Derrick White had 34 factors, together with seven 3-pointers, to steer the Boston Celtics to a 127-102 Sport 5 win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday evening that saved them alive within the Jap Convention semifinals.
The Celtics related on 22 3-pointers to put up their first house victory of the collection and first with out Jayson Tatum following his season-ending Achilles tendon damage.
The Knicks will strive once more to win the collection Friday in New York. If the Celtics win, Sport 7 can be in Boston on Monday.
Jaylen Brown added 26 factors and 12 assists. Luke Kornet completed with 10 factors, 9 rebounds and 7 blocks.
The Celtics want to change into simply the 14th workforce in NBA historical past to return again from a 3-1 deficit in 294 makes an attempt.
Josh Hart led the Knicks with 24 factors regardless of briefly leaving the sport late within the first quarter to shut a bloody gash on his face after he took an inadvertent elbow.
Jalen Brunson added 22 factors earlier than fouling out with 7:19 to play within the sport.
Boston trailed by 9 factors within the first half however closed the third quarter on a 23-9 run and took a 91-76 lead into the fourth. Brunson spent the ultimate 2:45 of the third on the bench after selecting up his fifth foul.
The Celtics saved it going within the remaining interval, pushing their lead as excessive as 28 factors.
The sport was extremely bodily all through and included a quick face-to-face skirmish between Hart and Brown.
That power carried over offensively. The Celtics got here out sizzling, getting 5 3s from White and 12 whole within the opening 24 minutes.
However the Knicks held as a lot as a nine-point lead, connecting on eight 3s of their very own and getting 10 second-chance factors. Mitchell Robinson additionally transformed on all 4 of his free throw makes an attempt within the first half, nullifying the series-long intentional foul technique Boston employed on him.
When the half ended, the rating was knotted 59-all.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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