The Celtics and Knicks arrive at the end-of-season match with very different motivations: the hosts have already been certain of 1st place in the East for some time, the guests are chasing 2nd. And the difference can be seen entirely in the performance of Jalen Brunson, who dominates the game together with Donte DiVincenzo (17 points) and Josh Hart (16 points and 16 rebounds). Boston leaves ample space on the bench which produces 16 points with Payton Pritchard and 15 with Sam Hauser.
There is almost a timid candidacy, perhaps not even so timid, in the season finale of Brunson, who also at the TD Garden is by far the best on the pitch and leads New York to victory with 39 points in 30 minutes played, shooting 15/23 .