The Cavs were physical with him all night, and Julius Randle ended up playing a lot of one-on-one, which is not what the Knicks want to rely on. Jalen Brunson never got going for the Knicks, finishing with an inefficient 20 points on 17 shots. Evan Mobley bounced back from a tough Game 1, posting 13 points and 13 boards as Cleveland flipped the rebounding advantage that went heavily against them in the opener. Donovan Mitchell had a career-high 13 assists, letting his backcourt mate cook while he was in facilitation mode. Nobody is going to be surprised if this series goes seven.ĭarius Garland led the way for Cleveland with 32 points, 26 of which came in the first half. But it will be just as tough to win two at home as it was for Cleveland. Indeed, the Knicks did their job on the road by earning the split. ![]() The series is now tied 1-1, heading to New York. ![]() … Tuesday marked the Celtics' 6,000th regular-season game.The Cleveland Cavaliers took total control of the New York Knicks early in Game 2 and never looked back, cruising to a 107-90 victory on Tuesday night. They finished the period by hitting 5 of their final 18 shots and held a 60-58 halftime lead. … Boston hit 7 of their first 9 attempts from the field and led by as many as 15 points in the first quarter. Interim coach Joe Mazzulla said he is wearing a special sock to help reduce swelling. Marcus Smart sat for the third straight game with a sprained right ankle. … Evan Fournier missed his second straight game (personal reasons).Ĭeltics: Dropped to 18-6 at home, with three of those defeats coming in overtime. … Outscored the Celtics 48-42 in the paint. Knicks: Randle had a driving, one-handed dunk over Tatum late in the third that was part of a 14-5 run to put New York in front 87-78. The Celtics charged back and had a chance to win it regulation, but Tatum missed a 19-footer and Robert Williams had his follow shot blocked as time expired. The lead grew to 102-89 on a pair of free throws by Miles McBride with just over seven minutes to play. The Knicks outscored the Celtics 33-25 in the third quarter and took a six-point edge into the fourth. The Celtics struggled to find an offensive flow throughout, shooting 41% with 13 turnovers. He struggled in the second and third quarters but had 11 in the fourth quarter to lead Boston's rally. Tatum hit his first five shots of the night. Randle's two free throws then put New York back in front for good at 118-117.īoston had a final chance to tie but Brunson blocked Malcolm Brogdon's 3-point try. "I feel like we're getting more comfortable in those situations."īrown nudged the Celtics back in front with a driving layup out of a timeout with 24 seconds remaining. "I didn't have a good shooting night, but I was ready to take that shot," Barrett said. New York responded by scoring the next six, taking a 116-115 lead on Barrett's 3-pointer from the wing. So I feel like we're getting more and more comfortable in those situations."īoston scored the first five points of the extra frame. "We've been in those type of situations all year. ![]() Randle said he never saw panic in his teammates' eyes during the Celtics' comeback.īoston Celtics forward Grant Williams (12) defends against New York Knicks forward Julius Randle (30) Thursday in Boston. New York led by 13 in the fourth quarter but scored just four points in the final 5:26 of regulation to help the Celtics send the game to OT. Brown added 22 points and nine rebounds for Boston, which has lost three straight for just the second time this season. Jayson Tatum, who was voted an All-Star game starter for the third consecutive season prior to tip-off, finished with 35 points and 14 rebounds. ![]() Those two free throws embodied the whole game for me." "Tonight was just a rough game and I'm a better basketball player than I played today. We got the good result."īoston's Jaylen Brown had a chance to put the Celtics ahead with 7.6 seconds remaining, but misfired on two free throws, forcing the Celtics to foul. RJ Barrett had 19 points and Immanuel Quickley finished with 17 points and five rebounds. Jalen Brunson added 29 points, seven assists and a game-ending blocked shot for the Knicks, who have won two straight. Julius Randle had 37 points and nine rebounds, and hit the free throws that gave New York the lead for good in a 120-117 overtime win over the East-leading Boston Celtics on Thursday night. They're hoping to bottle several lessons from their latest outing. BOSTON (AP) - The Knicks are a young team that's still learning how to string together victories.
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