Who won New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics?

The New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 111-89 on February 8, 2026.

Jalen Brunson scored 31 for the New York Knicks; Jaylen Brown scored 26 for the Boston Celtics.

New York Knicks at Boston Celtics

2025-26 · Regular season Sun, Feb 8, 2026 · 12:30 pm EST · All results that day · New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics head-to-head · New York Knicks schedule · Boston Celtics schedule

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Away

Boston Celtics

Venue: TD Garden

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

Game recap

The New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 111-89 on the road on Sunday, February 8, 2026 at TD Garden. Jalen Brunson had 31 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists for the New York Knicks. Jaylen Brown had 26 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists for the Boston Celtics.

The New York Knicks led 60-53 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 35-24. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Baylor Scheierman (double-double, Boston Celtics), Karl-Anthony Towns (double-double, New York Knicks). Bench points: New York Knicks 33, Boston Celtics 24. Josh Hart had 19 points, 6 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 New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics?: The New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 111-89 on February 8, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Jalen Brunson scored 31 for the New York Knicks; Jaylen Brown scored 26 for the Boston Celtics.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
New York Knicks	35	25	25	26	111
Boston Celtics	24	29	15	21	89

Game leaders

New York Knicks

Points: 31 Jalen Brunson
Rebounds: 10 Karl-Anthony Towns
Assists: 8 Jalen Brunson

Boston Celtics

Points: 26 Jaylen Brown
Rebounds: 13 Baylor Scheierman
Assists: 7 Payton Pritchard

Karl-Anthony Towns double-double (11 PTS, 10 REB) · Baylor Scheierman double-double (10 PTS, 13 REB)

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jalen Brunson starter	33:13	31	3	8	0	0	3	12-21	4-8	3-3	1	+20
Mikal Bridges starter	30:24	14	4	1	0	1	0	5-10	1-3	3-3	0	+2
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	29:24	11	10	1	1	0	3	3-9	0-2	5-6	3	+10
Landry Shamet starter	27:48	3	4	3	1	0	0	1-5	1-4	0-0	2	-1
Josh Hart starter	26:20	19	6	3	0	0	1	7-14	2-6	3-4	4	+10
Mohamed Diawara bench	26:30	10	3	1	1	0	0	4-4	2-2	0-0	3	+22
Jose Alvarado bench	25:04	12	2	2	2	1	1	5-12	2-6	0-0	2	+13
Mitchell Robinson bench	15:58	5	9	2	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	3-8	1	+15
Jordan Clarkson bench	7:32	0	2	1	0	1	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	+9
Kevin McCullar Jr. bench	3:49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	+2
Tyler Kolek bench	3:49	6	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	2-2	0-0	0	+2
Ariel Hukporti bench	3:49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	+2
Pacome Dadiet bench	3:31	0	2	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+2
Trey Jemison bench	2:49	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+2

Not available: Miles McBride, OG Anunoby

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Derrick White starter	34:12	19	1	4	0	0	0	7-14	3-9	2-2	0	-9
Jaylen Brown starter	33:08	26	2	4	1	1	2	11-25	0-4	4-4	3	-14
Baylor Scheierman starter	29:11	10	13	5	0	0	1	3-8	2-7	2-2	1	+1
Neemias Queta starter	22:47	4	5	1	0	0	3	2-4	0-0	0-0	5	+0
Luka Garza starter	15:21	6	3	0	0	0	0	1-4	0-3	4-4	3	-6
Payton Pritchard bench	30:31	6	2	7	2	0	1	2-9	1-6	1-1	0	-27
Nikola Vučević bench	23:29	11	6	0	0	1	2	5-13	1-6	0-0	4	-24
Ron Harper Jr. bench	21:19	3	3	0	0	1	0	1-5	0-3	1-2	2	-17
Jordan Walsh bench	12:51	2	6	1	1	0	1	1-4	0-0	0-0	0	-4
Hugo Gonzalez bench	12:28	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-5	0-3	0-0	2	-8
Amari Williams bench	4:43	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	-2

