Celtics take down the Knicks on the road, 113-99
After a day full of rumors and innuendo the Boston Celtics ended on a high note with a win on the road over the New York Knicks, 113-99. The C's controlled the game essentially all night as they coasted to their 33rd victory of the season in a well-rounded effort. Six Celtics finished the game scoring in double-figures and the won the turnover battle in decisive fashion, 17-7.
Kyrie Irving dropped a game-high 23 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and a pair of steals. Gordon Hayward had a solid game, scoring 14 points on 5 of 8 shooting and Al Horford had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists.
For the Knicks, Damyean Dotson scored 22 points with 6 rebounds and rookie Kevin Knox chipped in 21 points despite shooting 2 of 7 from the outside.
Hayward showed he's still got the ups at the end of the 1st quarter:
GORDON HAYWARD 👀👀👀 pic.twitter.com/USLqhLOqLf
— Dan Greenberg (@StoolGreenie) February 2, 2019
Not to be outdone in the highlight department, Jaylen Brown showed some serious hops in several NBA Jam-esque throwdowns, including this one late in the game off of a lazy Knicks turnover:
JAYLEN'S NOT MESSING AROUND 💪 pic.twitter.com/betmCcN8T7
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) February 2, 2019
The Celtics coasted through this one from start-to-finish, and have now won 8 of their last 9 games.
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