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October 23, 2026 · TD Garden
New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics · October 23, 2026
The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 107-103 on Friday, October 23, 2026 at home. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 36 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals. Karl-Anthony Towns led the Knicks with 22 points and 10 rebounds. The Celtics are 1-1 and the Knicks 0-2.
Team 1 2 3 4 T NY 27 22 24 30 103 BOS 26 24 33 24 107
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Knicks · 36/80 FG
Q1 11:44 · Mikal Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper Q1 10:38 · Mikal Bridges misses 30-foot three point jumper Q2 10:50 · Mikal Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper Q2 3:49 · Mikal Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper Q3 9:46 · Mikal Bridges misses 13-foot pullup jump shot Q3 8:52 · Mikal Bridges misses 15-foot turnaround jump shot Q4 9:41 · Mikal Bridges misses 22-foot three point jumper Q4 8:44 · Mikal Bridges misses driving floating jump shot Q1 10:19 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes 31-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists) Q1 6:44 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot (OG Anunoby assists) Q1 6:12 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot dunk (Josh Hart assists) Q2 9:20 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (OG Anunoby assists) Q2 7:04 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes tip shot Q3 8:22 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses 6-foot fade away jump shot Q3 6:11 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists) Q4 8:52 · Mitchell Robinson blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 3-foot driving layup Q4 8:22 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (OG Anunoby assists) Q4 7:40 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses 1-foot two point shot Q4 7:39 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes tip shot Q4 4:09 · Karl-Anthony Towns makes tip in dunk Q4 3:41 · Karl-Anthony Towns misses 28-foot three point jumper Q1 9:47 · Jalen Brunson makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (OG Anunoby assists) Q1 9:26 · Jalen Brunson misses 8-foot pullup jump shot Q2 7:05 · Jalen Brunson misses driving layup Q2 4:04 · Neemias Queta blocks Jalen Brunson 's 3-foot driving layup Q2 3:24 · Jalen Brunson misses driving layup Q2 1:24 · Jalen Brunson makes 18-foot step back jumpshot Q3 11:05 · Jalen Brunson misses 16-foot pullup jump shot Q3 7:54 · Jalen Brunson makes 23-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists) Q3 5:14 · Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 4:36 · Jalen Brunson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot Q3 3:56 · Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three pointer (Miles McBride assists) Q3 1:17 · Jalen Brunson makes 2-foot two point shot Q4 5:50 · Jalen Brunson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q4 4:14 · Jalen Brunson misses 10-foot step back jumpshot Q4 3:13 · Jalen Brunson makes 15-foot pullup jump shot Q4 1:41 · Jalen Brunson makes 11-foot pullup jump shot Q4 18.8 · Jalen Brunson misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 8:49 · Josh Hart misses 24-foot three point jumper Q1 5:18 · Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point jumper Q1 3:57 · Josh Hart misses 24-foot three point jumper Q2 4:39 · Josh Hart makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (OG Anunoby assists) Q2 2:56 · Josh Hart misses 22-foot three point jumper Q2 56.0 · Josh Hart makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists) Q2 14.6 · Josh Hart makes 10-foot two point shot (Jalen Brunson assists) Q3 5:19 · Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point jumper Q3 2:45 · Josh Hart misses driving layup Q3 2:43 · Josh Hart misses two point shot Q3 2:36 · Neemias Queta blocks Josh Hart's driving layup Q4 2:26 · Josh Hart makes 27-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists) Q1 8:41 · OG Anunoby makes driving layup (Mikal Bridges assists) Q1 6:21 · Neemias Queta blocks OG Anunoby 's 4-foot running layup Q2 10:09 · OG Anunoby misses driving layup Q2 8:16 · OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point jumper Q2 7:51 · OG Anunoby makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists) Q3 11:41 · OG Anunoby makes 1-foot layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) Q3 10:46 · OG Anunoby makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists) Q3 5:52 · OG