Boston Celtics @ New York Knicks
20-12, 9-8 Away
90
20-12, 9-8 Away
14-18, 10-8 Home
81
14-18, 10-8 Home
Boston Celtics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 43 | 22 | 9-22 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | 28 | 7-18 | 3-8 | 11-12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | 13 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | 6 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | 11 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 22 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
90 | 33-81 | 6-18 | 18-22 | 51 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 21 | ||
41% | 33% | 82% |
New York Knicks
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 41 | 17 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | 21 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | 3 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | 20 | 7-21 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 46 | 15 | 6-20 | 0-6 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 12 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
81 | 27-77 | 5-19 | 22-28 | 41 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 19 | ||
35% | 26% | 79% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
BOS leads 2-0
Game Information
Madison Square Garden
12:30 AM, 6 January 2002
New York, NY
Attendance: 19,763
- Referees:
- Jack Nies
- Mike Callahan
- Bennie Adams
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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