Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby each scored 29 points before Mikal Bridges stole the ball from Jaylen Brown with a second left in overtime as the New York Knicks stunned the Boston Celtics 108-105 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semi-finals series on Monday night.
Karl Anthony-Towns added 14 points and 13 rebounds for New York, who lost all four games against their longtime rival during the regular season and trailed by 20 points in the second half of Monday’s game.
“We told each other just keep believing. Just keep fighting and sticking together, and keep chipping away. There wasn’t going to be a 20-point shot,” Brunson said.
Jayson Tatum and Brown both had 23 points for the defending champions, who had an NBA playoff-record 45 missed three-pointers to blow a game they appeared to have in control. Derrick White added 19 points and 11 rebounds.
“In those spots where they have momentum, we can’t just fire up thr
