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Tatum, Celtics celebrate Banner 18 by making record-tying 29 3-pointers and crushing Knicks 132-109

AP
Oct 23, 2024

BOSTON (AP) Jayson Tatum continued Boston’s Banner 18 celebration by scoring 37 points and making eight of the Celtics' NBA record-tying 29 3-pointers on Tuesday as Boston ran away with a 132-109 victory over the New York Knicks on opening night.

Derrick White scored 24 points, Jaylen Brown added 23 and Tatum had 10 assists for the defending champions, who raised their NBA-most 18th championship banner to the rafters before the game. Boston led by as many as 35 points before missing its last 13 3-point attempts while trying to break the record.

Jalen Brunson scored 22 points for New York, and new addition Karl-Anthony Towns had just 12 points and seven rebounds.

With the Celtics leading by more than 20 points early in the third quarter, the TD Garden crowd’s attention strayed from the basketball game and it began chanting “Yankees Suck!”

The new-look Knicks were supposed to be the biggest threat to the Celtics in the Eastern Conference, but even after adding Towns and Mikal Bridges over the summer, they were no match for the team that finished 14 games in front last season.

On July 28, U.S. Olympic basketball coach Steve Kerr benched Tatum for a game against Serbia, guaranteeing Tatum would be motivated for the Celtics’ title defense.

The Celtics hit their 29th 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter, then fired up two long airballs and 13 misses in a row from beyond the arc as they went for the record set in 2020 by Milwaukee. The crowd chanted “One more 3!” in the final minutes, but on Boston's last possession Payton Pritchard dribbled out the shot clock without making another attempt.

The Celtics visit Washington on Thursday and the Knicks play their home opener against Indiana on Friday.

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1st Quarter
NY
Knicks
24
BOS
Celtics
43

