The Boston Celtics defeated the New York Knicks 99-75 with Jayson Tatum scoring 19 points and Jaylen Brown recording his first career triple-double.The Celtics split the home-and-home series as the Knicks recovered from a 25-point deficit on Thursday in New York, with Josh Richardson scoring 17 points and Robert Williams adding 12 points, seven rebounds, and four blocks.
RJ Barrett's buzzer-beater 3-pointer gave Boston the victory, 108-105. The Celtics were behind early on Saturday, but with a dominant third quarter, they created a huge lead and didn't let the game slip away. Barrett finished with 19 points. The Knicks, who were good from beyond the arc in the first half but couldn't overcome bad free-throw shooting, got 13 points and 12 rebounds from Julius Randle. New York made 11 of 31 3-point attempts, but only 6 of 15 from the foul line.