On December 9th, the three-game Knicks went to Boston for the final stop, and the Celtics, who had just been ended with a three-game winning streak, returned to play at home. At the beginning of the first quarter, the Celtics jumped the ball first, and Porzingis scored a dunk to give the team the first place. The Celtics went on a 10-2 run to widen the gap, and the Knicks hit small highs in the final stretch to overtake the score. Pritchard hit a buzzer-beating shot to give the Celtics a 33-32 lead to end the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the two teams maintained the scorching score until the end, and the Celtics played a 14-7 small surge at the end of the game, leading 74-65 to end the first half.
In the second half, the Celtics scored 10 points in a row in the middle of the game, and the difference came to 20 points. The Knicks went on a 9-0 run to tie the 11-point deficit at the end of the period, but still trailed 95-109 heading into the final quarter.
In the final quarter, the Knicks played 9-2 to chase the 10-point difference, and scored 6 points in the middle to further narrow the gap to 7 points, but the Celtics still entered the last minute with an 8-point lead, and the Knicks couldn't chase the points, and finally the Celtics defeated the Knicks 133-123.
RJ Barrett 23 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists;Jalen Brunson 23 points and 4 assists;Julius Randle 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists;Emmanuel Quickley 17 points;Quentin Grimes 13 points;Mitchell Robinson had 10 points and eight rebounds;Josh Hart had 6 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists;Donte DiVincenzo had 6 points and 4 rebounds;Isaiah Hartenstein had 5 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks.
Derrick White had 30 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocksJayson Tatum 25 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists;Kristaps Porzingis 21 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals;Jaylen Brown 17 points and 4 assists;Jrue Holiday had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals;Al Horford had 14 points and 10 rebounds;Payton Pritchard 5 points.
At full-time, the Celtics defeated the Knicks 133-123. The Celtics beat the Knicks at home and are now 10-0 at home this season.
It's a great feeling to be back on the court," Porzingis said, "and I'm eager to get back on the court with my teammates and it's great to be back and beat a team like the Knicks." "Time and time again, my team-mates spotted me open and passed the ball to me. It was like that from the very beginning of the game and it felt awesome. Porzingis said.
There's a lot of talented players in the team, anybody can score 10, 15 or 20 points in a quarter, and every single one of us can do that, and every game has a different player stepping up. Porzingis said.
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