Boston Celtics @ New York Knicks
16-7, 6-3 Away
113
16-7, 6-3 Away
7-14, 5-8 Home
90
7-14, 5-8 Home
Boston Celtics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 39 | 23 | 9-21 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | 12 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | 29 | 10-18 | 1-3 | 8-10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | 15 | 6-8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 22 | 16 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
113 | 42-73 | 10-19 | 19-24 | 37 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 22 | ||
58% | 53% | 79% |
New York Knicks
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 30 | 8 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | 12 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | 24 | 7-14 | 4-6 | 6-6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | 13 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 22 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
90 | 29-75 | 9-21 | 23-27 | 38 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 18 | ||
39% | 43% | 85% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
BOS leads 3-0
Game Information
Madison Square Garden
12:30 AM, 15 December 2002
New York, NY
Attendance: 19,763
- Referees:
- Ted Bernhardt
- Jim Clark
- Derrick Collins
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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