{"id":327358,"date":"2025-12-03T04:46:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T04:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/327358\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T04:46:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T04:46:13","slug":"celtics-hold-off-late-knicks-charge-to-win-123-117-in-rematch-of-east-semifinal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/327358\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics hold off late Knicks charge to win 123-117 in rematch of East semifinal"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOSTON — – Jaylen Brown<\/a> scored a season-high 42 points, sealing the game with a breakaway dunk in the final seconds Tuesday night as the Boston Celtics<\/a> beat the New York Knicks<\/a> 123-117 in a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference semifinal.<\/p>\n

Derrick White<\/a> scored seven of his 22 points in the last four minutes, after the Celtics turned back a New York charge that cut a 15-point deficit to 102-99. Jordan Walsh<\/a> had six points and five rebounds in the fourth quarter for Boston.<\/p>\n

Mikal Bridges<\/a> scored 17 of his 35 points in the fourth and went 8 for 12 from 3-point range overall. Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a> added 29 for the Knicks, who had won four in a row.<\/p>\n

Boston has won four of its last five games, beating four of the top six teams in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n

The Knicks took off to a 17-4 lead and led 39-25 before Boston scored the next 12 points and later scored seven in a row, taking a 47-46 lead on Brown’s dunk that woke up the crowd. Brown scored 18 points in the second quarter and 15 in the third.<\/p>\n

Boston led by 18 after three and had a 102-87 advantage with eight minutes left before Bridges hit a 3-pointer and followed it with three free throws, then made another 3 to make it 102-99 and finish off a 12-0 run.<\/p>\n

But Boston came out of a timeout with Josh Minott’s 3-pointer, then Walsh scored on back-to-back putbacks to give the Celtics an eight-point lead. Bridges hit a 3 to make it a four-point game with 46 seconds left, but he missed one on New York’s next possession with a chance to cut the deficit to one.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

The Knicks host the Charlotte Hornets<\/a> on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

The Celtics visit Washington on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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