Final · Fri, Oct 23, 7:00 PM ET

New York Knicks at Boston Celtics:NYK 53-29@BOS 56-26

stats from the 2025-26 regular seasonNYK2 days of restBOS2 days of rest

Final on Oct 23, 2026, at TD Garden: Knicks 103, Celtics 107. Before this game, since 2015-16 the Celtics were 28-15 against the Knicks in the regular season, and their meetings averaged 216.5 total points. Their previous meeting was on Apr 9, 2026: Knicks 112, Celtics 106.

Team comparison

Each line runs from the #30 team to the #1. The tick is the league middle. Hover a stat to see what it means.

StatNYK#30#1BOS

#664.6%68.3%#4

#5+6.5+8.1#4

#3119.9120.8#2

#7113.4112.7#4

#10116.5114.9#19

#5110.1107.2#1

#24226.6222.0#29

#2696.894.9#30

#955.7%55.4%#10

#712.1%11.2%#1

#529.1%29.0%#6

#250.1900.171#29

#1113.1%11.4%#27

#1242.7%46.7%#4

Market · game total points

From 2026-27 team stats

Projected before tip-off

221.1

Likely range

201 to 241

League average 229.8 · pace −9.8 · team strength +1.1 pts

Total points line (over / under)

Enter the sportsbook’s total. We estimate the chance the game goes over or under.

● Over 221.5

49%

fair odds +103

● Under 221.5

51%

fair odds −103

Accounts for home court and the pace both teams set. Based on 2026-27 games so far (NYK 1, BOS 1) and the 2025-26 season. How accurate is this? An estimate, not betting advice.

NYK · last 15 games

Game total points · over 221.5 in 3 of 15

Over
Under

0100200300

line 221.5

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BOS · last 15 games

Game total points · over 221.5 in 7 of 15

Over
Under

0100200300400

line 221.5

ATLMIAMILTORCHANYKNOPORLDETNYKCHIBKNCHIORLHOU

Points allowed by position

Per game in 2025-26, each position combined · #1 gives up the least

Defense	vs Guards	vs Forwards	vs Centers
NYK	55.5 #8 −1.7 vs league	40.9 #7 −1.9 vs league	15.4 #3 −2.4 vs league
BOS	53.8 #3 −3.4 vs league	38.6 #3 −4.2 vs league	16.4 #6 −1.4 vs league

Blue = gives up more than an average defense, orange = less. No defense data for minutes.

Main players

In this game, most minutes first

New York Knicks	PTS	REB	AST	MIN
Karl-Anthony Towns

Defense

vs Guards

vs Forwards

vs Centers

NYK

55.5 #8

−1.7 vs league

40.9 #7

−1.9 vs league

15.4 #3

−2.4 vs league

BOS

53.8 #3

−3.4 vs league

38.6 #3

−4.2 vs league

16.4 #6

−1.4 vs league

New York Knicks	PTS	REB	AST	MIN
Karl-Anthony Towns

New York Knicks

PTS

REB

AST

MIN

Karl-Anthony Towns

Boston Celtics	PTS	REB	AST	MIN
Jayson Tatum F	36	9	7	37
Paul George F	15	7	2	34
Derrick White G	12	4	6	33