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Al Horford (Derrick White gains possession)
11:48	+3	Jayson Tatum makes three point pullup jump shot (Derrick White assists)	0-3
11:27	+2	OG Anunoby makes two point driving layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	2-3
11:16		Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot
11:15		OG Anunoby defensive rebound
11:09	+2	Jalen Brunson makes two point running layup	4-3
10:54	+2	Derrick White makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	4-5
10:35	+2	Jalen Brunson makes two point pullup jump shot	6-5
10:21	+3	Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	6-8
9:53	+2	Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point turnaround hook shot	8-8
9:42		Jaylen Brown misses two point pullup jump shot
9:38		Jrue Holiday offensive rebound
9:34	+3	Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists)	8-11
9:26		Knicks 60 second timeout
9:17	+2	Josh Hart makes two point cutting layup (OG Anunoby assists)	10-11
9:08		Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot
9:07		Jalen Brunson defensive rebound
8:51		Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
8:50		Al Horford defensive rebound
8:44		Derrick White misses two point running layup
8:43		Josh Hart defensive rebound
8:33		Jalen Brunson turnover (lost ball) (Jayson Tatum steals)
8:30	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point running dunk (Derrick White assists)	10-13
8:12	+2	Josh Hart makes two point driving layup (Mikal Bridges assists)	12-13
8:03		Jrue Holiday misses three point jump shot
8:02		Celtics offensive rebound
7:57		Derrick White misses three point pullup jump shot
7:55		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
7:47		Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot
7:45		Derrick White defensive rebound
7:36	+3	Jaylen Brown makes three point jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists)	12-16
7:16		OG Anunoby misses two point pullup jump shot
7:15		Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
7:03		Jaylen Brown misses two point layup
7:02		Jaylen Brown offensive rebound
7:02	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point tip layup	12-18
6:45		Mikal Bridges misses two point fadeaway jump shot
6:44		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
6:35		OG Anunoby shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul)
6:35		Jayson Tatum misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:35		Celtics offensive rebound
6:35	+1	Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-19
6:21		Josh Hart turnover (bad pass) (Luke Kornet steals)
6:11	+2	Luke Kornet makes two point driving layup (Jayson Tatum assists)	12-21
5:57	+2	Jalen Brunson makes two point driving finger roll layup	14-21
5:43		Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot
5:41		Luke Kornet offensive rebound
5:39		Jericho Sims blocks Luke Kornet's two point putback layup
5:38		Jericho Sims defensive rebound
5:27		Josh Hart misses three point jump shot
5:26		Al Horford defensive rebound
5:09		Jayson Tatum turnover (bad pass) (OG Anunoby steals)
5:04		Payton Pritchard personal foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul)
4:53	+2	Miles McBride makes two point stepback jump shot	16-21
4:51		Celtics 60 second timeout
4:38	+3	Jayson Tatum makes three point pullup jump shot	16-24
4:10		Payton Pritchard shooting foul (Josh Hart draws the foul)
4:10	+1	Josh Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-24
4:10		Josh Hart misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:09		Derrick White defensive rebound
3:57	+3	Jayson Tatum makes three point pullup jump shot	17-27
3:37		Jalen Brunson turnover (bad pass) (Derrick White steals)
3:30		Derrick White misses three point running pullup jump shot
3:28		Jericho Sims defensive rebound
3:14		Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot
3:12		Jericho Sims offensive rebound
3:01		Josh Hart misses three point jump shot
2:59		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
2:50	+3	Jayson Tatum makes three point pullup jump shot	17-30
2:41		Knicks 60 second timeout
2:27		Cameron Payne turnover (bad pass) (Jrue Holiday steals)
2:24	+2	Jrue Holiday makes two point running layup	17-32
2:05	+3	Miles McBride makes three point stepback jump shot (OG Anunoby assists)	20-32
2:05		Sam Hauser shooting foul (Miles McBride draws the foul)
2:05		Miles McBride misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:05		Sam Hauser defensive rebound
1:45	+3	Jrue Holiday makes three point stepback jump shot (Luke Kornet assists)	20-35
1:29		Cameron Payne misses three point pullup jump shot
1:28		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
1:24		Cameron Payne personal foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul)
1:22	+3	Sam Hauser makes three point pullup jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	20-38
1:06		Mikal Bridges misses three point pullup jump shot
1:05		Sam Hauser defensive rebound
0:56	+2	Jrue Holiday makes two point cutting layup (Payton Pritchard assists)	20-40
0:56		Mikal Bridges defensive goaltending violation
0:39	+2	Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving hook shot	22-40
0:30	+3	Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	22-43
0:05	+2	Miles McBride makes two point stepback jump shot	24-43
0:01		Payton Pritchard misses three point pullup jump shot
0:01		Celtics offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
NY
Knicks
31
BOS
Celtics
31

