RJ Barrett made a pull-up 3-pointer on a pass from Alec Burks with 0.5 seconds left, and the New York Knicks rallied from 25 points down in the second quarter to beat the Boston Celtics 108-105.
The Knicks trailed 57-32 with 3:53 left in the second quarter and 63-47 at halftime. They outscored the Celtics 76-48 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Celtics 16-9. Evan Fournier scored 5 of the Knicks’ 16 on 2 for 3 shooting and 0 for 1 at the line.
Fournier had a season-high 41 points, 8 rebounds and 10 3-pointers. Julius Randle added 22 points (10 in the third quarter) and 8 rebounds, and Barrett had 13 points and 6 assists but shot 4 for 15.
For the Celtics, Jayson Tatum had 36 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and 9 assists, and Dennis Schröder added 20 points on 8 for 12 shooting off the bench.
The Knicks grabbed 11 offensive rebounds to the Celtics’ 8. The Knicks outscored the Celtics 16-3 in 6 minutes with Gibson, Burks, Fournier, Randle and Quickley on the floor together.