Anunoby misses 22-foot running jump shot Q4 10:45 · OG Anunoby makes driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) Q4 9:14 · OG Anunoby misses 26-foot running jump shot Q4 0.3 · OG Anunoby misses 28-foot three point jumper Q1 7:37 · Landry Shamet misses 23-foot three point jumper Q1 2:33 · Landry Shamet misses 22-foot three point jumper Q2 6:49 · Landry Shamet makes 24-foot running jump shot (Josh Hart assists) Q2 6:29 · Landry Shamet misses 23-foot running jump shot Q4 6:39 · Landry Shamet makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) Q4 5:08 · Landry Shamet makes 22-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) Q1 4:55 · Miles McBride makes 24-foot running jump shot (Josh Hart assists) Q1 3:31 · Miles McBride misses 16-foot pullup jump shot Q1 2:59 · Miles McBride makes 23-foot three pointer Q1 0.2 · Miles McBride misses 27-foot three point jumper Q3 3:32 · Miles McBride makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) Q3 3:07 · Miles McBride makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists) Q4 10:28 · Miles McBride makes 22-foot running jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) Q4 7:03 · Miles McBride misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q4 13.9 · Miles McBride makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists) Q1 1:02 · Andre Drummond makes 1-foot dunk (Jose Alvarado assists) Q2 11:17 · Andre Drummond misses driving layup Q2 11:49 · Jose Alvarado misses 24-foot three point jumper Q2 8:51 · Jose Alvarado makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot Paint 12/25 48% Mid-range 8/15 53% 3PT 16/40 40%
Celtics · 40/87 FG
Q1 11:32 · Jayson Tatum misses 25-foot three point jumper Q1 11:07 · Jayson Tatum makes 13-foot two point shot Q1 10:03 · Jayson Tatum makes 22-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists) Q1 7:10 · Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 5:33 · Jayson Tatum misses layup Q1 5:27 · Jayson Tatum makes two point shot Q1 10.2 · Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 3:57 · Jayson Tatum makes two point shot Q2 3:10 · Jayson Tatum makes driving layup Q2 2:37 · Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 1:45 · Jayson Tatum misses 17-foot fade away jump shot Q3 10:23 · Jayson Tatum misses 16-foot step back jumpshot Q3 9:09 · Jayson Tatum makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot (Derrick White assists) Q3 7:43 · Jayson Tatum makes 4-foot two point shot Q3 7:11 · Jayson Tatum makes two point shot (Derrick White assists) Q3 6:00 · Jayson Tatum misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot Q3 2:55 · Jayson Tatum makes 24-foot three pointer Q3 1:57 · Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q3 34.2 · Jayson Tatum makes 1-foot driving dunk Q4 6:01 · Jayson Tatum misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot Q4 4:51 · Jayson Tatum misses 25-foot three point jumper Q4 3:54 · Jayson Tatum misses two point shot Q4 3:27 · Jayson Tatum makes driving layup (Derrick White assists) Q4 1:24 · Jayson Tatum makes 19-foot two point shot Q4 49.7 · Jayson Tatum makes 18-foot jumper Q4 30.2 · Jayson Tatum makes 25-foot three pointer Q1 10:28 · Paul George makes two point shot Q1 6:30 · Paul George misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 5:04 · Paul George misses 19-foot pullup jump shot Q2 11:10 · Paul George misses running pullup jump shot Q2 6:56 · Paul George misses driving layup Q2 1:59 · Paul George misses 26-foot three point jumper Q2 1:10 · Jalen Brunson blocks Paul George 's 3-foot driving layup Q2 0.0 · Paul George makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Hauser assists) Q3 8:43 · Paul George misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot Q3 6:25 · Paul George misses 22-foot jumper Q3 5:38 · Paul George makes running layup Q3 4:58 · Paul George makes 2-foot dunk (Neemias Queta assists) Q4 10:07 · Paul George makes 25-foot three pointer (Mitchell Robinson assists) Q4 4:38 · Paul George misses 18-foot jumper Q4 2:54 · Paul George makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists) Q1 9:15 · Mitchell Robinson misses layup Q1 9:09 · Mitchell Robinson makes two point shot Q4 11:41 · Mitchell Robinson misses 4-foot tip shot Q4 8:31 · Mitchell Robinson makes alley oop dunk (Derrick White assists) Q1 8:22 · Jordan Walsh misses 24-foot three point jumper Q2 5:35 · Jordan Walsh misses two point shot Q3 11:00 · Jordan Walsh makes running layup (Jayson Tatum assists) Q3 10:09 · Jordan Walsh makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists) Q4 5:23 · Jordan Walsh misses 19-foot jumper Q1 7:26 · Jalen