Jalen Brunson made two free throws with 12.7 seconds to play, lifting the New York Knicks to a 91-90 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday and a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Boston had a chance to recover in the final seconds, but Mikal Bridges knocked the ball away from Jayson Tatum and New York took possession.
In the night’s other game, the Oklahoma City Thunder bounced back from a Game 1 loss against the Denver Nuggets with a record-setting 87 points in the first half of Game 2 that set the stage for a 149-106 victory.
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