Los Boston Celtics from Jaylen Brownauthor of 30 points, and of Jayson Tatumwho scored 26, won Saturday night over the Knicks in New York for 133-118, in a match that the guests won with ease.
Los Celtic they won 6 games and lost 3 while the Knicks they have won 4 being defeated on 5 occasions.
Brown got 30 points (6 triples), 5 rebounds and 3 assists; Tatum had 26 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, one steal and 2 blocks; Y Smart Marco scored double doubles of 13 points, 2 rebounds and 11 assists.
3 other players of the Celtic made more than 10 points: Sam Hauser (17), Malcolm Brogdon (14) a Williams concession (12).
Three of the players of the Knicks made more than 20 points: Giulio Randle scored 29 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists; RJ Barrett scored 27 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and a steal; Y Jalen Brunson scored a double double of 22 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists.
for the locals, Derrick Rose supported with 10 points and Isaiah Hartenstein with double double 10 points 14 rebounds.
S injuries prevented the Celtic count on Al Horford, Danilo Gallinari and Robert Williams III, JD Davison and Mfiondu Kabengele. The Knicks had Trevor Keels, Quentin Grimes, Mitchell Robinson and Feron Hunt inactive.
The Celtics begin to dominate
Brown, Tatum (2), Smart and White made an explosive debut Saturday night at Madison Square Garden with triple power bombs that in 3 minutes bring the score to 5-15.
A triple from Randle equalized at 15-all two minutes later and the interim coach of the Celts Joe Mazzulla He called his pupils to the chapter in the first time out of the game.
The second half of the first quarter continued to be played at a frantic pace with several draw and changes of leadership to reach the second set with the 29-32 traffic light.
Los Celtic nitroglycerin was used again at the beginning of the second segment and Hauser, da triplet assisted by Tatum, he scored from distance (29-41).
The coach of the Knicks, Tom Thibodeauknown for not being friends with changes, he was puzzled how the Celtics played like a well-oiled machine and triples by Brown and Hauser they maintained the Bostonian advantage (39-53). He called time out.
Successful defensive play e Barrett, Brunson and Randle baskets they prevented the Celtics from escaping on the scoreboard and got a comeback (58-59) to which Brown replied with 2 triples, to which Barret replied with 2 triples and a partner (66-65). After a tackle by White, the first half ends 66-67.
The third quarter continued with frantic changes of advantage on the scoreboard when Tatum He took the reins of the match and with Brown’s stopper, triple and assist he once again gave the guests an advantage (74-80).
Malcolm Brogdonhonored today for receiving the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award Respect for the work with your foundation by facilitating the access to drinking water in disadvantaged communities, triple and 2, he defended the advantage of the Celtics (80-87).
The Knicks get up but they can’t
Barrettreaching his 24 points in the game, ea triple de Rosethey put the Knicks morro to morro with los Celtics (88-89).
Brownwith 26 points in play so far, and another triple from Brogdon, he left the score at 96-101 at the end of the third quarter.
Triple by Smart and Noah Voniehboth served by Tatum, in the middle of the last segment he increased the differential for guests (105-114).
Randle, at 27, is a powerful companion of the German Hartensteinprevented the Celtic The last minutes of the game run away too much (114-119).
A fantasy entry from Tatum and another luck entry from Brown finally decided the confrontation for the Celtic just under 2 minutes from the end (116-128) and that, after a triple by Williams, ended 118-133.
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