Boston Celtics @ New York Knicks
17-21, 5-12 Away
82
17-21, 5-12 Away
22-16, 14-5 Home
98
22-16, 14-5 Home
Boston Celtics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 26 | 8 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | 15 | 6-17 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | 18 | 6-10 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | 10 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 13 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
82 | 32-79 | 9-18 | 9-15 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 27 | ||
41% | 50% | 60% |
New York Knicks
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 40 | 13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | 11 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 23 | 8-16 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 8 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 23 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 10-12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | 10 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
98 | 32-70 | 4-12 | 30-36 | 51 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 16 | ||
46% | 33% | 83% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
NY leads 2-0
Game Information
Madison Square Garden
6:00 PM, 19 January 1998
New York, NY
Attendance: 19,763
- Referees:
- Bernie Fryer
- Bruce Alexander
- Derek Richardson
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 21 | 9 | .700 | - | W1 |
| Boston | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2.5 | W3 |
| Toronto | 18 | 13 | .581 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 12 | .571 | 4 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 9 | 19 | .321 | 11 | W2 |
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