How to see Celtics on Knicks as defense masters take the scene on Manhattan

Boston and New York will forever evoke rivalry, but the current versions of these teams are specifically tailored to go on it. Boston Celtics (36-16) and New York Knicks (34-17) contain Saturday’s NBA slate. Mike Breen and Doris Burke in Madison Square Garden; A scintillant Jalen Brunson against the league’s reigning Champs. Let’s get it.

How to see Boston Celtics at New York Knicks

This is a struggle long in creation. Knicks knew what they were doing when they filled elite wings and a unique rangy center. They figured that to win East, they had to match Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porziņģis and defense champion Boston. Celtics has been the conference’s last boss in much of the last decade. MSG welcomes them accordingly.

New York scored a big win in his comeback over the pestilent Houston Rockets Monday. Jalen Brunson is at a whole world level and ends this game with 42 points and 10 assists. He and Karl-Anthony Towns are the first pair of Knicks to start the All-Star game since Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe 50 years ago. They also won Tuesday in Toronto.

Knicks is the fourth highest-scoring violation despite having played with NBA’s sixth swallow pace. Mikal Bridges leads everyone on played minutes. He is a hamster on a wheel after mainlining caffeine.

Still, the Celts remain the favorites in the eastern conference. It will be so until they give up the title belt. Tatum still smooths with career-best in assists and defensive rebounds. He started the fourth week in defensive win shares, in front of premier clamps such as Victor Wembanyama, Rudy Gobert, Amen Thompson and Jaden McDaniels. Payton Pritchard leads the field for the sixth man of the year. Boston Blitzes opponents behind the arch and dominate the turnover difference.

Home crowd’s hostilities to ex-KNick Porziņģis call down to Penn Station.

Jared Weiss about Boston’s addition of Torrey Craig: “Celtics has accepted an agreement with veteran wing Torrey Craig for the rest of the season, League told to The athletic. Craig, waived by Bulls as part of the Zach Lavine Trade, replaces Jaden jumps as the 14th player on the Celtics program list, bringing them to the league. Craig will carry No. 12 to Celtics, according to a league source assigned to anonymity so they can speak freely.

Craig joins Celtics in New York ahead of their Saturday Matchup against Knicks, pending a physical to examine his newly sprained ankle. Craig has played in just nine games this season, but shot 42.9 percent from 3 on 3.9 attempts per year. Match. After completing number two in the league in deep shooting last season, Celtics is down to 12. And needs reinforcements. “

James L. Edwards III About New York moves Jericho Sims: “Knicks’ Front Office has a history of trying to get players into situations where they can potentially thrive and get paid. They have done it with Obi Toppin, Quentin Grimes, RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley. Sims is the latest. The second round of 2021 has been out of Tom Thibodeau’s rotation for most of the season. The franchise has spent several weeks finding a landing place where Sims, which is on an expiring agreement, could have a meaningful option. Leagues told The athletic The fact that New York had conversations with Dallas, New Orleans and San Antonio, including Simmers for weeks and days that led to Thursday’s deadline, but settled on Milwaukee Bucks who needed an athletic, edge-running center. “

Largest trade between these franchises: In 1979, Bob McAdoo was sent to Boston, where he would play only 20 games. The first three rounds came in for New York, one of which became Bill Cartwright. Knicks won this one of Basketball Reference Win Shares, 71.5 to 1.

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