Clutch Free Throws By The Captain
Photo: Special to the NY Beacon
By Andrew Rosario
Bridges Comes Up Big Defensively
Photo: Special to the NY Beacon
For the second straight game, the New York Knicks trailed by 20 points and rallied to shock the Boston Celtics 91-90 in front of a sold-out TD Bank Arena. The Celtics who missed 45 of 60 3-point attempts in game 1, took 40 3-point shot missing 30. The Knicks had a monster 4th quarter outscoring the Celtics 30-17. New York was led by Josh Hart who scored a team high 23 points. Karl-Anthony Towns chipped in 21. Jalen Brunson scored only 17 points but calmly hit 2 free throws to seal the victory.
Just as in game 1, the Celtics had a chance to win the game but New York came up with great defensive stop as Jason Tatum driving to the basket was hounded by Mitchell Robinson. Tatum looked to pass the ball back out to Jaylen Brown but Mikal Bridges steps in front for the game ending steal. Said New York’s head coach Tom Thibodeau of another double-digit deficit, “that’s the playoffs. You gotta keep fighting. Every possession matters and you got to play all 48 minutes.”
The New York Knicks lost all 4 regular season games against the Boston Celtics, with 3 of those games ending in blowouts. The 4th game at Madison Square Garden end in a close overtime loss making the Knicks they could compete with the NBA Champions. New York stole game 1 in front of a hostile crowd. They didn’t get rattled in game 2.
Said captain Jalen Brunson afterwards, “I’m happy we found a way to win, that’s some wild stuff right there.” On him converting the game wining free throws, “I got up there, heard the noise, and tried to block everything out, and then made two. We’re just gonna keep fighting, focus on each other, focus on us, focus on one thing at a time, and get ready for Game 3.
It will take place at the World’s Most Famous arena Madison Sqaure Saturday afternoon at 3:30. The Knicks will look to take a commanding 3-0 series. New York knows the Celtics will not go away easily.
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