New York
Knicks
111
–
89
FINAL
Boston
Celtics
Date
Sunday, February 8, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 35 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 111 |
| BOS | 24 | 29 | 15 | 21 | 89 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Josh Hart
NYK
19
PTS
6
REB
3
AST
+10
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots7
Opp FG% When Defending44.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.43
Impact Composite47.0
Hustle: 12.5Defense: 32.2Impact: 2.3
7 contested shots+10 plus/minusonly 11 pts allowed on 25.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jalen Brunson
NYK
31
PTS
3
REB
8
AST
+20
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-21 (57.1%)
3PT4-8
FT3-3
TS%69.4%
eFG%66.7%
TOV3
ORTG125
DRTG90
NET+35
31 points57.1% FG4-8 from 3+20 plus/minusonly 21 pts allowed on 45.0 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart | 26:20 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7-14 | 50% | 2-6 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | +10 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 29:24 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3-9 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | +10 |
| Jalen Brunson | 33:13 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12-21 | 57% | 4-8 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | +20 |
| Mikal Bridges | 30:24 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-3 | 100% | +2 |
| Landry Shamet | 27:48 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | 3:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 7:32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Trey Jemison III | 2:49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 15:58 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-8 | 38% | +15 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 26:30 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-4 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +22 |
| Pacôme Dadiet | 3:31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Tyler Kolek | 3:49 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 3:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Jose Alvarado | 25:04 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-12 | 42% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| TOTAL | — | 111 | 46 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 40-83 | 48% | 14-35 | 40% | 17-24 | 71% | — |
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scheierman | 29:11 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-7 | 29% | 2-2 | 100% | +1 |
| Neemias Queta | 22:47 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Luka Garza | 15:21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -6 |
| Derrick White | 34:12 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 50% | 3-9 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | -9 |
| Jaylen Brown | 33:08 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11-25 | 44% | 0-4 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -14 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Hugo González | 12:28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Payton Pritchard | 30:31 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 22% | 1-6 | 17% | 1-1 | 100% | -27 |
| Nikola Vučević | 23:29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5-13 | 39% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | -24 |
| Jordan Walsh | 12:51 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Ron Harper Jr. | 21:19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -17 |
| Amari Williams | 4:43 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| TOTAL | — | 89 | 44 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 34-92 | 37% | 7-41 | 17% | 14-15 | 93% | — |
Sam Hauser —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK40/83 (48%)
Paint
19/32 (59%)
Mid
10/23 (43%)
3PT
14/35 (40%)
ATB3 43%RA 71%Paint 38%Mid 46%Corner 3 20%
BOS34/92 (37%)
Paint
26/48 (54%)
Mid
7/16 (44%)
3PT
7/41 (17%)
ATB3 13%RA 64%Paint 42%Corner 3 30%Mid 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jaylen Brown
defended Mikal Bridges
7.0 min • 6 pts • 38%
Best Defender
Baylor Scheierman
held Jalen Brunson
4.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Vučević
vs Mitchell Robinson
4.2 min • 7 pts • 43%
| BOS Defense | Ariel Hukporti | Jalen Brunson | Jordan Clarkson | Jose Alvarado | Josh Hart | Karl-Anthony Towns | Kevin McCullar Jr. | Landry Shamet | Mikal Bridges | Mitchell Robinson | Mohamed Diawara | Trey Jemison III | Tyler Kolek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White | — | 1.2m 3pts 50% | — | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | 1.0m 2pts 25% | — | 4.5m 4pts 67% | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jaylen Brown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 0% | 7.0m 6pts 38% | — | 2.7m 4pts 50% | — | — |
| Baylor Scheierman | — | 4.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 3pts 50% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Payton Pritchard | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 5.4m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Nikola Vučević | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 6pts 100% | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 4.2m 7pts 43% | — | — | — |
| Ron Harper Jr. | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neemias Queta | — | — | — | — | — | 5.8m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Garza | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hugo González | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Walsh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Amari Williams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | — | 3.0m 4pts 29% | — | 3.5m 2pts 25% | 4.1m 10pts 44% | 2.7m 12pts 56% | 0.7m 2pts 0% | — | — | 2.9m 6pts 50% | — | — | 1.8m 2pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = BOS leads, negative = NYK leads
BOS Largest Lead
2
Q1 3:43
NYK Largest Lead
24
Q4 9:59
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 8-0 run
Q3 6:30 – Q3 9:27
-7 → -13