New York Knicks @ Boston Celtics
5-12, 1-5 Away
80
5-12, 1-5 Away
13-6, 8-3 Home
91
13-6, 8-3 Home
New York Knicks
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 24 | 6 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | 4 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | 7 | 3-13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 15 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 16 | 10 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
80 | 29-80 | 6-21 | 16-17 | 45 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 23 | ||
36% | 29% | 94% |
Boston Celtics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 38 | 25 | 8-18 | 2-7 | 7-10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | 19 | 6-16 | 1-2 | 6-7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | 11 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 6-10 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 12 | 7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 3 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
91 | 29-79 | 6-20 | 27-33 | 47 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 18 | ||
37% | 30% | 82% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
BOS leads 2-0
Game Information
TD Garden
1:00 AM, 7 December 2002
Boston, MA
Attendance: 18,624
- Referees:
- Eddie F. Rush
- Tom Washington
- Marc Davis
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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