National Basketball Association
New York 105, Boston 75
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 17, 2021
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Officials:
#36 Brent Barnaky, #65 Nate Green, #4 Sean Wright
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Julius Randle and RJ Barrett each posted double-doubles Sunday afternoon as the visiting New York Knicks snapped a five-game losing streak with their most lopsided win in almost five years, a 105-75 rout of the Boston Celtics.
The Knicks never trailed in producing their biggest margin of victory since March 9, 2016, when they defeated the Phoenix Suns, 128-97. It was also New York's most lopsided victory over the Celtics since a 102-70 win on Nov. 4, 1997.
The Celtics, who had their five-game winning streak snapped, suffered their most lopsided defeat since a 116-86 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on May 19, 2018. Boston's 75 points were its fewest in the regular season since an 83-75 loss to the Miami Heat on Jan. 1, 2015. They scored 72 in a playoff loss to the Atlanta Hawks in 2016.
Randle finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds while Barrett had 19 and 11, respectively. Immanuel Quickley had 17 points and a team-high eight assists off the bench while Obi Toppin (12 points) and Reggie Bullock (11 points) also got into double digits.
Jaylen Brown scored 25 points for the Celtics while Marcus Smart added 10 points. Kemba Walker, making his season debut, had nine points before leaving after a third-quarter collision with New York's Nerlens Noel. Jayson Tatum missed his second straight game due to COVID-19 concerns.
The two teams were tied just once, at 2-2 in the first quarter. A dunk by Randle gave the Knicks their first double-digit lead at 28-17 in the final minute of the opening period.
The Celtics pulled within six points at 35-29 on a dunk by Javonte Green with 6:37 left in the second, but Quickley scored six points in a 9-0 run, while Boston went 0 of 10 from the field over a span of 4:33.
The Celtics, who missed their first eight shots of the second half, got inside of 20 points for the last time at 62-44 on a 3-pointer by Daniel Theis with 5:32 left in the third quarter. The Knicks ended the third quarter on a 13-6 run, during which Boston went 2 of 9 from the field.
A layup by Barrett gave the Knicks their first 30-point lead of the season at 94-64 with 5:22 left. The basket came during a 12-0 run by New York that extended its lead to 101-64.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| New York |
|
Boston |
|
Julius Randle 20 |
Scoring |
Jaylen Brown 25 |
|
Immanuel Quickley 8 |
Assists |
Kemba Walker 4 |
|
Julius Randle 12 |
Rebounds |
Daniel Theis 7 |
|
RJ Barrett 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Jaylen Brown 4 |
|
Julius Randle 3 |
Steals |
Kemba Walker 3 |
|
Nerlens Noel 2 |
Blocks |
Payton Pritchard 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| New York
|
105 |
47.5 |
12-31 |
17-21 |
22 |
53 |
7 |
11 |
17 |
| Boston
|
75 |
29.8 |
7-46 |
18-29 |
15 |
43 |
2 |
10 |
18 |
Upcoming Games
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Boston will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Celtics have a W/L % of .625 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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New York will play their next game at home against Orlando. The Knicks have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .375 after a loss.
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