NBA Round-Up: Jaylen Brown's 42-Point Barrage Leads Celtics To 123-117 Comeback Over Knicks

NBA Round-Up: Jaylen Brown's 42-Point Barrage Leads Celtics To 123-117 Comeback Over Knicks

Jaylen Brown poured in 42 points on Wednesday as the Boston Celtics clawed back from an early deficit and then held off a furious late surge from the New York Knicks to escape with a 123-117 win at TD Garden.

JAYLEN BROWN ICES IT FOR THE CELTICS ☘️SEASON-HIGH 42 POINTS IN THE WIN! pic.twitter.com/0JMoLVoSOa

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For a Celtics team still trying to click with a revamped roster, the game looked headed for trouble when the Knicks burst out to a 14-point cushion early in the second quarter. But Boston flipped the script in a hurry, blitzing New York 37-20 in the period and taking a 58-52 lead into the break.

From there, the Celtics appeared to be cruising. A 36-point third quarter stretched the advantage to 18, and TD Garden settled in for what looked like a comfortable finish.

Not so fast.

New York detonated for 41 fourth-quarter points behind a scorching run from Mikal Bridges, who dropped 17 in the final frame, and Karl-Anthony Towns, who added 11. The Knicks trimmed the lead to single digits and had Boston sweating in the closing minutes, but Brown steadied the ship as the Celtics held on to move to 12-9 on the season.

“Just a great team victory all around," Brown told NBC.

“We started off slow, but that's why there's four quarters. We're getting better every day. Don't count us out — we're learning and growing. We've got a new group and a bunch of young guys playing real minutes. I'm proud of what I'm seeing."

Bridges led the Knicks with 35 points, drilling eight threes, while Towns finished with 29 in the loss.

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Anthony Edwards exploded for 44 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves edged the New Orleans Pelicans 149–142 in an overtime shootout, improving to 13–8. The San Antonio Spurs held off the Memphis Grizzlies 126–119, and the Toronto Raptors squeaked past the Portland Trail Blazers 121–118.

(with AFP inputs)

Source: News18
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