The New York Knicks exceeded a 20-point deficit in the third quarter to stun the Boston Celtics in an extra time thriller 108-105 to open their semifinal confrontation of the Eastern Conference. The Knicks were fighting collectively through the first two rooms of game 1, but their top-five full of stars changed it in the last 20 minutes.
Jalen Brunson scored 20 of his 29 points in the second half and Og Anunoby had 23 or 29 after part time. Mikal Bridges finished the game with only eight points, but played 53 of 53 minutes possible and had three robberies and two blocks.
Bridges also reached a triple triple in the extra period of time, benefits a rebound from the cities of Karl-Anthony. Towns then bowed in a Brunson failure with 1:47 removering in OT to give the Knicks a 108-102 advantage. They did not score after that, but their defense closed it.
In fact, they allowed only 33 points in the last 25 minutes of the game and put themselves hot on the offensive to complete the return.
The Celtics LED 72-52 with 6:19 Remaining in the Third after an at the Horford Dunk, but the knicks closed that quarter on a 23-12 arises to cut the margin to 11. Possibly and Possibly and Exialle and Everallemin and Everallemin and Oallemin and Onoxemin and Everallemin and Oallemin and Oulalle and Oallemain and Oallemain and Oallemain and Oallemine and Oulle.
The teams exchanged potential customers from that point and were knotted to 100 with 53.1 seconds. Each team had the opportunity to win it in the last seconds of regulation, but Jayson Tatum lost a fading and then Brunson could not become a great look to the left side of the basket with remaining 2.1 seconds.
Despite Brunson’s failure, the Knicks could take the impulse to the extra period of time and surpassed the Celtics.
Game 2 is scheduled for Wednesday at TD Garden, before the series moves to New York for games 3 and 4.
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