USA NBA 2023/2024 SEASON RESULTS SUMMARY UPDATES :
Jalen Brunson was unstoppable on Thursday night.The All-Star point guard finished with 39 points as the New York Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics by the final score of (118-109) Brunson recorded 39 points through the first three quarters.
He finished the night by connecting on 15 of his 23 attempts from the field, adding two rebounds and four assists in 30 minutes on the floor. Brunson didn't play in the fourth, although he was still able to record his fifth consecutive game scoring at least 30 points.
The Knicks pulled away in the second quarter, closing the half on a 25-5 run in order to take a 69-48 lead at halftime. NBA fans were amazed by Brunson's efficient scoring throughout the evening.
The loss wasn't too costly for the Celtics, as they entered the game with the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference already locked up. Still, it was surprising to see Boston's dominant starting unit fall into an early hole that they were unable to recover from.
Jayson Tatum scored 18 points and dished out seven assists in 32 minutes, although he shot just 5-13 from the floor which included a 1-7 mark from three.The Knicks moved to 48-32 with the win, while the Celtics fell to 62-18. And the game ended (109:118) Thursday Night at TD Garden Arena in Boston MA.
TEAM STATS:
BOSTON CELTICS:
Field goals - 40/86
Field goal % -46.53
pointers - 16/42
Three Point%- 38.1
Freethrows - 13/16
Free throw% - 81.3
Total rebounds - 36
Offensive Rebounds - 10
Defensive rebounds - 26
Assists -25
NEWYORK KNICKS:
Field goals - 49/99
Field goal % - 49.53
pointers - 14/36
Three Point%- 38.9
Freethrows - 6/10
Free throw% - 60.0
Total rebounds - 52
Offensive Rebounds - 17
Defensive rebounds - 35
Assists - 24
BEST GAME-POINTS SCORERS :
BOSTON CELTICS:
(0) Jayson Tatum
32(min),4(Reb),7(Ast),18(Pts)
(7) J. Brown
29(min),2(Reb),1(Ast),15(Pts)
(8) K. Porzingis
25(min),8(Reb),1(Ast),14(Pts)
(30) S.Hauser
22(min),4(Reb),3(Ast),15(Pts)
(11) P.Pritchard
21(min),4(Reb),6(Ast),16(Pts)
NEWYORK KNICKS:
(11)Jalen Brunson
30(min),2(Reb),4(Ast),16(Pts)
(3) J.Hart
32(min), 16(Reb),5(Ast),16(Pts)
(0) D.Divincenzo
41(min),4(Reb),4(Ast),17(Pts)
(8) OG Anunoby
26(min),5(Reb),1(Ast),12(Pts)
(55) l. Hartenstein
33(min),13(Reb),6(Ast),11(Pts)
MANAGERS (HEAD COACH) OF BOTH TEAMS :
BOSTON CELTICS:
Joe Mazzulla (HC)
NEWYORK KNICKS:
Tom Thibodeau (HC)
OFFICIATERS
REFEREES:
Derrick Collins
Curtis Blair
Sean Corbin.
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