Game ID: 22500757
New York Knicks @ Boston Celtics
Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 24 29 15 21 89NYK 35 25 25 26 111
BOS vs NYK ScoutingBOS vs NYK Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
BOS availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restBACK Minott back 1/28 after 12, 3 min since (22% of 16)
BACK Boucher back 1/30 after 30, 4 min since (33% of 10)
BOS availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restBACK Minott back 1/28 after 12, 3 min since (17% of 16)
BACK Boucher back 1/30 after 30, 4 min since (33% of 10)
BOS availability going into 2/04 · back-to-backOUT Boucher missed 2 since 2/01, not on tonight's roster
BACK Minott back 1/28 after 12, 3 min since (17% of 16)
NEW González 14 to 19 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restBACK Minott back 1/28 after 12, 4 min since (24% of 16)
BACK Boucher back 1/30 after 30, 4 min since (33% of 10)
NEW Queta 25 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Garza 16 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW González 14 to 20 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restBACK Boucher back 1/30 after 30, 4 min since (33% of 10)
BOS availability going into 2/11 · 2 days' rest
full strength
BOS availability going into 2/19 · 7 days' restNEW Vučević 20 to 26 min over the last 3
NEW Scheierman 18 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 2/22 · 2 days' restNEW Vučević 20 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Scheierman 18 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restNEW Scheierman 18 to 25 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 2 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 1/28 after 2, 7 min since (41% of 16)
BACK Kolek back 1/28 after 2, 19 min since (171% of 11)
NYK availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 3 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 2 since 1/30, returns tonight: 21 min (129% of 16)
BACK Kolek back 1/28 after 2, 17 min since (155% of 11)
NEW Robinson 18 to 24 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 2/04 · back-to-backOUT McBride missed 4 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 1/28 after 2, 14 min since (85% of 16)
BACK Kolek back 1/28 after 2, 18 min since (163% of 11)
NYK availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 5 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 1/28 after 2, 17 min since (105% of 16)
BACK Kolek back 1/28 after 2, 17 min since (153% of 11)
NYK availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 6 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 2/03 after 2, 21 min since (131% of 16)
NEW Kolek 11 to 17 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 2 since 2/06, out tonight
OUT McBride missed 7 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 2/03 after 2, 18 min since (109% of 16)
NEW Shamet 21 to 26 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/11 · back-to-backOUT Anunoby missed 3 since 2/06, out tonight
OUT McBride missed 8 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 2/03 after 2, 17 min since (103% of 16)
NEW Shamet 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/19 · 7 days' restOUT Anunoby missed 4 since 2/06, returns tonight: 32 min (95% of 33)
OUT McBride missed 9 since 1/28, out tonight
NEW Shamet 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Alvarado 14 to 21 min over the last 3
NYK availability going into 2/21 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 10 since 1/28, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 2/19 after 4, 32 min since (95% of 33)
NEW Shamet 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Alvarado 14 to 21 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 92, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 15 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and Pritchard at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 23 and Anunoby at 22 a game. Without McBride (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 92 a night to New York's 109. Call it Boston 112, New York 108, New York keeping it close.