Time		Play	Score
11:39	+2	Miles McBride makes two point stepback jump shot	26-43
11:23		Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot
11:21		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
11:10		Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot
11:09		Xavier Tillman defensive rebound
11:05		Sam Hauser misses two point running layup
11:04		OG Anunoby defensive rebound
10:49	+2	Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	28-43
10:33		Jaylen Brown offensive foul (Charge) (Miles McBride draws the foul)
10:33		Jaylen Brown turnover (offensive foul)
10:20		Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot
10:19		Jrue Holiday defensive rebound
10:00		Jrue Holiday misses three point jump shot
9:59		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
9:48		Cameron Payne misses two point driving floating jump shot
9:47		Sam Hauser defensive rebound
9:41		Jaylen Brown misses three point running pullup jump shot
9:39		Jrue Holiday offensive rebound
9:30		Xavier Tillman misses two point floating jump shot
9:29		Xavier Tillman offensive rebound
9:26	+3	Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Xavier Tillman assists)	28-46
9:14		Jrue Holiday shooting foul (Miles McBride draws the foul)
9:14	+1	Miles McBride makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-46
9:14	+1	Miles McBride makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-46
8:52	+3	Jrue Holiday makes three point pullup jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists)	30-49
8:36		Miles McBride turnover (out of bounds step)
8:20		Al Horford misses three point jump shot
8:17		Sam Hauser offensive rebound
8:14	+3	Jaylen Brown makes three point jump shot (Sam Hauser assists)	30-52
7:56		Pacome Dadiet misses three point jump shot
7:54		Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
7:47		Xavier Tillman misses three point jump shot
7:45		Cameron Payne defensive rebound
7:39		OG Anunoby misses three point running jump shot
7:38		Sam Hauser defensive rebound
7:18		Jaylen Brown misses two point fadeaway jump shot
7:16		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
6:54	+3	Miles McBride makes three point stepback jump shot	33-52
6:34	+2	Sam Hauser makes two point pullup jump shot (Al Horford assists)	33-54
6:18	+2	Cameron Payne makes two point driving finger roll layup	35-54
6:18		Celtics 60 second timeout
6:01		Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot
5:59		Jericho Sims defensive rebound
5:45		Jaylen Brown shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul)
5:45	+1	Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-54
5:45	+1	Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-54
5:26	+3	Jayson Tatum makes three point stepback jump shot	37-57
5:01		Jalen Brunson turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Brown steals)
4:58	+2	Jaylen Brown makes two point running dunk	37-59
4:40	+2	Jericho Sims makes two point cutting dunk (Josh Hart assists)	39-59
4:19	+3	Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists)	39-62
4:09	+2	Jalen Brunson makes two point cutting layup (Josh Hart assists)	41-62
3:50	+3	Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	41-65
3:36	+2	Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot	43-65
3:15		Miles McBride shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
3:15	+1	Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-66
3:15	+1	Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-67
3:05	+3	Jalen Brunson makes three point pullup jump shot	46-67
2:48		Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot
2:47		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
2:32	+3	Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists)	49-67
2:07	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup	49-69
2:01		Jalen Brunson misses two point driving layup
2:00		Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
1:50		Jalen Brunson personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
1:50		Knicks 60 second timeout
1:37	+3	Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot	49-72
1:17		Jayson Tatum shooting foul (Josh Hart draws the foul)
1:17	+1	Josh Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-72
1:17		Josh Hart misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:17		Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
0:59		Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot
0:57		OG Anunoby defensive rebound
0:40		Al Horford blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point driving hook shot
0:39		Knicks offensive rebound
0:34	+2	Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving hook shot	52-72
0:34		Al Horford shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-72
0:12	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup (Jrue Holiday assists)	53-74
0:01	+2	Josh Hart makes two point driving reverse layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	55-74
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
NY
Knicks
32
BOS
Celtics
39

