New York – – Jayson Tatum scored 40 factors and the Boston Celtics simply managed New York Knicks for the second time this season, successful 131-104 on Saturday night.
Payton Pritchard added 25 factors on the bench for the Celtics, who bounced their defeat in Dallas Thursday in a revenge match of the NBA closing to win for the fifth time in six video games and transfer 2,1/2 video games D ‘advance on the Knicks for the No. 2 seeds on the Jap Convention.
Derrick White was 17 and mixed with Tatum for all factors in a thrust of 19-3 within the third quarter that opened the one time all evening, it was like a match. The Knicks, which dragged two-digit a lot of the evening, had decreased a deficit of 18 factors to 70-67, however when the race was above Boston main 89-70.
Jalen Brunson scored 36 factors for the Knicks, who’ve misplaced 9 video games for the second time – each at residence the final two Saturday evenings on nationwide tv. Josh Hart was 17.
Celtics: With Jrue Vacation already launched with a shoulder harm and Kristaps Porzingis scratches shortly earlier than the match with an sickness, the Celtics strongly relied on Tatum, Pritchard and White, who mixed for 17 of their 19 3 factors.
Knicks: The Knicks hoped that their intersane actions would assist them fill the hole with the Celtics. However the Celtics burst them out throughout a 132-109 recreation in the course of the opening night after having elevated their championship banner and the most important advance in New York in opposition to Boston this season is some extent.
The Knicks missed their first 10 photographs whereas the Celtics ran to an advance of 12-2.
Tatum had 19 factors and White 14 within the third quarter. The Knicks had 28.
The Celtics go to Miami on Monday night, and the Knicks are on the Indiana on Tuesday night.
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