Knicks 91, Celtics 90: FULL Game 2 Log

It takes two to make a postseason playoff trip go right for the New York Knicks.

The Knicks are looking to keep road momentum alive in the NBA playoffs, as they'll seek an improbable 2-0 series lead on the defending champion Boston Celtics on Wednesday night at TD Garden. New York won Game 1 of the best-of-seven series by a 108-105 overtime final on Monday night, providing them their first win in five tries against their regional rivals.

Keep track of all of Game 2's happenings below ...

Starting Lineups

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

Officials: James Capers, Mark Lindsay, Kevin Scott

FINAL: Knicks 91, Celtics 90

4th Quarter

0.0—Bridges' block of Tatum, yet another defensive play, seal the deal, and the Knicks take a 2-0 series lead

12.7—Brunson is fouled by Holiday on a shot. He hits both for the lead (91-90 NYK)

18.5—Tatum gets past Robinson and lays down a slam dunk to give Boston the lead back. It's their first field goal in over eight minutes. (90-89 BOS)

24.2—Brunson's three falls short. Anunoby is ruled out of bounds on the rebound attempt. Anunoby and Robinson re-enter. Timeout Boston with the ball.

44.2—Tatum gets to the line for two after a Towns foul and hits both (89-88 NYK)

56.5—Brunson's drive puts the Knicks up 3 (89-86 NYK)

1:59—Following a Tatum miss, Brunson gives the Knicks their first lead of the night. Boston has missed 12 in a row over the last seven minutes (87-86 NYK)

2:33—Towns puts back in a Hart miss and is fouled by Horford. The and-one is good (86-85 BOS)

2:41—The Celtics foul Robinson twice. New York re-inserts Anunoby and will be in the bonus for the last two-plus

2:43—During the timeout, a review confirms a Bridges two actually a three, giving the Knicks an extra point (86-82 BOS)

2:43—Robinson is fouled by White after he gets the rebound on a Brunson miss. Timeout New York.

3:18—Amidst further Boston misses from three (they're now 10-of-39), a Hart floater gets the game as close its been in the second half (86-81 BOS)

4:39—Brunson gets on the board in the fourth with a three-pointer (86-79 BOS)

5:05—White gets away with a landing foul on a missed Brunson three, then goes to the line for successful singles after a Hart foul on the fastbreak (86-76 BOS)

5:51—A Bridges three, off a feed from Brunson, cuts the lead to eight and Bridges 14 (84-76)

6:16—Upon Bridges' re-entry, he goes into double-figures for the period (84-73 BOS)

6:39—After a Horford attempt goes over the backboard, there's a timeout on the floor

7:05—Bridges gets two more, giving him nine in the period. Brunson approaches the scorers' table (84-72 BOS)

8:27—Robinson gets an and-one but airballs the subsequent single, his first try of the night (84-70 BOS)

8:40—Pritchard gets the Celtics back on the board with another three, Boston's 10th of the night (84-68 BOS)

9:32—Bridges goes on a personal 7-0 run, featuring a deep three-pointer to counter one from Pritchard (81-68 BOS)

11:04—Bridges makes his first basket of the night in the opening minute of the 4th (76-63 BOS)

11:19—A Porzingis dunk beats the shot clock and he gets to the foul line for an extra single via Hart foul (76-61 BOS)

3rd Quarter: Celtics 73, Knicks 61

0.0—Brown misses a three off the glass, allowing the Knicks to end the period on a high note.

58.1—A slow yet steady 8-0 Knicks run, featuring threes from Hart and Miles McBride, narrows the gap to 12 in the final minute and forces a Boston timeout. Hart has a Knicks-best 21 points. (73-61 BOS)

3:12—Porzingis responded to a Hart three with one of his own. Boston has hit each of its last seven tries from the field (73-53 BOS)

4:05—A Porzingis dunk gives the Celtics a 20-point lead ... matching their largest from Game 1 (70-50 BOS)

4:17—Anunoby misses a shot after the timeout and appears to get possession back after Tatum knocks the ball out of bounds. But the Celtics challenge and win, sending the ball back the green way.

