Who won Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks?

The New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 112-106 on April 9, 2026.

Jayson Tatum scored 24 for the Boston Celtics with 13 rebounds; Josh Hart scored 26 for the New York Knicks.

Boston Celtics at New York Knicks

2025-26 · Regular season Thu, Apr 9, 2026 · 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

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New York Knicks

112

Venue: Madison Square Garden

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

Game recap

The New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 112-106 at home on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at Madison Square Garden. Josh Hart had 26 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists for the New York Knicks. Jayson Tatum had 24 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists for the Boston Celtics.

The New York Knicks led 54-53 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 31-23. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jalen Brunson (double-double, New York Knicks), Karl-Anthony Towns (double-double, New York Knicks), Jayson Tatum (double-double, Boston Celtics), Neemias Queta (double-double, Boston Celtics). Bench points: Boston Celtics 53, New York Knicks 22. Jalen Brunson had 25 points, 1 rebound and 10 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 112-106 on April 9, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Jayson Tatum scored 24 for the Boston Celtics with 13 rebounds; Josh Hart scored 26 for the New York Knicks.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Boston Celtics	29	24	30	23	106
New York Knicks	26	28	27	31	112

Game leaders

Boston Celtics

Points: 24 Jayson Tatum
Rebounds: 13 Jayson Tatum
Assists: 8 Jayson Tatum

New York Knicks

Points: 26 Josh Hart
Rebounds: 12 Karl-Anthony Towns
Assists: 10 Jalen Brunson

Jayson Tatum double-double (24 PTS, 13 REB) · Neemias Queta double-double (10 PTS, 10 REB) · Jalen Brunson double-double (25 PTS, 10 AST) · Karl-Anthony Towns double-double (16 PTS, 12 REB)

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jayson Tatum starter	39:45	24	13	8	1	1	6	7-22	2-10	8-10	1	-16
Derrick White starter	37:32	8	3	1	1	0	0	2-10	0-6	4-4	1	-3
Sam Hauser starter	31:29	6	2	3	0	0	0	2-7	2-6	0-0	0	+1
Neemias Queta starter	24:11	10	10	2	2	0	0	4-6	0-0	2-2	5	-7
Jordan Walsh starter	17:27	5	2	1	0	0	0	2-4	1-2	0-0	4	-9
Payton Pritchard bench	35:30	23	3	6	0	0	2	10-20	3-8	0-0	1	+4
Baylor Scheierman bench	30:21	20	4	0	0	0	0	7-8	6-7	0-0	2	-1
Nikola Vučević bench	23:45	10	5	2	0	0	2	4-7	2-4	0-0	2	+1

Not available: Jaylen Brown

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jalen Brunson starter	36:52	25	1	10	0	0	1	10-19	2-7	3-4	3	+8
OG Anunoby starter	36:10	13	4	1	2	0	1	4-10	3-7	2-2	3	+3
Josh Hart starter	34:30	26	1	3	1	0	3	10-15	5-7	1-2	2	+6
Mikal Bridges starter	30:52	10	2	6	0	0	0	4-4	2-2	0-0	1	+17
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	30:21	16	12	4	2	0	1	6-12	1-4	3-3	3	+5
Miles McBride bench	19:18	4	1	2	1	1	0	1-5	1-4	1-2	0	-2
Landry Shamet bench	18:57	3	1	1	0	0	1	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	-9
Mitchell Robinson bench	18:46	7	7	0	3	1	0	3-4	0-0	1-2	3	-2
Jordan Clarkson bench	14:14	8	1	2	0	0	0	4-7	0-1	0-0	1	+4

Not available: Tyler Kolek

Team statistics
Boston Celtics	Stat	New York Knicks
14/16 (87%)	Free throws	11/15 (73%)
22/41 (53%)	2 pointers	28/45 (62%)
16/43 (37%)	3 pointers	15/35 (42%)
38/84 (45%)	Field goals	43/80 (53%)
42	Rebounds	30
29	Defensive rebounds	25
13	Offensive rebounds	5
23	Assists	29
10	Turnovers	7
4	Steals	9
1	Blocks	2
16	Fouls	17
10	Max points in a row	10
18:19	Time spent in lead	23:42
7	Biggest lead	13

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

Largest margin: 11 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 16
Times tied: 13
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: 7 Q1 2:45
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 13 Q3 6:58
Longest run: 10-0 New York Knicks · Q1 0:02 to Q2 10:01

Scoring plays

Q1 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
11:39	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	0	2
10:56	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	0	5
10:20	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	0	7
9:51	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	2	7
9:15	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	4	7
9:03	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh 3-pt field goal	7	7
8:33	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	8	7
8:33	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	9	7
7:52	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	9	8
7:52	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	9	9
7:13	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	9	11
7:01	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	11	11
6:20	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	13	11
5:20	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	15	11
4:55	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	17	11
4:26	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	17	13
4:01	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	19	13
3:16	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	19	14
2:45	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	21	14
2:31	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 3-pt field goal	21	17
1:43	New York Knicks	Miles McBride Free throw	21	18
1:16	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal	24	18
1:03	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	24	21
0:48	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	26	21
0:32	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	26	22
0:32	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	26	23
0:09	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	29	23
0:02	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	29	26

Q2 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
11:26	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	29	28
10:35	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	29	31
10:01	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	29	33
9:41	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	30	33
9:41	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	31	33
8:48	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	31	35
8:23	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	33	35
7:58	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	33	38
7:42	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	35	38
6:50	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	36	38
6:50	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	37	38
5:38	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	40	38
5:20	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	40	40
4:32	Boston Celtics	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	42	40
4:19	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	42	42
3:51	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	42	44
3:31	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	43	44
3:31	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	44	44
3:19	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	44	46
3:05	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	47	46
2:41	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	47	48
2:41	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	47	49
2:10	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	47	52
1:40	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	48	52
1:40	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	49	52
1:10	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	51	52
0:39	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta Free throw	52	52
0:39	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta Free throw	53	52
0:29	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	53	54

Q3 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
11:41	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	53	57
11:23	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal	55	57
11:05	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	55	60
10:16	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	55	63
10:01	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	57	63
9:33	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	57	66
9:13	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	59	66
8:53	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	59	68
7:30	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	59	70
6:58	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	59	72
6:35	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	62	72
6:11	Boston Celtics	Nikola Vučević 3-pt field goal	65	72
5:10	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	66	72
4:46	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	69	72
4:28	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	69	74
3:45	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	69	76
3:22	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal	72	76
2:56	Boston Celtics	Nikola Vučević 3-pt field goal	75	76
2:22	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	78	76
2:00	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	78	78
1:44	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	80	78
1:32	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson Free throw	80	79
0:34	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal	83	79
0:13	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	83	81

Q4 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks
11:20	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	83	83
10:57	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal	86	83
9:33	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	89	83
9:12	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	89	85
8:22	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	91	85
8:22	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	92	85
8:07	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	92	87
7:04	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	92	90
6:31	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	92	92
6:14	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	94	92
5:58	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	94	94
5:34	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	96	94
5:12	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	96	96
4:51	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 2-pt field goal	98	96
4:35	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	98	99
3:36	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal	101	99
3:22	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	101	100
3:22	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	101	101
2:44	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	101	103
2:19	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal	104	103
1:51	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	104	105
1:26	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	104	106
0:43	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	104	109
0:36	Boston Celtics	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	106	109
0:16	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	106	112

2025-26 season series

After this game: New York Knicks 3-1. 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
Apr 9: Boston Celtics 106 at New York Knicks 112 (this game)

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