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Knicks: C Mitchell Robinson missed the game after spraining his right knee in Friday night’s victory at Philadelphia. He played 33 minutes in Friday night’s home game against Chicago. … Veteran forward Al Horford, who has not played in any of the team’s back-to-backs, sat out Saturday’s game.

… Hauser’s previous career high in points was 11 at Milwaukee last April 7. “Obviously they have two great players who can break you down and get in the paint and create open 3s.”Ĭeltics: Boston improved to 2-0 in the second game of a back-to-back. “They’re a tough team to guard,” Randle said. The 27 3-pointers given up by the Knicks were most ever for the franchise in a regular-season game. Grant Williams then set the team record for 3s in a regular-season game with 14 seconds to go.

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Two free throws by Randle got the Knicks within four points midway through the fourth quarter, but the Celtics then went on an 8-2 run, highlighted by Tatum’s 3-pointer that was Boston's 26th, to increase the lead to 124-114 with 3:34 left. Jalen Brunson had 22 points and 10 assists. Julius Randle scored 29 points and RJ Barrett added 27 for the Knicks, who have lost four of their last five games. It’s felt good for the team to see how we play and when we play that way the things we can do. “I think every coach preaches that, but to see it actually happen in action is a thing of beauty. Joe is just preaching to us, don’t get tired, we’re playing the right way,” said Marcus Smart, who had 11 assists. Joe Mazzulla stressed the importance of his team moving the ball and the Celtics responded with 30 assists on 47 baskets while improving to 6-3. “When we give each other the correct spacing and we get going like we did tonight, a lot of shots can fall.” “We got a really good team who can really shoot the ball,” Brown said. Malcolm Brogdon chipped in 14 points.īoston shot 13 for 27 from long distance in the first half and then went 14 for 24 over the last two quarters.

NEW YORK - Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Jayson Tatum added 26 and the Boston Celtics made a franchise-record 27 3-pointers in a 133-118 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday night.īrown and Tatum each connected on six 3-pointers, while reserve guard Sam Hauser set career highs with 16 points and five 3-pointers. Julius Randle shot 5 for 22 en route to his 14 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists.Brown has 30, Celtics hit 27 3s in 133-118 win over Knicks Horford finished with eight points and seven rebounds.īrunson struggled to 15 points on 6-for-21 shooting. He had only done it only four other times in more than 1,000 career games, for Atlanta as a rookie in 2007-08. With Porzingis starting, Al Horford came off the bench for the first time since doing so six times in 2019-20 in Philadelphia. The Knicks would charge back to tie it midway through the third on Jalen Brunson’s 3-pointer, but the Celtics went back ahead 82-73 as Porzingis beat the buzzer with a follow shot.

Tatum scored Boston’s first nine points of the second half to push the lead back into double digits. But he didn’t take a shot in nearly eight minutes of playing time in the second and the Knicks cut it to 51-46 at the half. Shortly after being loudly booed during pregame introductions, Porzingis had three 3-pointers and 15 points in the first quarter, which ended with Boston up 30-18.

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