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New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics Final — October 23, 2026

New York Knicks logo
New York Knicks
103
Top scorer Jalen Brunson74 games
FINAL
Boston Celtics logo
Boston Celtics
107
Top scorer Jayson Tatum16 games
Friday, October 23 · 7:10 PM ET
NYOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)BOS
4th117.2
Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions
118.12nd
11th116.2
PPG
114.819th
NYDefenseBOS
5th110.9
Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions
110.24th
4th109.9
Opp PPG
107.21st
NYTeamBOS
5th+6.3
Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating
+7.94th
NYLast 10 gamesBOS
+2+2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6
Game by game
+5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8
2-8
Last 10
1-9
-44
Net points
-67
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
NYRest & travelBOS
3 days
Days of rest
3 days
188 mi303 km
Travel to the game
Home
NYKey injuriesBOS
None listed
Players out or limited
Devin Carter GOut
About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

No key players listed.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 23, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Knicks visited the Celtics on Friday, October 23 at 7:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Knicks scored 116.2 points per game (11th of 30) and allowed 109.9 (4th). The Celtics scored 114.8 points per game (19th of 30) and allowed 107.2 (1st).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Knicks 117.2 (4th), Celtics 118.1 (2nd). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Knicks 110.9 (5th), Celtics 110.2 (4th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Knicks +6.3 (5th), Celtics +7.9 (4th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Celtics closed as 2.5-point favorites at home against the Knicks. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed at 220.5, down from 223.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Knicks +120, Celtics -145) prices the Knicks at 43% and the Celtics at 57%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

New York Knicks 103, Boston Celtics 107

Boston Celtics won by 4.

  • Against the closing spread (Boston Celtics -2.5): Boston Celtics covered.
  • Combined score 210 vs the closing total of 220.5: Under.
  • Boston Celtics closed at -145 on the moneyline (a 57% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadno move
OpenCeltics -2.5 (-110)
Knicks +2.5 (-110)
CloseCeltics -2.5 (-113)
Knicks +2.5 (-107)
Totaldown 3
Open223.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Close220.5 (o -107 / u -113)
Moneyline
OpenKnicks +112 45%
Celtics -132 55%
CloseKnicks +120 43%
Celtics -145 57%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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Matchup

Players to watch

New York Knicks logo
Knicks
74 games · Jalen Brunson
  • Points per game26.014th
  • Rebounds per game3.3220th
  • Assists per game6.814th
  • Minutes per game35.0
75 games · Karl-Anthony Towns
  • Points per game20.145th
  • Rebounds per game11.92nd
  • Assists per game3.0116th
  • Minutes per game31.0
Boston Celtics logo
Celtics
16 games · Jayson Tatum
  • Points per game21.8
  • Rebounds per game10.0
  • Assists per game5.3
  • Minutes per game32.6
37 games · Paul George
  • Points per game17.365th
  • Rebounds per game5.399th
  • Assists per game3.688th
  • Minutes per game30.7

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 390 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 18 times since 2022: the Knicks won 8 and the Celtics 10.

DateScoreLineTotal
Apr 9, 2026Celtics 106, Knicks 112
Knicks won

Apr 9, 2026Celtics 106, Knicks 112
Knicks won

Feb 8, 2026Knicks 111, Celtics 89
Knicks won

Dec 2, 2025Knicks 117, Celtics 123
Celtics won

Oct 24, 2025Celtics 95, Knicks 105
Knicks won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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Boston Celtics

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