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New York Knicks at Boston Celtics

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0-1, 0-1 Away
Final
109 - 132

1-0, 1-0 Home

Tatum, Celtics celebrate Banner 18 by making record-tying 29 3-pointers and crushing Knicks 132-109

Celtics match NBA-record 29 3-pointers in win vs. Knicks

Derrick White scored 24 points, Jaylen Brown added 23 and Tatum had 10 assists for the defending champions, who raised their NBA-most 18th championship banner to the rafters before the game. Boston led by as many as 35 points before missing its last 13 3-point attempts while trying to break the record.

Jalen Brunson scored 22 points for New York, and new addition Karl-Anthony Towns had just 12 points and seven rebounds.

With the Celtics leading by more than 20 points early in the third quarter, the TD Garden crowd’s attention strayed from the basketball game and it began chanting “Yankees Suck!”

Takeaways The new-look Knicks were supposed to be the biggest threat to the Celtics in the Eastern Conference, but even after adding Towns and Mikal Bridges over the summer, they were no match for the team that finished 14 games in front last season.

Key moment On July 28, U.S. Olympic basketball coach Steve Kerr benched Tatum for a game against Serbia, guaranteeing Tatum would be motivated for the Celtics’ title defense.

Key stat The Celtics hit their 29th 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter, then fired up two long airballs and 13 misses in a row from beyond the arc as they went for the record set in 2020 by Milwaukee. The crowd chanted “One more 3!” in the final minutes, but on Boston's last possession Payton Pritchard dribbled out the shot clock without making another attempt.

Up next The Celtics visit Washington on Thursday and the Knicks play their home opener against Indiana on Friday.

Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Celtics: 68.0%
Knicks: 32.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 109 - 132
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 109 - 132
4th 11.0 shot clock turnover 109 - 132
4th 35.1 Celtics defensive team rebound 109 - 132
4th 36.2 Jacob Toppin misses 24-foot three point jumper 109 - 132

Statistics

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43-78 FG 48-95
55.1 Field Goal % 50.5
11-30 3PT 29-61
36.7 Three Point % 47.5
12-16 FT 7-8
75.0 Free Throw % 87.5
34 Rebounds 40
5 Offensive Rebounds 11
29 Defensive Rebounds 29
20 Assists 33
2 Steals 6
3 Blocks 3
11 Turnovers 3
1 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 4
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 2
4 Fast Break Points 11
42 Points in Paint 30
12 Fouls 15
1 Largest Lead 35

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 22 6 .786 - W1
New York 18 10 .643 4 W3
Brooklyn 11 17 .393 11 L1
Philadelphia 9 17 .346 12 L1
Toronto 7 22 .241 15.5 L7
Full Standings

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