Knicks erase 20-point deficit, shock Celtics with overtime win in Game 1

The New York Knicks shocked the Boston Celtics to open up their second-round NBA Playoffs series in thrilling fashion on Monday night The Knicks erased a -point deficit to force overtime and beat the Celtics - in a event where Boston missed a whopping three-point shots Jalen Brunson was almost the hero at the buzzer just like Competition against the Detroit Pistons in the first round as Karl-Anthony Towns located him with a sweet pass going toward the basket with just seconds remaining on the fourth-quarter clock CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMBut Brunson s floater over Al Horford didn t have the right amount of finesse and it rattled off the rim to force overtime instead of collecting the win in regulation However the Knicks used their fourth-quarter momentum where they outscored the Celtics - in extra time OG Anunoby who had a key three-pointer under two minutes in regulation to aid New York s effort to force overtime dunked and nailed his and-one free throw to take a - lead WARRIORS' DRAYMOND GREEN APPEARS TO WHACK JALEN GREEN'S HEAD DURING PLAYOFF LOSS TO ROCKETSAnunoby matched Brunson s points on the night going -of- from the field including -of- from beyond the arc The Knicks pushed their lead to six when Mikal Bridges knocked down a -foot three-pointer to shock the TD Garden crowd Jayson Tatum would in the end get the Celtics on the board in overtime but Towns made a tipped shot to keep the lead at six with remaining Boston started to feel life again after Jaylen Brown definitively nailed a three-pointer to get within three points but the Celtics were unable to force more extra time as Bridges stripped Brown of an inbound pass at the buzzer Bridges who played of the total minutes on the clock was key in stopping Boston in overtime with two blocked shots prior to the steal It can t be overstated how poorly the Celtics were shooting from three-point territory on Monday night usually a specialty for this group They were cold from there in the second half and ultimately finished as a band from the field Tatum was just -of- shooting including -of- from three He finished with points rebounds six assists and two steals Brown was just -of- from three though he went -of- from the field with -of- made free throws for points More from the Knicks Towns had rebounds to his points for a double-double while Josh Hart came up with tremendous rebounding abilities as per usual finishing with and scoring points Off the bench Miles Deuce McBride had points If this encounter says anything about this series then it looks to be shaping out like another classic bout between these storied rivals Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter