Boston Celtics @ New York Knicks
12-7, 6-4 Away
102
12-7, 6-4 Away
11-10, 8-3 Home
93
11-10, 8-3 Home
Boston Celtics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 44 | 42 | 14-33 | 6-17 | 8-9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | 18 | 8-23 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | 14 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 25 | 3 | 0-8 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
102 | 36-95 | 8-25 | 22-30 | 47 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 21 | ||
38% | 32% | 73% |
New York Knicks
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 19 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 49 | 6 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | 24 | 7-22 | 4-10 | 6-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | 49 | 18-32 | 6-10 | 7-8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 22 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
93 | 33-88 | 10-26 | 17-22 | 62 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 49 | 24 | ||
38% | 38% | 77% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
BOS leads 1-0
Game Information
Madison Square Garden
12:30 AM, 12 December 2001
New York, NY
Attendance: 19,763
- Referees:
- Joe DeRosa
- Blane Reichelt
- George Toliver
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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