Time		Play	Score
11:46		OG Anunoby misses two point fadeaway jump shot
11:45		Jayson Tatum defensive rebound
11:38	+3	Jaylen Brown makes three point stepback jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	55-77
11:26		Jalen Brunson turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
11:16	+3	Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	55-80
10:55		Celtics technical foul (Defensive three second)
10:55		Mikal Bridges misses technical free throw 1 of 1
10:55		Knicks offensive rebound
10:40	+2	Josh Hart makes two point cutting layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	57-80
10:17		OG Anunoby personal foul (Al Horford draws the foul)
10:10		Jaylen Brown misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
10:08		Jaylen Brown offensive rebound
10:06		Jaylen Brown misses two point putback layup
10:05		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
9:48		Mikal Bridges turnover (bad pass) (Al Horford steals)
9:43	+3	Jrue Holiday makes three point running pullup jump shot	57-83
9:41		Knicks 60 second timeout
9:24	+3	Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	60-83
9:14		Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Al Horford draws the foul)
9:00	+3	Jrue Holiday makes three point jump shot (Al Horford assists)	60-86
8:46		Knicks turnover (8-second violation)
8:35	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point pullup jump shot (Al Horford assists)	60-88
8:28		Al Horford shooting foul (Josh Hart draws the foul)
8:28	+1	Josh Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-88
8:28	+1	Josh Hart makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-88
8:12		Al Horford misses two point driving floating jump shot
8:11		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
7:56		Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot
7:55		Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
7:48		Jalen Brunson personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
7:39	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	62-90
7:20	+2	Mikal Bridges makes two point cutting layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	64-90
7:09	+3	Jayson Tatum makes three point pullup jump shot	64-93
6:57	+2	Jalen Brunson makes two point fadeaway jump shot	66-93
6:44		Al Horford misses three point jump shot
6:42		Josh Hart defensive rebound
6:36	+2	Jalen Brunson makes two point running layup (Josh Hart assists)	68-93
6:21	+3	Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Al Horford assists)	68-96
6:02		Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving layup
6:01		Josh Hart offensive rebound
5:51	+2	Mikal Bridges makes two point stepback jump shot	70-96
5:28	+3	Jaylen Brown makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists)	70-99
5:26		Knicks 60 second timeout
5:11		Luke Kornet blocks Jalen Brunson's two point driving floating jump shot
5:10		Jericho Sims offensive rebound
5:04	+3	Miles McBride makes three point pullup jump shot	73-99
4:42		Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot
4:40		Josh Hart defensive rebound
4:29	+2	Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	75-99
4:29		Derrick White shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul)
4:29	+1	Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	76-99
4:07	+2	Derrick White makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	76-101
3:53		Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
3:52		Luke Kornet defensive rebound
3:44		Jalen Brunson shooting foul (Derrick White draws the foul)
3:44	+1	Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-102
3:44	+1	Derrick White makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-103
3:33		Jalen Brunson misses three point stepback jump shot
3:32		Celtics defensive rebound
3:23	+2	Jayson Tatum makes two point cutting layup (Derrick White assists)	76-105
3:07		Sam Hauser personal foul (Josh Hart draws the foul)
3:00	+2	Mikal Bridges makes two point driving finger roll layup (Miles McBride assists)	78-105
2:40	+3	Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot	78-108
2:26		Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot
2:24		Cameron Payne offensive rebound
2:17	+3	Cameron Payne makes three point jump shot (OG Anunoby assists)	81-108
1:52	+3	Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	81-111
1:39	+3	Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Cameron Payne assists)	84-111
1:23		Derrick White misses three point jump shot
1:21		Jericho Sims defensive rebound
1:10		Miles McBride misses two point driving hook shot
1:08		Derrick White defensive rebound
1:01		Derrick White misses three point running pullup jump shot
0:59		Knicks defensive rebound
0:39	+3	Miles McBride makes three point pullup jump shot (Jericho Sims assists)	87-111
0:32		Jericho Sims blocks Jayson Tatum's two point driving layup
0:31		Luke Kornet offensive rebound
0:31	+2	Luke Kornet makes two point tip dunk	87-113
0:07		Jayson Tatum blocks Cameron Payne's two point driving floating jump shot
0:06		Jrue Holiday defensive rebound
0:00		Payton Pritchard turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Payne steals)
0:00		End of period