2/01 vs MIL 107-79 — BOS notes
BOS won 107-79. BOS shot 45% (41 of 92) to MIL's 35%, 15 of 42 from three. The glass went 52-40 for them. Brown led with 30 (12 of 20, 4 of 6 from three); Simons added 27, White 17. The hinge was Q2, 30-16: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 31. White was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
2/03 @ DAL 110-100 — BOS notes
BOS won 110-100. BOS shot 49% (47 of 96) to DAL's 42%, 13 of 39 from three, and got to the line 5 times to DAL's 22. Brown led with 33 (15 of 29, 2 of 5 from three); Pritchard added 26, Garza 16. The hinge was Q3, 34-23: a lead of 8 became 19, and the lead reached 23. Scheierman was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
2/04 @ HOU 114-93 — BOS notes
BOS won 114-93. BOS shot 43% (39 of 90) to HOU's 41%, 19 of 51 from three. The glass went 57-38 for them. White led with 28 (10 of 25, 6 of 14 from three); Pritchard added 27, Garza 19. The hinge was Q3, 36-21: a lead of 7 became 22, and the lead reached 29. Queta was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
2/06 vs MIA 98-96 — BOS notes
BOS won 98-96. BOS shot 42% (35 of 84) to MIA's 42%, 10 of 36 from three. Brown led with 29 (11 of 25, 1 of 7 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); Pritchard added 24, White 21. The hinge was Q3, 36-15: BOS came in trailing by 21 and left it level. BOS trailed 38-59 at the half and won the second half 60-37. Scheierman was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
2/08 vs NYK 89-111 — BOS notes
BOS lost 89-111. BOS took 9 more shots (92 to 83), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 37% to NYK's 48%, 7 of 41 from three, and got to the line 15 times to NYK's 24. Brown led with 26 (11 of 25, 0 of 4 from three); White added 19, Vučević 11. Q2 was theirs, 29-25, the deficit cut from 11 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 86-60 against them. Pritchard's -27 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/11 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 96, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 15 free throws a game; Brown at 30 and White at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 129, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Simons at 20 and Buzelis at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Giddey (7 straight), Jones (10 straight), Smith (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 96 a night to Chicago's 129 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-7 a night and Chicago minus-5. Call it Boston 118, Chicago 107, Boston by 11.
2/19 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 14 free throws a game; Moody at 15 and Spencer at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Ste. Curry (5 straight), Porziņģis (2 straight), Cryer (8 straight). 7 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 101, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 15 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Pritchard at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 7 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-7 a night and Golden State minus-4 and the defense, Boston allowing 101 a night to Golden State's 111. Call it Boston 110, Golden State 109, Golden State keeping it close.
2/22 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 21 and Reaves at 20 a game. One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 103, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Pritchard at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-11 a night and the Lakers minus-2 and the defense, Boston allowing 103 a night to the Lakers' 116. Call it Boston 113, the Lakers 112, the Lakers keeping it close.
2/24 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 114, shooting 40 percent and 30 from three, 12 free throws a game; Brooks at 17 and Green at 17 a game. Without Booker (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 102, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and Pritchard at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 102 a night to Phoenix's 114 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Phoenix plus-3. Call it Boston 111, Phoenix 108, Phoenix keeping it close.
2/01 vs LAL 112-100 — NYK notes
NYK won 112-100. NYK shot 47% (43 of 91) to LAL's 45%, 18 of 42 from three, and got to the line 11 times to LAL's 19. The glass went 46-36 for them. Anunoby led with 25 (9 of 15, 4 of 8 from three); Shamet added 23, Hart 20. The hinge was Q3, 38-26: NYK came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 8. NYK trailed 52-56 at the half and won the second half 60-44. Towns was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/03 @ WAS 132-101 — NYK notes
NYK won 132-101. NYK shot 52% (47 of 90) to WAS's 41%, 17 of 37 from three. Bridges led with 23 (8 of 10, 3 of 4 from three); Brunson added 21, Anunoby 19. The hinge was Q1, 38-22: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 41. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
2/04 vs DEN 134-127 — NYK notes
NYK won 134-127 in 2 overtimes. NYK shot 50% (50 of 100) to DEN's 44%, 18 of 50 from three, and got to the line 19 times to DEN's 27. Brunson led with 42 (14 of 27, 5 of 12 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Towns added 24, Anunoby 20. The hinge was OT2, 15-8: from level to 7 ahead. Shamet was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
2/06 @ DET 80-118 — NYK notes
NYK lost 80-118. NYK shot 35% (29 of 82) to DET's 53%, 8 of 33 from three. Bridges led with 19 (7 of 16, 3 of 7 from three); Brunson added 12, Clarkson 11. Q4 was theirs, 20-28, but the other 3 periods went 90-60 against them. Bridges's -28 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/08 @ BOS 111-89 — NYK notes
NYK won 111-89. NYK shot 48% (40 of 83) to BOS's 37%, 14 of 35 from three, and went to the line 24 times to BOS's 15 — 17 points from the stripe to their 14. Brunson led with 31 (12 of 21, 4 of 8 from three); Hart added 19, Bridges 14. The hinge was Q1, 35-24: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Diawara was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
2/10 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Anunoby at 21 a game. Without Anunoby (2 straight), McBride (7 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 120, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Nembhard at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Thompson (2 straight), Que. Jackson (2 straight), Toppin (50 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 107 a night to Indiana's 120 and the glass, where New York has been plus-1 a night and Indiana minus-7. Call it New York 119, Indiana 109, New York by 10.
