Celtics Bury Knicks, 104–59
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The Knicks’ brief winning streak is history, and the Celtics nearly made history ending it. The Celtics cruised to one of the easiest victories ever on Thursday night, beating New York 104–59 to send the Knicks to their third-worst loss and their second-worst scoring performance of the shot-clock era. Only Nate Robinson’s 37-foot 3-pointer at the final buzzer saved the Knicks from an even bigger embarrassment. And unlike the Boston area’s NFL team, the Celtics didn’t even try to run up the score. Kevin Garnett played just 22 minutes, scoring eight points before leaving the game midway through the third quarter with Boston ahead 69–34. Paul Pierce and Ray Allen also sat out the fourth quarter and played 29 minutes apiece, the AP reported.