4th Quarter
NY
Knicks
22
BOS
Celtics
19

Time		Play	Score
11:37		Jaylen Brown misses two point jump shot
11:36		Xavier Tillman offensive rebound
11:33	+3	Sam Hauser makes three point jump shot (Xavier Tillman assists)	87-116
11:14		Xavier Tillman shooting foul (OG Anunoby draws the foul)
11:14	+1	OG Anunoby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	88-116
11:14	+1	OG Anunoby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	89-116
11:04	+3	Jaylen Brown makes three point pullup jump shot	89-119
10:47	+2	Mikal Bridges makes two point driving finger roll layup	91-119
10:39		Cameron Payne personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
10:28		OG Anunoby shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
10:28	+1	Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	91-120
10:28	+1	Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	91-121
10:20		Miles McBride misses three point jump shot
10:19		Xavier Tillman defensive rebound
10:10		Cameron Payne personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
10:00		Jaylen Brown misses two point pullup jump shot
9:58		OG Anunoby defensive rebound
9:54		Jaylen Brown personal foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul)
9:50		OG Anunoby misses three point stepback jump shot
9:48		Payton Pritchard defensive rebound
9:34	+2	Al Horford makes two point driving hook shot (Payton Pritchard assists)	91-123
9:18	+2	Mikal Bridges makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Cameron Payne assists)	93-123
8:54	+3	Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists)	93-126
8:41		OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot
8:39		Al Horford defensive rebound
8:35	+2	Jrue Holiday makes two point running layup (Al Horford assists)	93-128
8:35		Knicks 60 second timeout
8:25		Cameron Payne misses three point pullup jump shot
8:23		Jericho Sims offensive rebound
8:16		Jericho Sims misses two point driving hook shot
8:15		Payton Pritchard defensive rebound
8:05		Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot
8:04		Knicks defensive rebound
7:54	+2	Miles McBride makes two point pullup jump shot	95-128
7:26		Xavier Tillman misses three point stepback jump shot
7:24		OG Anunoby defensive rebound
7:19		Cameron Payne misses three point running jump shot
7:17		Payton Pritchard defensive rebound
7:02	+2	Xavier Tillman makes two point driving reverse layup (Jrue Holiday assists)	95-130
6:37	+3	Pacome Dadiet makes three point jump shot (Miles McBride assists)	98-130
6:18		Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot
6:16		Cameron Payne defensive rebound
6:06		OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot
6:05		Knicks offensive rebound
6:05		Jrue Holiday personal foul (Loose ball) (Pacome Dadiet draws the foul)
5:56		Xavier Tillman kicked ball violation
5:47	+2	Jericho Sims makes two point driving reverse layup (Cameron Payne assists)	100-130
5:26		Ariel Hukporti blocks Payton Pritchard's two point driving layup
5:24		Pacome Dadiet defensive rebound
5:17	+2	Cameron Payne makes two point driving layup	102-130
4:59		Sam Hauser misses three point pullup jump shot
4:58		Ariel Hukporti defensive rebound
4:48	+2	Cameron Payne makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	104-130
4:31		Payton Pritchard misses three point pullup jump shot
4:30		Jericho Sims defensive rebound
4:20	+3	Tyler Kolek makes three point jump shot (Cameron Payne assists)	107-130
4:20		Celtics 60 second timeout
4:04	+2	Sam Hauser makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Jordan Walsh assists)	107-132
3:44	+2	Cameron Payne makes two point pullup jump shot	109-132
3:32		Xavier Tillman misses two point driving hook shot
3:31		Jericho Sims defensive rebound
3:19		Pacome Dadiet misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
3:18		Xavier Tillman defensive rebound
3:02		Sam Hauser misses three point pullup jump shot
3:00		Ariel Hukporti defensive rebound
2:47		Jericho Sims turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
2:34		Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot
2:32		Xavier Tillman offensive rebound
2:30		Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot
2:28		Payton Pritchard offensive rebound
2:25		Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot
2:24		Ariel Hukporti defensive rebound
2:12		Tyler Kolek turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
2:01		Xavier Tillman misses three point jump shot
1:58		Knicks defensive rebound
1:58		Neemias Queta personal foul (Loose ball) (Ariel Hukporti draws the foul)
1:36		Tyler Kolek turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
1:26		Payton Pritchard misses three point pullup jump shot
1:24		Ariel Hukporti defensive rebound
1:12		Tyler Kolek misses two point driving finger roll layup
1:11		Xavier Tillman defensive rebound
0:57		Sam Hauser misses three point stepback jump shot
0:55		Celtics offensive rebound
0:55		Pacome Dadiet personal foul (Loose ball) (Xavier Tillman draws the foul)
0:52		Jordan Walsh misses three point jump shot
0:51		Knicks defensive rebound
0:36		Jacob Toppin misses three point jump shot
0:35		Celtics defensive rebound
0:11		Celtics turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Celtics turnover (shot clock violation)