Brunson blocks Neemias Queta's layup Q1 4:15 · Neemias Queta makes 10-foot hook shot (Payton Pritchard assists) Q1 2:49 · Neemias Queta misses 4-foot floating jump shot Q1 2:46 · Neemias Queta misses tip shot Q2 3:41 · Neemias Queta makes 2-foot dunk (Jayson Tatum assists) Q2 1:42 · Neemias Queta misses tip shot Q3 1:31 · Neemias Queta makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists) Q4 8:01 · Neemias Queta makes driving layup (Payton Pritchard assists) Q1 7:07 · Derrick White makes tip shot Q2 8:32 · Derrick White makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists) Q2 7:28 · Derrick White makes 16-foot driving floating jump shot (Mitchell Robinson assists) Q3 11:19 · Derrick White misses 11-foot pullup jump shot Q3 9:38 · Derrick White misses 23-foot three point jumper Q3 8:13 · Derrick White makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists) Q4 11:43 · Derrick White misses driving floating jump shot Q4 11:02 · Derrick White makes 27-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists) Q4 10:34 · Derrick White misses 25-foot three point jumper Q4 9:23 · Derrick White misses 25-foot three point jumper Q4 6:54 · Derrick White misses 24-foot running jump shot Q1 6:00 · Payton Pritchard misses 26-foot three point jumper Q1 3:42 · Payton Pritchard misses 25-foot three point jumper Q2 8:07 · Payton Pritchard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sam Hauser assists) Q2 6:35 · Payton Pritchard misses driving layup Q4 6:14 · Payton Pritchard misses 11-foot step back jumpshot Q1 4:37 · Hugo Gonzalez misses 26-foot three point jumper Q1 3:24 · Sam Hauser makes 22-foot running jump shot (Hugo Gonzalez assists) Q2 11:27 · Sam Hauser misses 22-foot running jump shot Q2 9:03 · Sam Hauser makes 27-foot three point jumper (Paul George assists) Q2 41.9 · Sam Hauser misses 26-foot three point jumper Q4 9:01 · Sam Hauser misses 23-foot three point jumper Q1 2:13 · Baylor Scheierman makes 22-foot pullup jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) Q2 6:12 · Baylor Scheierman misses 12-foot pullup jump shot Q3 3:44 · Baylor Scheierman misses 22-foot three point jumper Q3 2.5 · Baylor Scheierman misses 25-foot three point jumper Q1 1:28 · Luka Garza makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists) Q2 11:06 · Luka Garza makes two point shot Q2 10:35 · Luka Garza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul George assists) Paint 18/30 60% Mid-range 7/18 39% 3PT 15/39 38%
Green = made, red × = missed. Free throws are not shown.
5,000 simulations
We played Knicks @ Celtics 5,000 times
Model record: 4 of 14 final scores hit within 5 points · off by 8.1 pts per team on average · all simulations
Every simulation draws who plays (today's injury report), minutes, pace, every shot, rebound, assist, steal, block and turnover from each player's 2025-26 and 2026-27 numbers - adjusted for each team's tempo and defense, rebounding and rim protection, rest days, hot and cold shooting nights and home court (bigger in Denver and Utah).
Called it.
The simulations gave the Celtics a 61% chance. Final: NY 103 - 107 BOS
(most typical simulated game: 106-108).
NY 39%
61% BOS
Most typical game 106 - 108 NY - BOS
Within 5 points 21% overtime 2.1%
Top scorer Jalen Brunson in 35% of games
NY
pace slow
allows 109.9 ppg (tough D)
rested
47% of rebounds
BOS
pace slow
allows 108.0 ppg (tough D)
rested
53% of rebounds
rim protection
Final margin · share of the 5,000 games
NY 26+
NY 21-25
NY 16-20
NY 11-15
NY 6-10
NY 1-5
BOS 1-5
BOS 6-10
BOS 11-15
BOS 16-20
BOS 21-25
BOS 26+
Watch the most typical game · NY 106 - 108 BOS
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Player stats in the most typical game
NY MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK 3PM FG
Jalen Brunson 37 23 6 9 5 0 2 7-16
OG Anunoby 34 18 4 1 0 3 4 6-11
Karl-Anthony Towns 31 16 19 3 0 0 1 5-9
Josh Hart 31 11 9 5 1 0 1 4-8
Mikal Bridges 30 6 1 4 2 0 1 2-8
Miles McBride 23 12 2 1 3 0 3 4-8
Landry Shamet 22 8 2 1 0 0 2 3-6
Andre Drummond 18 7 7 2 0 1 1 3-4
Jose Alvarado 16 5 2 5 3 0 1 2-3
BOS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK 3PM FG
Jayson Tatum 35 21 6 9 1 1 1 8-16
Derrick White 35 12 2 8 1 0 2 4-12
Paul George 35 20 4 3 2 0 3 7-18
Payton Pritchard 34 15 3 4 0 0 2 5-11
Sam Hauser 24 11 4 1 0 0 3 4-7
Neemias Queta 24 9 12 2 3 1 0 4-7
Mitchell Robinson 24 7 12 0 3 3 0 3-3
Baylor Scheierman 15 5 1 0 0 0 1 2-3
Jordan Walsh 12 8 5 1 0 2 1 3-3
Out: Devin Carter.
Simulated 2026-10-24 from ESPN stats and injury report. For fun and fantasy decisions - not betting advice.
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