4:37—Kornet's drive, off the feed from Tatum, forces a New York timeout (68-50 BOS)

5:09—A White drive re-establishes Boston's largest lead of the game (66-50 BOS)

5:21—After hitting a three on the other end, Browns draws a charge from Towns, who is charged with his third foul (64-50 BOS)

6:32—Having taken Anunoby's charge, White puts the Celtics back ahead by double figures (59-48 BOS)

6:44—Anunoby seemingly earns a showstopping dunk but is called for an offensive foul

7:09—Brunson finally gets to the foul line and hits one of two from the line after a Holiday foul (57-48 BOS)

11:07—After the teams exchange misses, Tatum re-establishes the double-figure lead with a three (53-41 BOS)

2nd Quarter: Celtics 50, Knicks 41

0.0—The Knicks end the half of an 11-4 run. Brown got to the fouline and only hit one of two, creating the first half margin (50-41 BOS)

15.2—Off a feed from Towns, Hart drives and cuts the lead below 10 again (49-41 BOS)

1:05—Brunson hits his first three-pointer of the night (49-39 BOS)

1:26—Holiday ends the run with a drive and gets one more after Bridges is charged with a foul (49-36 BOS)

1:50 —Anunoby keeps the good times rolling with a showstopping dunk off a long feed from Brunson (46-36 BOS)

2:20—Hart makes his free throws and then scores another double to narrow the gap to a dozen (46-34 BOS)

3:00—A White three gives the Celtics their biggest lead of the night. The Celtics take timeout shortly after, as White then fouls Hart (46-30 BOS)

3:32—Brunson's first foul puts White at the line for three and he hits all three (43-30 BOS)

3:50—Brunson's pass out of bounds is the Knicks' eighth turnover

4:34—The Knicks respond with an Anunoby three but Hart's first foul leads to an and-one for Brown, who hits it (40-30 BOS)

5:00—Brown turns an offensive rebound into Boston's fourth three (37-27 BOS)

5:48—Brunson scores after re-entering after the timeout, now 2-of-8 from the field after the sides exchanged tip-ins (34-27 BOS)

7:08—Following another scoring drive for Brown, the Knicks call timeout (30-23 BOS)

8:21—After getting rejected by him on the other end, Towns fouls Kornet to pick up his second foul. He remains in the game.

8:38—The Celtics have Luke Kornet attack Robinson for the foul opportunities. Hart steps in for Robinson.

8:39—Brown, trying to cover Towns, is charged with his second foul.

9:39—Towns doesn't get a foul this time, but another driving double cuts the deficit to five (26-21 BOS)

10:19—After a Tatum dunk, Towns gets back-to-back and-one opportunities after Horford fouls. Both are successful (26-19 BOS)

12:00—Robinson and Towns are both on the floor to start the second period.

1st Quarter: Celtics 24, Knicks 13

0.0—The quarter ends with a Horford miss from three. Boston is 3-of-10 from three, the Knicks are 1-of-8.

16.0—Brunson spins around Porzingis and hits his first shot on six attempts (24-13 BOS)

2:39—Timeout on the floor after Bridges fouls Payton Pritchard near the out-of-bounds line. Miles McBride comes in for Bridges. Kristaps Porzingis enters the game for Boston for the first time after missing most of Game 1 due to an illness. (19-9 BOS)

4:01—Hart hits the Knicks' first triple of the night on their fourth attempt (16-7 BOS)

4:43—After Brunson take a hard lick on a hard Brown offensive foul, Mitchell Robinson checks in for Towns.

5:28—The Celtics finally hit a three-pointer as White sinks the first on the team's sixth attempt (16-4 BOS)

6:12—After he alternates baskets with White, Towns is charged with his first foul on a successful pullup for Brown. Timeout on the floor. Afterward, Brown misses the free throw (11-4 BOS)

7:09—After a Horford tip-in, the Knicks get on the board (again) on a short Towns jumper (7-2 BOS)

8:15—A review proves costly for the Knicks: not only is Brunson charged with a clear-path foul, but Anunoby's opening three is ruled to have not beaten the shot clock. Holiday hits one of two to account for all scoring so far (5-0 BOS)

8:39—A Holiday layup gives Boston the lead for the first time (4-3 BOS)

9:21—Anunoby gets a steal but is unable to complete the fastbreak. The teams have gone cold since Boston got on the board with a Holiday double.

10:19—Mikal Bridges loses the game's first turnover on a dropped pass out of bounds

11:36—OG Anunoby's three beats the shot clock buzzer and opens scoring (3-0 NYK)

12:00—The Knicks win the opening tip and the game is underway

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