The New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 96-92.
The Knicks took control with a 20-4 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 21.
The Celtics got within 93-92 on Tremont Waters’ driving layup with 2:13 to play, but Reggie Bullock Jr. answered with a 19-foot pull-up jumper, and the Celtics got no closer.
Julius Randle’s free throw with 12.3 seconds left made it 96-92 and put it away.
Late in the fourth quarter, Waters had 2 steals, 1 of them during a 15-0 Celtics run, and the Celtics scored 4 points off them.
RJ Barrett scored 22 points (14 in the third quarter). Randle added 20 points (11 in the first quarter) and 7 assists but shot 5 for 17, and Bullock scored 16 points on 6 for 9 shooting.
For the Celtics, Jabari Parker scored 18 points on 6 for 10 shooting off the bench. Waters scored 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter.
The Knicks shot 43.0% from the field and 48.1% from 3 to the Celtics’ 40.7% and 26.8%. The Celtics outscored the Knicks 22-8 in 9 minutes with Parker, Kornet, Edwards, Langford and Waters on the floor together.