BOSTON, Dec. 19 (BUS): Josh Richardson scored an all-time high of 27 points, Jason Tatum 25 and the Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 114-107 on Saturday night with each team losing six players due to COVID-19 protocols. .
Jaylen Brown added 23 points for Boston. After taking a 15-point lead at the end of the first half, the Celtics won only for the second time in their last six games, the AP said.
“It was clear that being mentally there for five days was good for me,” said Richardson, who was also on COVID protocol this month. “I was pushing myself when I was out. I was grateful to get those negative tests so quickly and come back.”
Evan Fournier, who played for Boston last season, beat the Knicks to match their season’s high with 32 points. New York lost five of six.
Kemba Walker, who played for Boston the past two seasons, started for the Knicks and scored a season-high 29 points before spoiling. He was put on the bench after starting his first 18 games in New York and hasn’t played in the last 10. Julius Randle added 20 points and seven rebounds.
The Richardson 3 Index early in the last quarter gave Boston the lead forever, 91-89. The Celtics finished 104-97 in Tatum’s 3-point game with 5:35 to play.
The Knicks held a two-possession match until Robert Williams III had Dunk, making it 109-102 with 3:14 left. Richardson sealed 3 from the left corner with 32.6 seconds remaining.
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