![]() ![]() For Miami, the role players performed admirably, including 59 points from their vaunted cadre of undrafted role players - Gabe Vincent, Caleb Martin, Max Strus and Duncan Robinson. Jaylen Brown added 26 of his own, but struggled with foul trouble and a wrist injury, and Marcus Smart continued his Eastern Conference Finals surge with 21 points and 4 made threes. Jayson Tatum sparked the Celtics tonight, scoring 25 points in the first half and finishing with a total of 31. All it took was one miracle - having blown a lead late in the fourth quarter, Derrick White tipped in a missed three-pointer at the buzzer to score a 104-103 win and put themselves on the precipice of history. Having started off the Eastern Conference Finals by losing three straight games against the Miami Heat, they’ve scored three consecutive wins, giving them a chance to become the first team in NBA history to come back from an 0-3 series deficit. All rights reserved.The Boston Celtics have come all the way back. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. Mitchell Robinson had 10 points, making all five shots, and 13 rebounds. Knicks: Need one victory to match their total from last season after finishing 37-45. Derrick White started for Brown and scored 13 points but missed all five 3-point attempts. ![]() The Celtics finished 9 for 42 from 3 and never made a significant run after halftime.Ĭeltics: Coach Joe Mazzulla said Brown is expected back Wednesday against Cleveland. “Their shot profile is terrific, so no lead feels safe.”īut it was Monday. “Obviously their record tells you how good they are and they can make up ground very quickly because of the way they shoot the 3,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. The Celtics rallied with 12 in a row to get within 49-41, but RJ Barrett steadied the Knicks with a 3-pointer followed by a three-point play, and the lead was back up to 60-46 at the break. Randle scored 12 points in the first quarter and Boston went 1 for 12 behind the arc as New York took a 27-15 lead.īrunson's three-point play capped an 8-0 run and gave the Knicks a 47-27 lead midway through the second quarter. The margin was in double digits for most of the second half, with the Celtics unable to shoot well enough to sustain any good stretch. New York took control in the second quarter and never gave it up. “But all the great players get thrown out a few times in their career, so it’s good for my rep,” he said. Tatum said he didn't know the difference between normally keeping his temper in check but going too far Monday. He picked up his second and was thrown out moments after his final 3-point miss in the fourth, screaming and gesturing at halfcourt believing he was fouled. Mitchell Robinson stuffed his dunk attempt in the first half, and Tatum's driving dunk in the third quarter was followed by his first technical foul for his reaction afterward, believing he was fouled. He missed his first six 3-point tries and finished 1 for 9 behind the arc.Įven when he got inside, things didn’t work out. Tatum beat the 76ers on Saturday in Philadelphia with a 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left for a 110-107 victory, but couldn’t get his outside shot going Monday. Marcus Smart added 19 points but Boston missed 20 of its first 22 attempts from 3-point range and had its three-game winning streak snapped. They slipped percentage points behind Milwaukee (43-17), which has won 14 straight games and now owns the NBA's best record. Malcolm Brogdon scored 22 for the Celtics (44-18), who were missing All-Star Jaylen Brown due to personal reasons. “We’re in a good place but with a lot of work to do,” Brunson said. Jalen Brunson added 17 points for the Knicks (36-27), who inched ahead of Brooklyn into fifth place in the Eastern Conference. He finished with 14 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. Tatum struggled through a 6-for-18 shooting performance and was ejected in the fourth quarter after picking up his second technical foul. Julius Randle and Immanuel Quickley each scored 23 points, and the surging Knicks knocked Boston out of the top spot in the overall NBA standings with their sixth straight victory, 109-94 on Monday night. “It wasn't our best night shooting the ball," forward Al Horford said. New York's defense caused the frustration for the rest of the Celtics. The referees frustrated the All-Star forward. NEW YORK - Jayson Tatum was gone a few minutes before the Boston Celtics relinquished the top spot in the NBA, thrown out of a game for the first time in his career. Knicks win 6th straight, drop Celtics from top spot in NBA
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