Jayson Tatum Sparks the Celtics past the Knicks!
The Boston Celtics didn’t had smooth start of the game they were missing a lot of 3-pointers. They also missed a number of layup attempts.
Coach Joe Mazzulla would gladly have made modifications, despite the fact that his options were restricted.
Following the Celtics’ 114-98 victory over the Knicks on Monday night, Mazzulla declared, “If I could come up with another shot besides a 3 or a layup, I’ll do it.” You can’t make it happen. We couldn’t just toss it into the sea, really.”
In the fourth quarter, when the Boston Celtics turned a 91-88 lead into a runaway, Jayson Tatum scored 17 of his 35 points. He missed seven of his first eight 3-point attempts, but in the closing seconds, he made four in a row, including a contested one that, after the Knicks narrowed the deficit to three points, resulted in a four-point play.
Tatum, who went 6 for 8 in the fourth quarter and finished 13 for 23, said, “I’ve played enough games, had enough tough shooting nights.” “Even the best scorers are aware that it only takes one to alter their momentum and confidence when shooting the ball.” And you just feel so much better about yourself once you see one go in.”
Against the team that drafted him, Kristaps Porzingis (Former Knicks) scored 21 points, while Jaylen Brown contributed 22 points.
For New York, without RJ Barrett, who missed the second night of a back-to-back due to a migraine headache, Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and Julius Randle finished with 25 points and nine rebounds.
After starting the season 2-4, including a loss to Boston in their first game, the Knicks had won three straight.
“It’s the best,” Mazzulla exclaimed as he exchanged blows with a long-time rival.
“I adore games such as these, as they will unveil our true selves, our actions, and our areas for improvement,” he remarked. “You’re only down one, and you’re not playing as well as you can. It could be much worse, so you should be grateful for that. And I believed that our guys simply persevered with the appropriate attitude.
With 75 seconds remaining in the second quarter, the Knicks had an eight-point lead. However, Boston responded with three straight baskets, scoring nine of the final 11 points of the half and bringing the score to 53-52 on Brown’s 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Jaylen Brown notes the importance of Celtics strong runs at the end of the 2nd and 3rd frames: “Closing quarters is the difference between winning and losing games.”
Although Boston Celtics had led by as many as 10 points late in the third quarter, the Knicks took a 91-88 lead thanks to a long 3-pointer by Jalen Brunson with eight minutes remaining. After Tatum responded with a step-back three and drew the foul, Boston led 95–88. https://x.com/NBA/status/1724254371943199172?s=20
“I let a lot of easy threes slip by” Tatum remarked, “I made the hardest shot of the evening and I missed all the easy ones.” That sort of sparked my interest. I’ll accept it.
After making a 3-pointer in the third quarter to surpass 15,000 points for his career, Jrue Holiday added another to make the score 10 points he finished the night with 14 points.
The star of the Night was Jason Tatum who scored 35 points lead the Celtics with his electric performance to to win past the Knicks who were on winning streak. Boston Celtics have improved to 8-2 and are second seed in Eastern Conference.
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