2/11 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 31 and Maxey at 26 a game. Without George (6 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and Towns at 19 a game. Without Anunoby (3 straight), McBride (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Philadelphia 117, New York 114, New York keeping it close.
2/19 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Towns at 20 a game. Without Anunoby (4 straight), McBride (9 straight). 7 days' rest. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Robinson at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Holland II (2 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-6 a night and New York plus-1 and the defense, Detroit allowing 105 a night to New York's 112. Call it New York 114, Detroit 113, Detroit keeping it close.
2/21 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Towns at 19 a game. Without McBride (10 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 103, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Durant at 27 and Smith Jr. at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 103 a night to New York's 112 and the turnovers, Houston giving it away 16 times a game to New York's 12. Call it New York 113, Houston 109, Houston keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAH A. Hukporti
JA J. Alvarado
JB J. Brunson
JC J. Clarkson
JH J. Hart
KM K. McCullar Jr.
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diawara
MR M. Robinson
PD P. Dadiet
TJ T. Jemison III
TK T. Kolek
BOSAW A. Williams
BS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
HG H. González
JB J. Brown
JW J. Walsh
LG L. Garza
NQ N. Queta
NV N. Vučević
PP P. Pritchard
RH R. Harper Jr.
NYK/BOS the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Brunson's 31 points power Knicks past Celtics, snapping Boston's five-game winning streak
BOSTON -- — Jalen Brunson scored 31 points and Josh Hart added 19 to help the New York Knicks beat the cold-shooting Boston Celtics 111-89 on Sunday.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who never trailed over the final 42 minutes. Mikal Bridges (14 points) and recently acquired Jose Alvarado (12 points) rounded out the double-digit scorers for New York, which shot 14 of 45 (40%) from behind the 3-point line.
Jaylen Brown socred 26 points and Derrick White added 19 for the Celtics, who saw their five-game winning streak snapped, Baylor Scheierman started in place for the injured Sam Hauser and finished with 10 points, 13 rebounds and five assists.
Boston shot 37% for the game and was 7-of-41 (17.1%) from behind the arc.
The matchup pitted two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference, with Boston entering with a one-game lead over New York for second place. They’ll meet one more time during the regular season on April 9 in New York.
New York pushed its advantage to 85-68 entering the fourth quarter after closing the third on a 20-7 run. The lead kept growing when Brunson scored 10 straight points to give the Knicks a 23-point lead with four minutes left.
Boston revisited the “Hack-a-Robinson” tactic that was introduced during last spring’s playoff meeting with the Knicks. A career 51% shooter from the free-throw line and connecting at a 38% clip this season, Mitchell Robinson had the last laugh when he went 2 of 2 at the line with 2:32 left in the third after the reserve big man clanked all four free throws he attempted during the first half.
The Knicks led 60-53 at halftime. Brunson had 19 points through two quarters, with 12 coming during the first. Boston trailed by as many as 17 points but made it a two-possession game entering the second half despite shooting 5 of 22 (22.7%) from 3-point range.