The New York Knicks went into Boston on Wednesday as the underdog and pulled off a huge upset against the Celtics, 117-106.
- New York Knicks 117 (19-24)
- Boston Celtics 106 (26-16)
- NBA, Final, Box Score
- TD Garden, Boston, Massachusets
The New York Knicks needed something to go their way. Any win would’ve been a good one, but a win against a championship contender who also happens to be a division rival is huge. After the recent controversy surrounding
With the recent controversy surrounding Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony and the absence of Kristaps Porzingis (sore Achilles), the odds of the Knicks winning on the road against the Boston Celtics seemed extremely slim.
New York came out and played their best game of the season behind an inspired effort from their bench and a huge scoring night from Rose. The former MVP’s 30 points were the most he’s logged as a Knick. He was efficient too, going 13-24 (.542) from the field.
Mindaugas Kuzminskas set another career high with 17 points, but it was the bench that pushed New York over the top. Every Knick reserve had a positive +/- rating. They received 47 percent (55) of their points from the bench while the Celtics bench netted them a measly 27.
Key Player
Willy Hernangomez stood out tonight for New York with 17 points on 8-13 shooting and 11 rebounds in 20 minutes. Hernangomez and fellow rookie Marshall Plumlee stole minutes from tonight’s starter at center Kyle O’Quinn who finished with only 10.
Key Stat
Opponents have been torching the Knicks from the beyond the arc during their tough losing stretch. Tonight they covered the three-point line well, and it was against one the league’s best units from outside. Boston made just 9-33 attempts from three-point range, good for 27.3 percent.
That’s a W! #NYKvsBOS #Knicks pic.twitter.com/HB2QzDBzhS
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) January 19, 2017
112-100 #Knicks lead. 2:50 to go. #NYKvsBOS
Time to tune to @MSGNetworks. pic.twitter.com/xfpemCowxm
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) January 19, 2017
Back-to-back 3s push the #Knicks lead to 103-96 with 7:10 left in the game! #NYKvsBOS pic.twitter.com/sZP9efvWtA
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) January 19, 2017
1 to go. #NYKvsBOS@drose: 18p@MKuzminskas: 17p
WATCH on @MSGNetworks! #Knicks pic.twitter.com/sapbJTKk7v
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) January 19, 2017
#Knicks lead 68-62 early in the 3Q. NYK shooting 52% & @MKuzminskas has 12p. #NYKvsBOS pic.twitter.com/nMzB5Sdoih
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) January 19, 2017
The #Knicks explode in the 2Q with 32 points & take a 9-point lead to the half! #NYKvsBOS@drose: 14p@willyhg94: 10p@JustHolla7: 10p pic.twitter.com/hV4Qh8ZdtU
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) January 19, 2017
The #Knicks are on a roll in the 2Q & now lead 48-43! #NYKvsBOS pic.twitter.com/UJxKaeZjLE
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) January 19, 2017
.@CourtneyLee2211 with the defense! #NYKvsBOS #Knicks
BOS 36 NYK 35 | 8:50 2Q pic.twitter.com/XWIiq3uRKo
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) January 19, 2017
Back-and-forth first quarter in Beantown! #NYKvsBOS #Knicks@MKuzminskas: 9p@drose: 8p pic.twitter.com/lpVEVB3J0q
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) January 19, 2017
Kuuuuuuuz with 7 points! #Knicks lead 9-5. #NYKvsBOS pic.twitter.com/qhlfamFxJW
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) January 19, 2017
#Knicks starters:
2️⃣5️⃣ @drose
3️⃣1️⃣ @RonBaker31
9️⃣1️⃣ @MKuzminskas
7️⃣ @carmeloanthony
9️⃣ @Kyle_OQuinn #NYKvsBOS pic.twitter.com/tJEuzAalTq— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) January 19, 2017
