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New York Knicks shocked Boston Celtics to open their second round NBA Playoffs series exciting way on Monday night.
Knicks deleted a 20-point deficit to force overtime and beat Celtics, 108-105, in a game where Boston missed the 45 three-point shot.
Jalen Brunson was almost the hero of the Summer like Game 6 against Detroit Pistons in the first round when Karl-Anthony Towns found him with a sweet care that went against the basket with just seconds left on the fourth quarter.
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New York Knicks Guard Jalen Brunson (11) responds after his three -point basket against Boston Celtics in the second quarter during match one of the second round for the 2025 NBA end game in TD Garden. (David Butler II-Preferred Pictures)
But Brunson’s floats over all Horford did not have the right amount of finesse, and it rattled off the edge to force overtime instead of collecting the victory in regulation.
However, Knicks used their momentum in the fourth quarter, where they outscored Celtics 25-18, for extra time. And Anunoby, who had a key-three-pointer under two minutes in regulation to help New York’s efforts to force overtime, dunked and spiked his and a free throw to take a 103-100 lead.
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Anunoby matched Brunson’s 29 points at night and went 10-of-20 from the field, including 6-of-11 from Beyond Arc.
Knicks pushed their lead to six when Mikal Bridges knocked down a 23-foot three-point to shock the TD Garden audience. Jayson Tatum would finally get Celtics on the board in overtime, but cities made a tilted shot to keep the lead of six with 1:47 back.
New York Knicks Guard Jalen Brunson (11) returns the ball against Boston Celtics Guard Derrick White (9) in the second quarter during the match one of the second round for 2025 NBA final games in TD Garden. (David Butler II-Preferred Pictures)
Boston began to feel life again after Jaylen Brown finally spiked a three-pointer to get within three points, but Celtics was unable to force more extra time when Bridges Strippet Brown of an inbound passport at the buzzer. Bridges, who played 51 of the 53 total minutes on the clock, was the key to stopping Boston in overtime with two blocked shots before stealing.
It cannot be exaggerated how bad Celtics shoots from three-point territory Monday night-Normal a specialty to this group. They were cold from there in the second half and eventually finished 35.1% as a team from the field.
Tatum was only 7-of-23 shooting, including 4-of-15 from three. He ended with 23 points, 16 rebounds, six assists and two steals. Brown was only 1-of-10 from three, though he went 7-of-20 from the field with 8-of-10 made free kicks for 23 points.
New York Knicks Guard Jalen Brunson (11) runs the ball to the basket against the Boston Celtics Center Al Horford (42) in the second quarter during match one of the second round for 2025 NBA playing games in TD Garden. (David Butler II-Preferred Pictures)
More from Knicks, Towns had 13 rebounds for its 14 points for a double-dual, while Josh Hart came with huge rebounding skills according to usual, ended with 11 and scored 14 points. From the bench, Miles had “Deuce” McBride 11 points.
If this game says something about this series, it seems to be shaping itself like another classic battle between these stored rivals.
