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New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics Player Stats, Box Score and Game Recap (Dec 2, 2025) – 2025–26 NBA Season

Originally posted on EssentiallySports | By Caroline John | Last updated Dec 3, 2025 1:43 AM ET

As the Boston Celtics hosted the New York Knicks tonight, it was the battle of the top scorers in the league. Jaylen Brown has kept the Celtics alive as the 9th ranked scorer in the league right now. Jalyen Brunson is a close 10th. And their ranks constantly switch up. Tonight might also change that. Both teams want to keep winning streaks alive, only one will. After a very close game, the Celtics defeated the Knicks 123-117.

New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics player stats and box score

New York Knicks

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	+/-
STARTERS	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Karl-Anthony Towns#32	33	29	12-19	2-5	3-3	7	2	4	0	1	2	+10
Josh Hart#3	36	19	7-11	4-7	1-1	7	4	2	1	0	3	-1
Mikal Bridges#25	34	35	12-17	8-12	3-3	6	3	0	2	0	3	+6
Jalen Brunson#11	39	15	6-21	1-8	2-3	3	11	3	1	0	2	-4
Miles McBride#2	36	9	3-6	3-5	0-0	3	6	1	0	0	2	+14
BENCH	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	+/-
Guerschon Yabusele#28	8	1	0-2	0-2	1-2	2	0	0	1	0	0	-8
Mohamed Diawara#51	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mitchell Robinson#23	16	1	0-0	0-0	1-4	5	0	0	0	0	0	-14
Jordan Clarkson#00	23	4	1-5	1-3	1-1	0	0	0	0	1	1	-10
Tyler Kolek#13	15	4	2-4	0-2	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	2	-23
Pacome Dadiet#4	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ariel Hukporti#55	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
TEAM TOTAL	–	117	43-85 (51%)	19-44 (43%)	12-17 (71%)	34	29	10	5	2	15	–

Boston Celtics

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	+/-
STARTERS	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–
Neemias Queta#88	21	8	4-4	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	0	-8
Derrick White#9	35	22	8-16	4-12	2-3	2	5	4	1	1	0	+10
Jaylen Brown#7	40	42	16-24	2-6	8-9	4	4	4	1	0	3	+15
Payton Pritchard#11	30	10	4-13	1-7	1-1	4	3	1	1	0	3	0
Jordan Walsh#27	19	8	4-4	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	1	1	2	-9
BENCH	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	+/-
Sam Hauser#30	19	6	2-4	2-3	0-0	4	1	0	1	0	1	-2
Josh Minott#8	27	11	4-6	3-5	0-0	6	0	1	0	1	2	+12
Amari Williams#77	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1
Anfernee Simons#4	24	12	5-9	1-4	1-1	1	3	0	0	0	2	+9
Baylor Scheierman#55	3	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	+1
Hugo Gonzalez#28	23	4	2-6	0-3	0-0	5	0	0	1	0	4	+3
Chris Boucher#99	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–
Xavier Tillman#26	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–
Luka Garza#52	DNP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–
TEAM TOTAL	–	123	49-87 (56%)	13-40 (32% )	12-14 (86% )	38	18	10	6	3	30	–

Knicks vs Celtics: Game summary and key moments

Anytime the Knicks and Celtics clash, it’s a landmark game. Derrick White was back for a game where the Knicks were favored to upset the Celtics. And the opposite happened.

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