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Madison Square Garden was rocking like it was Game 7, and Julius Randle put together a performance fitting of the moment.
Randle scored 35 points and Evan Fournier added 32 as the New York Knicks earned a 138-134 win over the Boston Celtics in a double-overtime thriller Wednesday to kick off their 2021-22 NBA season.
The Knicks led by as many as 11 points in the fourth quarter, but the Celtics battled back to send the game to overtime on a Marcus Smart three as time expired in regulation. The two teams then battled back-and-forth over two overtime periods, with the first featuring insane shot-making and the second turning into an ugly, sloppy slugfest as the teams ran out of energy.
Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 46 points, the most all time by a Celtic in a season opener, but did not get much help from his co-stars. Jayson Tatum and Smart finished a combined 12-of-44 from the floor.
Six Knicks players were in double figures, including a 10-point effort from Kemba Walker in his first game against the Celtics since being traded by Boston in the offseason.
What’s Next?
The Celtics host the Toronto Raptors on Friday while the Knicks travel to play the Orlando Magic.
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