New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics Match Player Stats On Oct 24, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Oct 24, 2017

BOSTON -- Jaylen Brown scored 23 points, rookie Jayson Tatum delivered 22 and the Celtics threw a defensive blanket over Kristaps Porzingis en route to a 110-89 rout of the winless New York Knicks on Tuesday night.

Kyrie Irving had 20 points and seven assists, Al Horford added 13 points and 13 rebounds, and Daniel Theis scored 11 points for the Celtics (2-2). Boston earned its second consecutive win.

Brown and Tatum, both with early season highs, became the first Celtics pair under 21 to score 20 points in the same game.

The Celtics went 14-for-29 from 3-point range and held the Knicks without a 3-pointer until the fourth quarter. New York finished 1-for-12 from behind the arc.

Porzingis, who was attempting to become the first Knick to scored 30 points in each of the first three games, was 1-for-12 from the floor before hitting two fourth-quarter baskets. Horford did much of the heavy physical work against Porzingis, and it seemed everyone on the floor for Boston took a shot at him at one time or another.

After scoring 64 points in the first two games, Porzingis left with 4:44 remaining. He finished with 12 points and five rebounds.

Enes Kanter had 16 points and 19 rebounds in 30 minutes for New York (0-3). Former Celtic Courtney Lee added 13 points and Willy Hernangomez 12 in the loss.

The Knicks led 10-9 before the Celtics rode Brown and Irving to a 21-7 run through the end of the quarter, establishing control. The home team was never threatened again.

NOTES: With F Gordon Hayward gone, probably for the year (ankle, leg), the Celtics were also still without G Marcus Smart (ankles) and F Marcus Morris (knee). Smart missed his second straight game but is going on the upcoming two-game road trip, while Morris is targeting Oct. 30 for his Celtics debut. ... Patrick Ewing and Willie Naulls were the only other Knicks to open a season with two 30-point games before F Kristaps Porzingis did it this season. ... The Knicks host the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night, while the Celtics are at Milwaukee on Thursday and Miami on Saturday. ... G Courtney Lee's 3-pointer in the fourth quarter ended any chance of the Knicks failing to hit a trey in game for the first time since March 6, 2010.