Knicks 119, Celtics 81: FULL Game 6 Log

The stage is set for the New York Knicks' most raucous Garden party in quite some time.

Up 3-2 on their regional rivals in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series, he Knicks will get a second chance at ending two dubious postseason streaks when they face the Boston Celtics on Friday night at Madison Square Garden: not only will they have their second of three chances to earn their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since 2000 but they'll also look to secure their first round-clinching victory at MSG since 1999.

Such a scenario came about after the Celtics, sans franchise face Jayson Tatum after his devastating Game 4 injury, extended their season by at least 48 hours with a 127-102 triumph on Wednesday in Beantown. The Celtics hit 22 three-pointers en route to victory, which saw Derrick White lead the way with 34 points. Josh Hart paced the Knicks with 24 points in defeat.

Keep track of the scintillating sixth game below ...

FINAL: Knicks 119, Celtics 81

4th Quarter

2:02—Knicks finally put all their reserves in. Fans chant "Knicks in 6" (112-80 NYK)

4:20—Fans get their request as Tucker, Cameron Payne, and Landry Shamet enter (112-78 NYK)

6:52—Fans start chanting for PJ Brown to enter the game. Sam Hauser's and-one lowers the gap to 33 (107-74 NYK)

8:24—Another Brunson three off the feed from Hart leads to yet another timeout. Anunoby and Towns return to the game while Brunson and Hart sit. (104-68 NYK)

9:48—Hart's assist on a Bridges three is his 10th, and he has a triple double (99-62 NYK)

10:42—Knicks starters, with the exception of Anunoby, are still in. A Brunson double re-establishes a 32-point lead and stops an 11-0 Boston run (94-62 NYK)

3rd Quarter: Knicks 91, Celtics 57

0.0—The Celtics inset some of their deep reserves in and score five to close the period. It does little to change anything.

1:49—Consecutive threes from Brunson and Anunoby create a new largest lead. Timeout Celtics (91-52 NYK)

2:50—Brown fouls out after fouling Brunson in the act of shooting again. Brunson makes both. (86-51 NYK)

5:18—Following a Horford three, Brown picks up his fifth foul and sends Brunson to the line. He makes both (82-46 NYK)

6:32—Bridges swipes one from Brown. Its origianlly ruled out of bounds off Bridges but Knicks win a challenge to give them the ball.

7:22—Towns scores via and-one (80-43 NYK)

8:02—Hart hits another three. Yet another new largest lead. (77-43 NYK)

8:35—A Brunson three restores the massive lead. Timeout Boston (74-43 NYK)

9:05—Bridges' fadeaway stops the mini-run (71-43 NYK)

9:49—White hits another three to cut the lead to 26 (69-43 NYK)

10:37—White hits his first three of the night (69-40 NYK)

11:12—Anunoby then registers a successful and-one (69-37 NYK)

11:40—Anunoby immediately opens scoring off a feed from Hart (66-37 NYK)

Halftime: Knicks 64, Celtics 37

2nd Quarter

0.4—McBride hits one more three to create more Garden euphoria after a Brown three (64-37 NYK)

1:05—Towns responds to Holiday free throws with an and-one of his own (61-34 NYK)

1:33—McBride trails Anunoby after a steal from Brown. Another new lead (58-32 NYK)

2:20—A Brunson three creates a new largest lead (54-30 NYK)

3:29—Brown finally gets on the board in the period via and-one. The foul shot is missed (51-30 NYK)

3:46—After a Porzingis single, Brunson hits a floater, leading to another Boston timeout (51-28 NYK)

4:48—Brown is charged with an offensive foul. The Celtics challenge and it's unsuccessful. Brunson scores on the other end (49-27 NYK)

5:10—McBride rejects a White fastbreak and it leads to a Hart and-one. The Knicks lead is up to 20 after Hart makes the free throw (47-27 NYK)

6:40—Knicks instantly get the ball back on a Kornet offensive foul

6:49—Brunson scores on a drive after the timeout (40-24 NYK)

7:02—McBride and Horford exchange doubles before the Knicks take a timeout (38-24 NYK)

8:22—Anunoby hits a three, new biggest lead (36-22 NYK)

8;42—White earns his first points of the night on a drive to temporarily stop the Knicks run. (33-22 NYK)

10:00—Sterling defense from Robinson traps Brown in the corner, leading to Towns' drive and increasing the largest lead. Timeout Celtics. (33-20 NYK)

11:08—Another Bridges tally ups the lead (31-20 NYK)

11:42—The Knicks immediate get on the board with a Bridges three (29-20 NYK)

1st Quarter: Knicks 26, Celtics 20

1.8—Brown scores before the period lets out and Miles McBride misses a desperation heave.

9.9—Towns goes to the line for the first time after a Porzingis foul and hits

32.1—An Al Horford putback of a Porzingis miss ends the Knick run (24-18 NYK)

51.1—A Bridges corner three continues an 8-0 run for the Knicks (24-16 NYK)

1:30—Towns hits his first three of the night, third of the series (21-16 NYK)

1:58—A give-and-go from Brunson to Anunoby leads to a dunk and a Knick lead (18-16 NYK)

2:38—A Kristaps Porzingis three ties the game (16-16)

3:18—Towns' putback of an Anunoby miss puts the Knicks up three (16-13 NYK)

4:06—Brown hits a three to narrow the gap to one (14-13 NYK)

4:34—The Celtics foul Robinson. He hits one of two. (14-10 NYK)

4:39—Following a driving double for Towns, but Brown gets an and-one. In come Miles McBride and Mitchell Robinson for the Knicks. Brown hits the freebie (13-10 NYK)

5:17—Towns hits a deep three, but is called for an offensive foul for kicking his leg out on the attempt

6:41—Kornet scores off a putback after the time (11-7 NYK)

7:04—Towns' putback and a Mikal Bridges three (as well as Anunoby's block) leads to a Boston timeout and MSG is euphoric (11-5 NYK)

7:41—Brunson's mid-range gives the Knicks the lead back (6-5 NYK)

8:39—A Jrue Holiday steal becomes a Brown fastbreak and the Celtics have their first lead (5-4 BOS)

9:27—Jaylen Brown gets the Celtics on the board with a three (4-3 NYK)

9:46—Bridges hits a double but Josh Hart is charged with his first foul against Luke Kornet (4-0 NYK)

10:50—Jaylen Brown charged with his first foul for pushing Brunson over the centercourt line

11:33—Karl-Anthony Towns opens scoring with a double bank (2-0 NYK)

12:00—Boston wins the tip and the game is underway

Pregame

Starting Lineups

KNICKS: OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Karl-Anthony Towns
CELTICS: Jaylen Brown, Jrue Holiday, Al Horford, Luke Kornet, Derrick White

Injuries

KNICKS: Precious Achiuwa (Questionable, ankle sprain)
CELTICS: Jayson Tatum (Out, Achilles)

Line: NYK -2.5
O/U: 210.5

Officials: James Capers, Tyler Ford, Ed Malloy (Alternate: JB DeRosa)

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