Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks Player Stats and Box Score for Feb. 8 | 2024-25 NBA Season

The Boston Celtics made the short trip south to visit the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. It was the second matchup of the season between the Atlantic Division rivals, with the Knicks losing the first one 132-109 in Boston.

Coach Joe Mazzulla opted to rest a couple of his starters in Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis. His starting lineup against the Knicks was composed of Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Al Horford and Luka Kornet.

On the other hand, coach Tom Thibodeau was without OG Anunoby, who is dealing with a foot injury. Thibs' starting five were Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, Josh Hart, Precious Achiuwa and Karl-Anthony Towns.

The Boston Celtics might be missing two key players, but they are the defending champions and showed the New York Knicks how it's done. Jayson Tatum had 40 points, six rebounds and four assists as the Celtics humiliated the Knicks at the Garden with a 131-104 win.

Derrick White finished with 17 points, three rebounds and four assists, while Luke Kornet dropped a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds in place of Kristaps Porzingis. Jaylen Brown added 12 points, three rebounds, five assists and three steals, with Payton Pritchard scoring 25 points off the bench.

On the other hand, Jalen Brunson was the only Knicks player who showed up with 36 points and five assists. Karl-Anthony Towns only had nine points and nine rebounds, while Josh Hart contributed 17 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals.

The Celtics were back on the winning track and improved to 37-16 for the season. They remained second in the Eastern Conference standings, while the Knicks dropped to 34-18 and were still behind the defending champs.

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Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks Player Stats and Box Score

Celtics

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum	40	6	4	0	0	1	1	37	13-26	7-14	7-9	18
Al Horford	5	8	1	0	1	1	3	31	1-4	1-3	2-2	24
Luke Kornet	14	12	1	1	3	0	4	29	7-7	0-0	0-0	21
Derrick White	17	3	4	0	1	1	1	25	5-9	4-7	3-3	21
Jaylen Brown	12	3	5	3	1	4	3	32	5-14	0-3	2-2	9
Xavier Tillman	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	-10
Baylor Scheierman	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Sam Hauser	5	3	0	0	0	0	3	17	2-4	1-3	0-0	15
Neemias Queta	11	8	0	1	1	1	4	26	4-7	0-0	3-4	14
Payton Pritchard	25	4	4	0	0	1	0	27	9-13	6-8	1-2	29
Jordan Walsh	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0-0	0-0	2-2	2
Kristaps Porzingis	DNP
Jrue Holiday	DNP

Knicks

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Precious Achiuwa	3	4	2	0	0	0	1	33	1-4	0-1	1-2	-37
Mikal Bridges	11	3	2	1	0	0	1	34	5-15	1-3	0-0	-11
Karl-Anthony Towns	9	9	1	1	1	2	4	28	3-8	2-2	1-2	-26
Jalen Brunson	36	0	5	0	0	2	1	36	10-18	3-7	13-13	-19
Josh Hart	17	8	3	2	0	3	3	38	7-16	1-3	2-4	-31
Ariel Hukporti	0	4	0	1	0	2	2	7	0-2	0-0	0-0	2
Cameron Payne	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	18	6-10	0-2	2-2	-13
Miles McBride	8	1	1	4	0	0	2	35	1-8	1-5	5-5	-10
Delon Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	6
Landry Shamet	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	2-2	1-1	1-1	-2
Matt Ryan	DNP
Tyler Kolek	DNP

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Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks Game Summary

Madison Square Garden was rocking before tip-off, but the New York Knicks couldn't buy a basket and only had four points midway through the first quarter. The Boston Celtics couldn't miss and quickly built a double-digit advantage.

The Celtics were up 30-19 after the first 12 minutes, with Jalen Brunson doing his best to keep his team afloat. The defending champions kept their distance, building an 18-point lead at one point in the second quarter, but were only ahead 61-48 at halftime.

In the third quarter, the Knicks managed to cut the lead down to just six points at the 7:49 mark, but it was the closest they got. The Celtics turned it on again and had a 20-point lead heading into the final period.

The visitors were just too much in the end as the Celtics earned an easy 131-104 win over the Knicks. They are now 2-0 in the season series, with one more game each at MSG and TD Garden.