Knicks throttle shorthanded Celtics with dominant second quarter | JQJO

The Knicks shook off a sluggish start to beat the Celtics 105-95 at the Garden, powered by a 42-14 second quarter and a deep bench to move to 2-0 under new coach Mike Brown. Jalen Brunson scored 31, Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 and 13 rebounds, with timely threes and energy off the bench. Boston, still without Jayson Tatum, committed nine first-half turnovers that fueled 15 transition points and never recovered. New York, minus Mitchell Robinson, dominated the glass by 16 and turned 21 offensive rebounds into 21 second-chance points.