	73
7:33	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	56	73
7:05	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	56	76
6:28	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	56	77
6:28	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	56	78
6:01	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	56	80
5:03	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal	58	80
4:29	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 2-pt field goal	58	82
4:20	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	61	82
3:37	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	63	82
2:00	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 2-pt field goal	65	82

Q4 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
11:42	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	68	82
10:52	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 2-pt field goal	70	82
10:19	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	70	83
10:19	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	70	84
10:01	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal	72	84
9:44	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	72	87
9:27	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	73	87
9:27	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	74	87
9:09	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons Free throw	75	87
7:23	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	75	89
7:10	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	78	89
6:54	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	78	90
6:54	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	78	91
6:00	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	81	91
5:28	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	81	93
5:13	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	83	93
4:29	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	83	95
3:42	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	84	95
3:13	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta Free throw	85	95
2:50	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	85	98
2:32	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	87	98
2:07	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	87	100
2:00	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	89	100
1:54	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	89	101
1:45	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	92	101
1:24	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	92	104
1:14	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	95	104
0:41	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	95	105

2025-26 season series

After this game: New York Knicks 1-0. Final series: New York Knicks 3-1.

Oct 24: Boston Celtics 95 at New York Knicks 105 (this game)
Dec 2: New York Knicks 117 at Boston Celtics 123
Feb 8: New York Knicks 111 at Boston Celtics 89
Apr 9: Boston Celtics 106 at New York Knicks 112

Highlights

Knicks 105 - 95 Celtics — Jalen Brunson Drops 31 Points vs Celtics (YouTube)
Knicks 105 - 95 Celtics — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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