On February 28, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Celtics played the Knicks away, and Jaylen Brown was absent due to personal reasons. The Celtics went 2-of-19 from three-point range in the first two quarters, at one point conceding 15 straight three-pointers, as many as 20 points after the middle of the second quarter, and trailing by 14 points at the end of the first half. The Celtics chased a single-digit gap in the second half, but was once again pulled away by the Knicks offensive, Tatum was ejected for the first time in the final game of the final quarter (the first time in his career), and finally the Celtics lost 94-109 to the Knicks to end a three-game winning streak, and the Bucks lost the league's first place, and the Knicks won six straight to overtake the Nets to move up to fifth in the East.
Statistics
Celtics: Jaylen Brown is absent, Tatum is ejected on 6-of-18 shooting (1-of-9 from three-point range) for 14 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 turnovers. Horford scored 13 three-pointers, Smart 2 on three-pointers and 19, White 13 and Brogdon 22 on threes.
Knicks: Barrett 10 points and 7 rebounds, Randle 3 three-pointers, 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Robinson 10 points and 13 rebounds, Brunson 17 points, Quickley 4 3-pointers and 23 points, Hart 12 points.
The star of the field
The Knicks, Randle and Quickley all scored 20+ points to defeat the Celtics with a team offensive and surpass the Nets to move up to fifth place in the East.
Emergencies
Tatum ate T in the third quarter, complained about the penalty in the final stages of the game, and was ejected for a total of two T's.
High-light lens
Brunson assists Robinson on an empty dunk.
Tatum wanted to be denied by the big hat.
Veteran Horford glide dunk.
Tatum glided with both hands snapped.
Match Review
At the beginning of the first quarter, Horford hit the first 3-pointer of the game, Robinson dunked, Randle hit two consecutive 3-pointers to take the lead, and Horford made a layup to chase the point. The two sides then missed consecutive shots, White hit a shot to catch up with a one-point difference, Brunson made a layup, Lowe made a layup, and the Knicks extended their lead with a 5-2 offensive wave. Brogdon hit a free throw, Robinson hit a dunk and Brunson hit two free throws, and Randle extended his 8-point advantage on 2+1. Brogdon hit a free throw to chase the score, Brunson and Randle went on a 6-0 run, and the Celtics trailed the Knicks 15-27 in the first quarter. The Celtics were 7-of-21 from the field, including 1-of-12 from three-point range and 0-of-2 from the free throw line, Tatum scored 2 points and 2 turnovers on 1-of-6 shooting, and Randle scored 12 points.
In the second quarter, White hit both free throws and Rowe dunked to chase points, and the Knicks blossomed inside and outside to play a wave of 10-4 offense to extend the advantage, and Lowe took the dunk. Hart and Brogdon each made a throw, Brunson hit a 2+1 shot, plus Quickley hit a 3-pointer to extend the Knicks to a 20-point lead at 47-27. Smart and Tatum led a wave of 14-2 offensive chasing points, Robinson made an empty dunk, Barrett scored 6 points on a three-point and 2+1 streak, and Tatum hit a three-point shot, ending the Celtics' three-point 15-point losing streak. Barrett and Brogdon each scored two points, and Brunson hit one of two free throws as the Celtics trailed the Knicks 46-60 in the first half. In the first two quarters, the Celtics were 2-of-19 from three-point range, Tatum scored six points on 3-of-10 shooting (0-of-5 from three-point range), Smart scored 11 points, and the Knicks scored a double-double.
Tatum made a layup and Horford made a three-pointer to stop the Knicks, and the Knicks responded with a 7-0 offensive run to extend their 16-point advantage, Smart and Tatum each hit a three-pointer, and Brunson hit two free throws. Randle 3-pointers and Grimes layups extended their 17-point advantage, Horford scored five straight on 3-pointers and dunks, and Brogdon closed by nine points on 3-pointers. The Knicks responded with a 10-4 run, with Smart caps Haltenstein, Brogge on a layup, and Randle hitting 3 of 4 free throws. Tatum glided and dunked, Tatum sent Quickley a free throw because of the hanging frame, and Hauser hit a layup, and the Celtics trailed the Knicks 75-88 at the end of the third quarter. In the first three quarters, the Celtics shot 7-of-32 from three-point range, and Tatum scored 6-of-17 (1-of-8 from three-point range) to score 13+7+7, leading the Green Army to score a double-double, and Randle 22+7+3 to lead the Knicks to score a double-double.
At the beginning of the final quarter, Quickley hit a shot and made two free throws to score 3 points in a row, Muscala three points and the big cap Barrett, White continued to attack the inside after being the big cap to complete 2+1, and Quickley hit both free throws. Whiter made a layup, Topping and Brogdon hit a three-pointer, and Topping dunked and Robinson added a 14-point advantage to stop the Celtics. Smart broke through the throw, Brunson hit the rebound with difficulty and was blown an offensive foul, the Knicks applied for a challenge to change the decision of Smart for a defensive foul, Brunson was blown for a technical foul and sent Tatum a free shot because he rushed over to crazy gestures. Robinson hit a basket, Quickley and Randle collided and fell unscathed, Smart hit a throw, and Hart returned with a 3-pointer. Tatum complained about the penalty and was ejected for two T's, with Quickley hitting a free throw to extend his 15-point advantage. Brogdon's breakthrough caused Robinson to interfere with the ball, Randle and Smart both hit one of two free throws, Robinson missed two free throws, and Brunson was fouled and made two free throws to maintain a 15-point advantage. The Celtics withdrew the main force and gave up early, and in the end the Celtics lost to the Knicks.
Both sides start
Celtics: White, Smart, Tatum, Horford, Lowe
Knicks: Brunson, Grimes, Barrett, Randall, Robinson
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