Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks Player Stats and Box Scores for February 24, 2024

The Boston Celtics will look to extend their winning streak to eight when they visit the New York Knicks on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. The Celtics have the best record in the NBA, while the Knicks are fourth in the Eastern Conference.

Boston has a shot at winning at least 60 games this season, especially after the moves they made at the trade deadline. They acquired additional depth through Xavier Tillman, who was a serviceable backup big man for the Memphis Grizzlies.

Meanwhile, the Knicks are also looking to climb up the East and close on the Celtics. They made a lot of winning moves at the trade deadline but need to be healthy for things to work out. OG Anunoby, Julius Randle and Mitchell Robinson are out with injuries.

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Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks Player Stats and Box Scores

Boston Celtics players' stats and box score

Jaylen Brown led the way for the Boston Celtics in their 116-102 win over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. He finished with 30 points and eight rebounds on 54.2% shooting.

Kristaps Porzingis had 22 points, four rebounds and four assists, while Jayson Tatum added 19 points, six rebounds, six assists and two steals.

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	+/-
Jaylen Brown	30	8	3	1	0	0	13	24	54.2	3	9	33.3	1	3	33.3	15
Jayson Tatum	19	6	6	2	1	4	7	15	46.7	2	8	25.0	3	4	75.0	15
Kristaps Porzingis	22	4	4	0	1	1	7	11	63.6	3	4	75.0	5	5	100.0	12
Jrue Holiday	12	1	6	2	1	1	5	10	50.0	2	6	33.3	0	0	0.0	14
Derrick White	13	2	6	2	0	0	5	7	71.4	3	5	60.0	0	0	0.0	7
Sam Hauser	6	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	100.0	2	2	100.0	0	0	0.0	-1
Al Horford	10	7	0	0	1	0	5	7	71.4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	11
Payton Pritchard	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	3	33.3	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	3
Luke Kornet	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	100.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	-4
Jaden Springer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	-2
Oshae Brissett	DNP
Svi Mykhailiuk	DNP
Xavier Tillman	DNP

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New York Knicks players' stats and box score

Jalen Brunson did everything he can to keep the New York Knicks alive on Saturday night. He had 34 points, three rebounds and nine assists on 48.0% shooting from the field.

Josh Hart added 16 points, eight rebounds and six assists, while Miles McBride had 11 points off the bench.

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	+/-
Precious Achiuwa	8	9	1	0	1	1	4	8	50.0	0	2	0.0	0	0	0.0	-13
Josh Hart	16	8	6	0	0	4	6	10	60.0	2	5	40.0	2	3	66.7	-8
Isaiah Hartenstein	6	7	4	0	1	2	1	1	100.0	0	0	0.0	4	4	100.0	-8
Jalen Brunson	34	3	9	1	0	3	12	25	48.0	4	9	44.4	6	6	100.0	-12
Donte DiVincenzo	12	4	0	0	1	0	4	12	33.3	4	8	50.0	0	0	0.0	-5
Jericho Sims	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	-5
Alec Burks	7	3	0	0	0	1	3	11	27.3	1	7	14.3	0	0	0.0	-13
Bojan Bogdanovic	8	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	28.6	1	4	25.0	3	3	100.0	-14
Miles McBride	11	3	1	0	0	1	5	7	71.4	1	2	50.0	0	0	0.0	4
Jacob Toppin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	2
DaQuan Jeffries	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	2
Julius Randle	DNP

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Celtics extend winning streak, beat Knicks at MSG

Boston defeated New York on Saturday at MSG.

The Boston Celtics have won eight straight games to improve their already impressive record to 45-12. They are eight games ahead of the No. 2 Cleveland Cavaliers and are simply the best team in the Eastern Conference.

The first half was a battle between Jaylen Brown and Jalen Brunson, with the Celtics owning a four-point lead after the first two quarters. However, a huge third quarter by Boston opened the game wide open. Kristaps Porzingis and Derrick White helped the Celtics gain momentum.

Jayson Tatum was solid in the second half, scoring 12 of his 19 points. Jaylen Brown continued his impressive performance as the Celtics prevented the Knicks from making any big runs in the final period. New York drops to 34-23 with the loss.

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