Celtics beat Knicks 107-103 as Tatum scores 36 points

The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 107-103 at TD Garden in Boston on Friday night, and Jayson Tatum carried the load with 36 points. The Celtics evened their record at 1-1, while the Knicks fell to 0-2 as defending champions, according to the New York Post. Tatum added 9 rebounds and 7 assists for Boston, and the Knicks cut the deficit to 1 with 1:41 left before Tatum closed the game. A crowd of 19156 watched the Celtics at home.

What did the Celtics' 107-103 win over the Knicks mean?

Boston's 107-103 victory moved the Celtics to 1-1 and left the Knicks at 0-2. According to the New York Post, it was the Knicks' second straight loss as defending champions. In the Atlantic Division standings, Philadelphia and Toronto both sit at 2-0, Boston is at .500 and New York is at .000.

The Post reported that Jayson Tatum scored 36 points, nine of them in the final six minutes. The Knicks cut the deficit to one with 1:41 left, but Tatum answered with seven straight points in the final 100 seconds to seal it. Brooklyn is 0-1 in the same table, so New York sits at the bottom of the division.

How was the Celtics-Knicks game decided quarter by quarter?

New York scored 27 points in the first quarter to Boston's 26. The Celtics put up 24 in the second quarter and the Knicks 22. Boston then poured in 33 in the third quarter while New York managed 24.

The Knicks scored 30 in the fourth quarter and the Celtics 24, and the Celtics and Knicks traded the lead 12 times. According to the New York Post, the Knicks cut the deficit to 1 with 1:41 left, but Tatum then scored 7 straight points in the final 100 seconds.

Who led the Celtics and Knicks in scoring, rebounds and assists?

Jayson Tatum finished with 36 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for the Celtics. For the Knicks, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 22 points, Josh Hart grabbed 12 rebounds and OG Anunoby handed out 8 assists.

According to the New York Post, Tatum outdueled Brunson, who finished with 19 points in 37 minutes. Bridges went 0-for-8, sat for 8.5 minutes and played 22 minutes, and McBride added 20 points off the bench as a key contributor. Tatum also scored 7 straight points in the final 100 seconds to seal the 107-103 win.

How did the Celtics and Knicks compare in the team stats?

The Celtics shot 40-87 from the field (46%) and 15-39 on three-pointers. The Knicks shot 36-80 from the field (45%) and 16-40 on three-pointers. At the free throw line, Boston went 12-16 while New York went 15-21.

New York won the rebounding battle with 44 rebounds to Boston's 37 and had 27 assists to the Celtics' 25. Boston committed 10 turnovers against 16 for the Knicks, and scored 38 points in the paint against 30 for New York.

What did the media say about the Celtics-Knicks game?

According to the New York Post, Brown cited a lack of physicality as the key factor in the loss. The Post also called Towns' turnover on a moving screen a costly mistake. Towns finished with 22 points for the Knicks.

The Post also recalled that the Knicks acquired Anunoby and Bridges to counter Tatum, and that Brunson acknowledged the Celtics shaped the development of the Knicks' team. The Knicks, now 0-2, will look for their first win of the season, while the Celtics are 1-1.

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Data source: ESPN; calculation and table by Scorely.