Who won New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics?

The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 123-117 on December 2, 2025.

Mikal Bridges scored 35 for the New York Knicks; Jaylen Brown scored 42 for the Boston Celtics.

New York Knicks at Boston Celtics

2025-26 · Regular season Tue, Dec 2, 2025 · 8:00 pm EST · All results that day · New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics head-to-head · New York Knicks schedule · Boston Celtics schedule

Final

Away

Boston Celtics

123

Venue: TD Garden

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

Game recap

The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 123-117 at home on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at TD Garden. Jaylen Brown had 42 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists for the Boston Celtics. Mikal Bridges had 35 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists for the New York Knicks.

The Boston Celtics led 58-52 at halftime. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 37-20. Double-digit figures in two categories: Jalen Brunson (double-double, New York Knicks). Bench points: New York Knicks 10, Boston Celtics 33. Derrick White had 22 points, 2 rebounds and 5 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 Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 123-117 on December 2, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Mikal Bridges scored 35 for the New York Knicks; Jaylen Brown scored 42 for the Boston Celtics.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
New York Knicks	32	20	24	41	117
Boston Celtics	21	37	36	29	123

Game leaders

New York Knicks

Points: 35 Mikal Bridges
Rebounds: 7 Josh Hart
Assists: 11 Jalen Brunson

Boston Celtics

Points: 42 Jaylen Brown
Rebounds: 6 Neemias Queta
Assists: 5 Derrick White

Jalen Brunson double-double (15 PTS, 11 AST)

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jalen Brunson starter	39:13	15	2	11	1	0	3	6-21	1-8	2-3	2	-4
Josh Hart starter	36:15	19	7	4	1	0	2	7-11	4-7	1-1	3	-1
Miles McBride starter	36:10	9	3	6	0	0	1	3-6	3-5	0-0	2	+14
Mikal Bridges starter	33:36	35	6	3	2	0	0	12-17	8-12	3-3	3	+6
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	33:14	29	7	2	0	1	4	12-19	2-5	3-3	2	+10
Jordan Clarkson bench	22:46	4	0	0	0	1	0	1-5	1-3	1-1	1	-10
Mitchell Robinson bench	15:57	1	5	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	1-4	0	-14
Tyler Kolek bench	14:46	4	1	3	0	0	0	2-4	0-2	0-0	2	-23
Guerschon Yabusele bench	7:57	1	2	0	1	0	0	0-2	0-2	1-2	0	-8
Mohamed Diawara bench	0:07	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+0

Not available: OG Anunoby, Landry Shamet, Kevin McCullar Jr.

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jaylen Brown starter	39:56	42	4	4	1	0	4	16-24	2-6	8-9	3	+15
Derrick White starter	35:07	22	2	5	1	1	4	8-16	4-12	2-3	0	+10
Payton Pritchard starter	30:16	10	4	3	1	0	1	4-13	1-7	1-1	3	+0
Neemias Queta starter	21:03	8	6	0	0	0	0	4-4	0-0	0-0	0	-8
Jordan Walsh starter	18:55	8	6	1	1	1	0	4-4	0-0	0-0	2	-9
Josh Minott bench	26:44	11	6	0	0	1	1	4-6	3-5	0-0	2	+12
Anfernee Simons bench	23:50	12	1	3	0	0	0	5-9	1-4	1-1	2	+9
Hugo Gonzalez bench	22:30	4	5	0	1	0	0	2-6	0-3	0-0	4	+3
Sam Hauser bench	18:45	6	4	1	1	0	0	2-4	2-3	0-0	1	-2
Baylor Scheierman bench	2:49	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	+1
Amari Williams bench	0:06	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	-1

Not available: Jayson Tatum

Team statistics
New York Knicks	Stat	Boston Celtics
12/17 (70%)	Free throws	12/14 (85%)
24/41 (58%)	2 pointers	36/47 (76%)
19/44 (43%)	3 pointers	13/40 (32%)
43/85 (50%)	Field goals	49/87 (56%)
33	Rebounds	38
23	Defensive rebounds	27
10	Offensive rebounds	11
29	Assists	18
10	Turnovers	10
5	Steals	6
2	Blocks	3
15	Fouls	20
12	Max points in a row	12
18:26	Time spent in lead	28:47
14	Biggest lead	18