Not available: Sam Hauser, Jayson Tatum

Team statistics
New York Knicks	Stat	Boston Celtics
17/24 (70%)	Free throws	14/15 (93%)
26/48 (54%)	2 pointers	27/51 (52%)
14/35 (40%)	3 pointers	7/41 (17%)
40/83 (48%)	Field goals	34/92 (37%)
46	Rebounds	44
39	Defensive rebounds	30
7	Offensive rebounds	14
23	Assists	22
8	Turnovers	10
5	Steals	4
3	Blocks	3
17	Fouls	21
8	Max points in a row	7
45:33	Time spent in lead	1:19
24	Biggest lead	2

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

Largest margin: 24 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 4
Times tied: 3
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 24 Q4 2:01
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: 2 Q1 8:17
Longest run: 8-0 New York Knicks · Q3 5:30 to Q3 2:33

Scoring plays

Q1 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
11:43	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	3	0
9:57	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	5	0
9:28	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman Free throw	5	1
9:28	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman Free throw	5	2
9:08	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	5	4
8:48	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	5	6
8:26	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	7	6
8:17	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	7	9
8:05	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	9	9
7:45	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	9	11
7:23	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	11	11
7:14	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza Free throw	11	12
7:14	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza Free throw	11	13
6:51	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	13	13
6:29	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	15	13
6:01	New York Knicks	Mohamed Diawara 2-pt field goal	17	13
5:46	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	17	15
5:32	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	19	15
5:32	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	20	15
5:12	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 2-pt field goal	20	17
4:15	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	23	17
3:58	Boston Celtics	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	23	19
3:37	New York Knicks	Mohamed Diawara 3-pt field goal	26	19
2:11	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	28	19
2:03	Boston Celtics	Nikola Vučević 3-pt field goal	28	22
1:43	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	30	22
0:55	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	33	22
0:30	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	33	24
0:03	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	35	24

Q2 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
11:44	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	35	25
11:36	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	35	27
11:17	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	36	27
11:17	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	37	27
10:56	Boston Celtics	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	37	29
10:30	New York Knicks	Mohamed Diawara 2-pt field goal	39	29
9:13	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	41	29
9:02	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	41	31
8:51	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	44	31
8:23	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	46	31
8:02	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	48	31
7:43	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	48	34
7:29	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	49	34
7:01	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	49	36
6:12	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	49	38
5:46	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	49	41
4:21	New York Knicks	Mohamed Diawara 3-pt field goal	52	41
3:50	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	54	41
3:28	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal	54	43
2:45	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	56	43
1:58	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal	56	46
1:39	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	58	46
1:20	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	58	47
1:20	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	58	48
0:57	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	58	50
0:57	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	58	51
0:36	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	59	51
0:36	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	60	51
0:30	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	60	53

Q3 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
11:05	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	60	55
10:40	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	63	55
9:47	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	63	56
9:47	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	63	57
9:27	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	63	59
9:17	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	64	59
9:17	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	65	59
8:48	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	65	61
7:41	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	66	61
7:41	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	67	61
6:54	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 3-pt field goal	70	61
6:13	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	70	63
5:47	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	70	65
5:30	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	72	65
4:21	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	75	65
3:47	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	76	65
2:33	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	78	65
2:23	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	78	67
2:23	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	78	68
2:22	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson Free throw	79	68
2:22	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson Free throw	80	68
1:59	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	82	68
1:21	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson Free throw	83	68
0:47	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	85	68

Q4 · 23 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
11:15	Boston Celtics	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	85	70
10:05	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	85	73
9:49	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	87	73
9:21	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	90	73
8:57	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 2-pt field goal	90	75
8:15	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal	90	78
7:43	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	92	78
7:26	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges Free throw	93	78
7:26	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges Free throw	94	78
7:26	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges Free throw	95	78
7:18	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	95	80
5:53	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	97	80
5:32	Boston Celtics	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	97	82
5:10	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	99	82
4:42	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	102	82
4:17	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 2-pt field goal	102	84
4:00	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	105	84
3:49	Boston Celtics	Ron Harper Jr. Free throw	105	85
2:28	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 3-pt field goal	108	85
2:12	Boston Celtics	Ron Harper Jr. 2-pt field goal	108	87
2:01	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 3-pt field goal	111	87
1:06	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza Free throw	111	88
1:06	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza Free throw	111	89

2025-26 season series

After this game: New York Knicks 2-1. Final series: New York Knicks 3-1.

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

Highlights

Celtics vs.Knicks — Jalen Brunson Scores 31In Dominant Win Over Celtics (YouTube)
Celtics 89 - 111 Knicks — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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