The Celtics led 72-52 with 6:19 remaining within the third after an Al Horford dunk, however the Knicks closed that quarter on a 23-12 surge to chop the margin to 11. Then New York scored the primary eight factors of the fourth quarter, and finally tied the sport at 86 with 7:21 remaining.
The groups traded leads from that time and had been knotted at 100 with 53.1 seconds left. Every group had an opportunity to win it within the last seconds of regulation, however Jayson Tatum missed a fade-away after which Brunson could not convert on an ideal take a look at the left aspect of the basket with 2.1 seconds left.
Regardless of Brunson’s miss, the Knicks had been capable of carry the momentum into the extra time interval and outlasted the Celtics.
Recreation 2 is ready for Wednesday at TD Backyard, earlier than the sequence strikes to New York for Video games 3 and 4.
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