BOSTON — The Boston Celtics and New York Knicks took the courtroom for the opening recreation of the NBA season Tuesday evening, a conflict that Jalen Brunson stated Tuesday morning was a good barometer — regardless of being the primary recreation of the season — for the place the new-look Knicks stand in opposition to the defending champions.
However as an alternative of a tense, dramatic affair, the one drama on this evening right here at TD Backyard was watching Boston spend the ultimate 8:54 of Tuesday’s 132-109 win over New York attempting — and, in the end, failing – to interrupt the NBA file for 3-pointers made in a recreation.
After Al Horford tied the file with Boston’s third straight make to begin the fourth quarter with 8:54 remaining — pushing Boston right into a tie with the 2020-21 Milwaukee Bucks for the NBA file with 29 makes in a recreation — the Celtics then went on to overlook 13 consecutive makes an attempt to interrupt it, together with three airballs and a number of other different ugly misses.
Regardless of the gang chanting “Another three” on a number of events, it wasn’t sufficient for Boston to recover from the road — the one factor that went incorrect for the Celtics on an evening once they completely dominated the Knicks, taking part in their first recreation with offseason acquisitions Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Cities.
Boston shortly confirmed it was going to have an enormous evening when it got here out and went 10-for-16 from 3-point vary within the first quarter earlier than matching the franchise file of 17 made triples whereas staking to a 19-point halftime lead.
Along with these 29 made 3-pointers, Boston shot 50 % from the sector for the sport and completed with 33 assists in comparison with simply three turnovers.
Boston in the end outscored New York by 54 factors from behind the arc (29 made 3s to 11) and almost made greater than New York tried in whole (30) on the night.