Second Knicks Comeback Leaves Celtics Hanging On

The New York Knicks produced different stunning comeback to triumph nan 2nd crippled of their NBA Conference play-off semi-final against nan Boston Celtics.

Jalen Brunson made 2 free throws pinch 12.7 seconds remaining to springiness New York a 91-90 lead, earlier Mikal Bridges knocked nan shot distant to contradict Boston a last-gasp chance.

Josh Hart had a game-high 23 points for New York, who trailed by 20 points successful nan 3rd 4th and by 16 successful nan 4th successful Boston.

The Knicks lead nan reigning NBA champions 2-0 successful nan best-of-seven bid aft finishing 10 wins down their opponents successful nan regular season.

"I sewage up there, heard nan sound and past I conscionable tried to artifact everything out. And past I made two," said Brunson - who vanished nan nighttime pinch 17 points and a game-high 7 assists - connected his decisive foul shots.

Karl-Anthony Towns vanished pinch 21 points and 17 rebounds for nan Knicks, while Bridges scored each of his 14 points successful nan 4th quarter.

After coming backmost from 20 points down successful an overtime triumph successful crippled one, New York did not return nan lead successful crippled 2 until nan past 2 minutes.

"We started slowly, sewage successful a large hole, dug our measurement retired and past guys made a batch of reliable plays," said Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau.

"[Our players] were astatine their champion erstwhile their champion was needed down nan stretch."

Derrick White and Jaylen Brown each scored 20 points for nan Celtics, who will recreation to New York for crippled 3 connected Saturday.

"They made nan basal plays to win," Boston coach Joe Mazzulla said of nan Knicks.

"We put ourselves successful position to do that and we conscionable didn't make nan plays."

Meanwhile, nan Oklahoma City Thunder levelled their semi-final pinch a 149-106 location blowout triumph against nan Denver Nuggets.

After losing connected a three-pointer successful nan closing seconds of crippled one, Oklahoma City scored 45 points successful nan first 4th and tied nan NBA play-off grounds for nan astir points successful a half pinch 87.

MVP favourite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led nan crippled pinch 34 points earlier watching nan 4th from nan bench.

"We knew what was astatine liking tonight," Gilgeous-Alexander said. "We came retired desperate."

"I didn't really look astatine coming arsenic a consequence arsenic overmuch arsenic I looked astatine coming arsenic conscionable america being who we are, and that's really we've been each season," Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault said.

After his 42-point capacity successful crippled one, Denver's Nikola Jokic tallied conscionable 17 points and 8 rebounds successful crippled 2 earlier fouling retired successful nan 3rd quarter.

"We sewage punked," Denver interim coach David Adelman said.

"They came retired pinch nan correct strength and we didn't. We aren't conscionable going to flush this. We person to play amended and we cognize that."