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THE NEW YORK KNICKS
Stunning. Shocking. Monumental. Magnificent. Choose whatever adjective you like, whatever crossover of unexpected and glorious, and that’s what the Knicks delivered, yet again. For the second straight game, New York overcame a 20-point deficit to upset the Celtics in Boston, this time by a score of 91-90.
There are plenty of reasons for these comebacks, but it boils down to a couple of things: In crunch time, the Knicks have Jalen Brunson on offense and Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby on defense.
The Knicks are the first team in the play-by-play era (since 1996-97) to have 20-point comebacks in consecutive playoff games on the road.
New York was down 16, 84-68, after a Payton Pritchard 3 with 8:40 left. The Celtics would then miss their next 13 shots over the eight-plus minutes. By then, they trailed, 89-88.Jayson Tatum finally ended the drought, blowing by Mitchell Robinson for a go-ahead dunk with 18.1 seconds left, but Jrue Holiday fouled Brunson on the ensuing possession. Brunson’s two free throws gave New York a 91-90 edge.Tatum had the ball in his hands once again, but this time he couldn’t get past Robinson, who got some great help defense, first from Anunoby and then, at the last moment, from Bridges, who provided the game-clinching steal for the second straight game.Brunson scored nine of his 17 points in the fourth quarter. Josh Hart finished with 23 points, and Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 17 rebounds.
The offense comes and goes, but the effort never wavers, James Herbert…
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Author : Zachary Pereles
Publish date : 2025-05-08 12:49:00
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