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NBA: Tatum leads Celtics rally past Knicks, Bucks pip Bulls

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (2-L) gestures after making a three point shot as New York Knicks" Ryan="" Arcidiacono="" DaQuan="" Jeffries="" and="" Miles="" McBride="" look="" on="" from="" the="" bench="" during="" second="" half="" of="" their="" NBA="" game="" at="" TD="" Garden="" in="" November="" CJ="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/11/14/111423_nba_bos-jayson-tatum_epa.jpg"/><figcaption>Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (2-L) gestures after making a three point shot as New York Knicks&#x27; Ryan Arcidiacono (L), DaQuan Jeffries (2-R) and Miles McBride (R) look on from the bench during the second half of their NBA game at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, November 13, 2023. <em>CJ Gunther, EPA-EFE.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>NEW YORK -- Jayson Tatum and Kristaps Porzingis led a second-half fightback as the Boston Celtics overpowered the New York Knicks 114-98 in the NBA on Monday.</p><p>Tatum finished with 35 points – including 17 in the fourth quarter – while Porzingis added 21 to fire the Celtics to their eighth win of the season.</p><p>&quot;First half, they were scoring at will, but second half we started making stops,&quot; Tatum said after the Celtics bagged their third straight victory.</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;ve had three games in four days, now we go out on the road for a week and play some good teams – hopefully we can keep it going,&quot; Tatum added.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WPo-xUacfHg?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>New York caused Boston problems in the first half, edging into an eight-point lead in the second quarter with Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle both influential at Boston&#x27;s TD Garden.</p><p>But Jaylen Brown drained a superb three-pointer from 25 feet on the stroke of half-time to cut the Knicks&#x27; lead to just one point at 53-52 heading into the break.</p><p>That parting shot from Brown was to herald a third quarter rally from Boston that ultimately took the game away from the Knicks, who had been chasing a fourth straight victory.</p><p>Porzingis led the third quarter onslaught with 11 points from 3-of-3 shooting, including two from outside the arc, along with 3-of-3 from the free throw line.</p><p>Tatum then turned it on in the fourth quarter with his 17-point display as the Celtics outscored the Knicks 30-22 in the final frame to complete victory.</p><p>Tatum finished with five three-pointers throughout the game from 13-of-23 shooting, with six rebounds and seven assists. Porzingis&#x27;s 21-point haul included three from three-point range, while Brown had 22 points, five rebounds and six assists.</p><p>Brunson led the Knicks scorers with 26 points while Randle finished with 25. Josh Hart added 16 points with Quentin Grimes chipping in 12 points.</p><p>&quot;I like that we&#x27;re finding different ways to win,&quot; Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said afterward. &quot;We have to understand that it&#x27;s not always going to be easy, but it&#x27;s how we respond that&#x27;s important.&quot;</p><p>The Celtics improved to 8-2 to remain second in the Eastern Conference behind the Philadelphia 76ers (8-1).</p><p>Elsewhere Monday, the Toronto Raptors pulled off a remarkable comeback to snatch victory over the Washington Wizards, overturning a 23-point second-half deficit to win 111-107.</p><p>The Wizards looked to be cruising to victory after roaring into a 64-45 half-time lead against a misfiring Toronto offense. But the Raptors flipped the script after half-time, outscoring Washington 66-43 in the final two quarters to take the win.</p><p>Pascal Siakam inspired the Toronto fightback with 39 points, while Scottie Barnes added 19 and Jakob Poeltl 13. Kyle Kuzma led Washington&#x27;s scoring with 34 points.</p><p>In Milwaukee, 35 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo helped the Bucks bounce back from consecutive defeats on the road to clinch a 118-109 win over the Chicago Bulls.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NId11bSSEaw?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Milwaukee jumped on Chicago early, opening up a 17-point lead at the end of the first quarter before the Bulls rallied in the second and third quarters.</p><p>Chicago went briefly in front in the third but Milwaukee pulled clear to open up a double-digit lead in the fourth before coasting to victory.</p><p>Bobby Portis supported Antetokounmpo with 19 points from the bench while Khris Middleton added 13 and Damian Lillard 12.</p><p>Nikola Vucevic led the Chicago scoring with 26 points.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

Jayson Tatum and Kristaps Porzingis led a second-half fightback as the Boston Celtics overpowered the New York Knicks 114-98 in the NBA on Monday.