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

Largest margin: 18 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 1
Times tied: 1
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 14 Q2 11:07
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: 18 Q3 0:03
Longest run: 12-0 Boston Celtics · Q2 10:07 to Q2 8:25

Scoring plays

Q1 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
11:13	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	3	0
10:51	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	6	0
10:37	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	6	2
10:16	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	8	2
10:00	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	11	2
9:31	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	13	2
9:31	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	14	2
8:50	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	14	4
8:28	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	17	4
8:10	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	17	6
7:49	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	19	6
7:10	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	19	8
6:26	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal	19	10
6:01	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	22	10
5:46	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	22	12
5:18	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	25	12
5:05	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	25	14
3:43	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	27	14
3:30	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal	27	16
2:54	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson Free throw	28	16
2:37	Boston Celtics	Josh Minott 2-pt field goal	28	18
1:59	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	29	18
0:37	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	31	18
0:30	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal	31	21
0:07	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	32	21

Q2 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
11:47	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	34	21
11:21	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 2-pt field goal	34	23
11:07	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	37	23
10:43	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal	37	25
10:28	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	39	25
10:07	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	39	27
9:47	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	39	29
9:13	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	39	31
8:49	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	39	34
8:25	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	39	36
8:25	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	39	37
8:01	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 2-pt field goal	41	37
7:38	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	43	37
6:35	Boston Celtics	Josh Minott 3-pt field goal	43	40
6:09	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	46	40
5:45	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	46	43
5:10	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	46	44
5:10	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	46	45
4:47	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	46	47
4:08	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	46	49
3:45	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	48	49
3:26	New York Knicks	Guerschon Yabusele Free throw	49	49
3:26	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	49	50
3:10	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	49	52
2:48	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	49	54
2:25	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	49	56
1:31	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	52	56
1:06	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	52	58

Q3 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
11:37	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	52	59
11:37	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	52	60
11:04	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	52	63
10:45	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	55	63
10:15	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	57	63
9:34	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	57	66
9:05	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	57	68
8:25	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	59	68
7:53	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	61	68
7:25	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	61	70
6:58	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	63	70
6:41	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	63	72
6:26	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	66	72
6:09	Boston Celtics	Josh Minott 3-pt field goal	66	75
5:36	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	66	77
4:56	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	69	77
4:28	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	69	80
4:15	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	72	80
3:53	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	72	82
3:31	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	74	82
2:38	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	76	82
2:29	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal	76	84
1:46	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	76	86
1:16	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	76	88
0:50	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	76	91
0:03	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	76	94

Q4 · 37 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
11:22	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	78	94
10:59	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 2-pt field goal	78	96
10:39	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	81	96
10:07	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 3-pt field goal	84	96
10:07	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson Free throw	85	96
9:41	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 2-pt field goal	87	96
9:19	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	87	99
8:25	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal	87	101
8:25	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons Free throw	87	102
7:37	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	90	102
7:13	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges Free throw	91	102
7:13	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges Free throw	92	102
7:13	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges Free throw	93	102
6:59	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	95	102
6:59	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	96	102
6:29	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	99	102
6:12	Boston Celtics	Josh Minott 3-pt field goal	99	105
5:58	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	101	105
5:35	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal	101	107
5:00	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal	101	109
3:45	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	103	109
3:45	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	104	109
3:30	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	104	112
3:08	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	105	112
3:08	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	106	112
2:54	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	107	113
2:40	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	110	113
2:13	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal	110	115
1:47	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	110	116
1:47	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	110	117
1:27	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	110	118
1:27	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	110	119
1:20	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	112	119
0:46	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	115	119
0:12	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	115	121
0:06	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	117	121
0:03	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	117	123

2025-26 season series

After this game: tied 1-1. 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 (this game)
Feb 8: New York Knicks 111 at Boston Celtics 89
Apr 9: Boston Celtics 106 at New York Knicks 112

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Celtics 123 - 117 Knicks — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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