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He New York Knicks He surprised the Boston Celtics to open their NBA Playoffs series of the second round excitingly on Monday night.
The Knicks erased a 20 -point deficit to force supervision and beat The Celtics108-105, in a game where Boston lost 45 three-point shots.
Jalen Brunson was almost the hero in the bell, as in game 6 of the first round against the Detroit Pistons, since Karl-Anthony Towns found him with a sweet pass to the basket with clock.
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The New York Knicks Guard Jalen Brunson (11) reacts after his three -point Boston Celtics in the second quarter douration, one of the second round for the NBA playoffs of 2025 in TD Garden. (David Butler II-Imagn images)
But Brunson’s float on Horford did not have the correct amount of delicacy, and the edge was removed to force extra time instead of ensuring the regulation of victory.
However, the Knicks used their impulse from the fourth quarter, where they surpassed the Celtics 25-18, in extra time. OG Anunoby, which had a triple key of less than two minutes in regulation to help New York effort to force extra time, immersed himself and stuck his and a free kick to take an advantage of 103-100.
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Anunoby combined with the 29 points of Brunson at night, going 10 of 20 from the field, including 6 of 11 from beyond the arch.
The Knicks pushed their advantage to six when Mikal Bridges knocked down a 23 -foot triple to surprise the multitude of TD Garden. Jayson Tatum Finally, he would take the Celtics on the board in extra time, but Towns shot with a tip to maintain leadership at six with 1 minute and 47 seconds removing.
The New York Knicks Guard Jalen Brunson (11), returns the ball against the Boston Celtics guard, Derrick White (9) in the game of duration of the second quarter, one of the second round for the NBA playoffs of 2025 in TD Garden. (David Butler II-Imagn images)
Boston began to feel his life again after Jaylen Brown finally stuck a triple to reach three points, but the Celtics could not force more time when the bridges undressed at Brown or an incoming pass in the bell. Bridges, who played 51 of the total 53 minutes on the clock, was key to stop Boston in extra time with two shots blocked before theft.
You cannot exaggerate how bad the Celtics were shooting from the three -point territory on Monday night, which, in what is a specialty for this group. They were cold from there in the second half, and finally ended 35.1% as a team from the field.
Tatum was only 7 of 23 shots, including 4 of 15 of three. It ended with 23 points, 16 rebounds, six assists and two robberies. Brown had only 1 of 10 of three, he thought it was 7 of 20 from the field with 8 of 10 free throws for 23 points.
The New York Knicks guard, Jalen Brunson (11), leads the ball to the basket against the Boston Celtics downtown, to Horford (42) in the game of duration of the second quarter, one of the second round for the NBA playoffs of 2025 in TD Garden. (David Butler II-Imagn images)
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More than the Knicks, Towns had 13 rebounds to his 14 points for a double double, while Josh Hart came up with tremendous usual rebound skills, ending with 11 and scoring 14 points. Outside the bank, Miles “Call” McBride had 11 points.
If this game says something about this series, then it seems to be formed as another classic combat among historical rivals.
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