Julius Randle made 2 free throws with 21 seconds left in overtime, and the New York Knicks rallied from 15 points down in the first quarter to beat the Boston Celtics 120-117 in overtime.
The Knicks trailed 22-7 with 6:35 left in the first quarter. They outscored the Celtics 113-95 the rest of the way.
The Celtics had the ball down 3 with 1.0 seconds left, but Jalen Brunson blocked Malcolm Brogdon’s 3-pointer, lifting the Knicks’ chance to win from 96% to over 99%. It would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Knicks 12-10. Jayson Tatum scored 4 of the Celtics’ 12 on 1 for 7 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Randle had 37 points and 9 rebounds, and Brunson added 29 points and 7 assists.
For the Celtics, Tatum had 35 points and 14 rebounds. Jaylen Brown had 22 points and 9 rebounds but went 1 for 8 from 3.
The Knicks shot 45.8% from the field to the Celtics’ 41.0%. The Knicks were outscored 23-8 in 6 minutes with Randle, Brunson, Grimes, Quickley and Sims on the floor together.