BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 42 factors, sealing the sport with a breakaway dunk within the ultimate seconds Tuesday night time because the Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 123-117 in a rematch of final season’s Jap Convention semifinal.
Derrick White scored seven of his 22 factors within the final 4 minutes, after the Celtics turned again a New York cost that minimize a 15-point deficit to 102-99. Jordan Walsh had six factors and 5 rebounds within the fourth quarter for Boston.
Mikal Bridges scored 17 of his 35 factors within the fourth and went 8 for 12 from 3-point vary total. Karl-Anthony Cities added 29 for the Knicks, who had gained 4 in a row.
Boston has gained 4 of its final 5 video games, beating 4 of the highest six groups within the Jap Convention.
The Knicks took off to a 17-4 lead and led 39-25 earlier than Boston scored the following 12 factors and later scored seven in a row, taking a 47-46 lead on Brown’s dunk that awoke the gang. Brown scored 18 factors within the second quarter and 15 within the third.
Boston led by 18 after three and had a 102-87 benefit with eight minutes left earlier than Bridges hit a 3-pointer and adopted it with three free throws, then made one other 3 to make it 102-99 and end off a 12-0 run.
However Boston got here out of a timeout with Josh Minott’s 3-pointer, then Walsh scored on back-to-back putbacks to present the Celtics an eight-point lead. Bridges hit a 3 to make it a four-point sport with 46 seconds left, however he missed one on New York’s subsequent possession with an opportunity to chop the deficit to at least one.
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The Knicks host the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night time.
The Celtics go to Washington on Thursday night time.
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