Boston Celtics @ New York Knicks
8-25, 1-14 Away
99
8-25, 1-14 Away
26-9, 16-4 Home
112
26-9, 16-4 Home
Boston Celtics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 30 | 23 | 9-13 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | 14 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | 13 | 5-16 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | 12 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 21 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | 15 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
99 | 38-89 | 2-13 | 21-29 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 25 | ||
43% | 15% | 72% |
New York Knicks
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 35 | 16 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | 19 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | 30 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | 12 | 5-16 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | 7 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 8-14 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
112 | 41-72 | 4-11 | 26-38 | 46 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 26 | ||
57% | 36% | 68% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
NY leads 2-0
Game Information
Madison Square Garden
12:30 AM, 12 January 1997
New York, NY
Attendance: 19,763
- Referees:
- Hugh Evans
- Tom Washington
- Leroy Richardson
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 20 | 9 | .690 | - | L1 |
| Boston | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2 | W3 |
| Toronto | 18 | 13 | .581 | 3 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 9 | 19 | .321 | 10.5 | W2 |
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