Boston Celtics narrowly beat New York Knicks 107-103

The Boston Celtics narrowly beat the New York Knicks 107-103 at home Friday at TD Garden.

The margin of victory was 4 points, and the two teams combined for 210 points. The win moves the Celtics to 1-1 on the season.

The Knicks fall to 0-2.

In the standings, the Celtics sit 7th in the Eastern Conference, while the Knicks are 12th in the same group. Because both clubs play in the same conference, the result carries extra weight for tiebreakers later in the season.

Across the season so far, the Celtics are scoring 110 points per game and allowing 112, while the Knicks are scoring 101.5 and allowing 106.5. That gives the Celtics the better point differential, -4 to -10.

Up next, the Celtics host the Chicago Bulls on Monday, October 26. The Knicks host the Orlando Magic on Sunday, October 25.

The 210 combined points were below the 215 points these two teams’ games have averaged this season.

By the numbers

• Final: Boston Celtics 107, New York Knicks 103
• Margin: 4 points · Combined: 210 points
• Celtics: 1-1 overall · 1-0 at home · 0-1 on the road · last 2: L-W
• Knicks: 0-2 overall · 0-1 at home · 0-1 on the road · last 2: L-L
• Venue: TD Garden

Every NBA team plays 82 regular-season games. The top six teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs directly, while teams seeded seventh through tenth meet in the Play-In Tournament for the final two spots.

After this result, the top of the Eastern Conference reads: Atlanta Hawks (2-0), Detroit Pistons (2-0), Philadelphia 76ers (2-0), Toronto Raptors (2-0), Indiana Pacers (1-1).

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