Knicks Overclasses completely of Celtics again in another Grim Beatdown

On By Littum

Knicks and Celtics couldn’t have seemed more separate when they met in Boston to open the season.

After Celtics received their championship rings that October evening, they buried the re-wrapped knicks during a record bonding of avalanche of 29 made 3-pointers.

More than half a season later, the improved knicks were unable to accurately any repayment or to pull even in the loss column with the second seeded Celtics in the Eastern Conference Saturday night with a slurry, deflating 131-104 loss to Boston before a disappointed crowd in the garden.

Jayson Tatum, who scored 40 points, slams home a can under Knicks’ 131-104 blowout loss to Celtics on February 8, 2025. Robert Sabo to New York Post

“I mean, I said (Friday) that playing them, it’s always to see where we are. We see where we are, ”said a dismantled Jalen Brunson. “Not where we want to be. Today as a whole was unacceptable. “

Brunson scored a team-best 36 points, but Knicks fell to 34-18 overall, with Forward and Anunoby missing his third straight match due to a sprained right foot.

Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart, both of whom had landed on the injury report before the game with nagging knee problems, and colleague starter Mikal Bridges had largely ineffective games when Knicks was surpassed 28-18 in the first half and an inhibiting 48 -30 Overall.

Towns managed a season-low nine points on 3-for-8 shooting in 28 minutes, while Hart ended minus-31 with three revenue in 38 minutes.

“We know we have a lot of work to do. Simple as that, ”said Towns. “There is no sugar coating. There is no moral winner, nothing similar. It’s something we have to work on if we expect to beat a team that you have expectations for us to compete for and be.

“If we also have the same hopes in this dressing room that I know we do, we need to find a way to beat teams like tonight. It’s a team that is in the race. They will be in the race as much as we do to win a championship. And for them it’s another, a back-to-back. Championship team, good teams, in my experience they test your discipline. Something that we have to work on, our discipline for 48. ”

Neemias Queta blocks the shot of a beaten Karl-Anthony Towns, which was held for nine points in Knicks’ loss to Celtics. Robert Sabo to New York Post

Unstoppable All-Star Jayson Tatum buried seven 3-Pointers and the net a game-high 40 points, while Payton Pritchard contributed 25 from the bench to Celtics (37-16), playing without starters Kristaps Porzingis (Disease) and JUE Holiday (shoulder ).

The end result was not very different from opening night when Celtics held a banner-raising ceremony in TD Garden followed by a 132-109 mocking Knicks on October 22, with the 29 Boston 3-Pointers spoiled Knicks debuts of cities and bridges .

Tatum scored the first five points of Saturday’s games on a running dunk and Boston’s first of 19 3-Pointers, while Knick’s clinging their first 10 shots to trail 12-2 before five minutes had passed.

Jalen Brunson, who scored 36 points, sets a shot up like Al Horford
Defender under Knicks’ loss to Celtics. Robert Sabo to New York Post

Bridges (11 point 5-for-15) finally spiked a short jump to Knicks’ first field goal by 6:56 to go in the quarter, but another Tatum Trey helped push the Celtics pad to 17 late in the period.

Knicks converted only six out of 23 shots in the opening 12 minutes and they pulled 30-19 into the second quarter.

Even with Brunson’s 18 first half-post-Inclusive 11-for-11 from the Free-Castle Line-managed Tatum 16 for Celtics, and Knicks still stood at the back with 13 (61-48) at break.

Josh Hart, who scored 17 points, goes up for a set -up when Neemias Queta defends during Knicks’ loss to Celtics. Robert Sabo to New York Post

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Still, Knicks answered originally after coach Tom Thibodeau went with Miles McBride instead of Precious Achiuwa to open the second half.

Brunson pumped in eight points, cities threw a single thing down, and Bridges knocked down a right side 3 during a 19-9 Knicks spurt to open the third to be close within three.

But Celtics managed 19 of the next 22 points, including three free throw after a McBride error and two 3-Pointer of Derrick White (17 points) to enter the last period with a 96-76 benefit.

“Rebounding was problematic to start. It was problematic everywhere, ”Thibodeau said. “We got into a big hole at first and then fought back and had a chance to get back into it, but obviously fell short.

“You learn from each game, but the disappointment of a loss, but make sure we learn from it. Obviously, we have to take a hard look and get better. ”