The Boston Celtics (22 - 33) defeated the New York Knicks (10 - 46) 115 - 94 on Wednesday at the TD Garden in Boston. While they were down 49 - 48 at half, the Celtics took off in the second half, out - scoring the Knicks 67 - 45 to finish the game. The Celtics used their superior shooting to to gain an advantage, as they went 51 percent from the field and 45 percent from the three - point line, while the Knicks finished at just 42 percent from the floor and a meager 10 percent from deep. The Celtics also out - rebounded the Knicks 46 - 41, only helping to further their lead. The Celtics saw a huge contribution from their bench, including their three leading scorers. Isaiah Thomas was one of those players, as he finished with 19 points (3 - 10 FG, 2 - 6 3Pt, 11 - 11 FT), six rebounds and seven assists in 27 minutes. He's played extremely well for Boston, averaging 20 points and 5 assists in the three games since coming over from Phoenix. Jae Crowder was another one of those bench contributors, posting 18 points (7 - 12 FG, 3 - 5 3Pt, 1 - 2 FT) and six rebounds in 28 minutes. He's really started to come on for the Celtics, combining to score 52 points, while grabbing 20 rebounds over his last three games. The third strong performance from the bench was to recently acquired Jonas Jerebko. In just 20 minutes, he went 7 - for - 10 from the field and 4 - for - 6 from the three - point line to score a team - high of 20 points. It marked a new season - high for the forward, as it was far - and - away his most productive performance on the season. Marcus Smart had a strong showing with the starters as well, posting 16 points (6 - 9 FG, 3 - 5 3Pt, 1 - 2 FT) and four assists. The Knicks were led by Andrea Bargnani, who came off the Knicks' bench to score 17 points (5 - 13 FG, 0 - 2 3Pt, 7 - 9 FT), while also adding six rebounds and two blocked shots in 25 minutes. Playing in just his seventh game of the season due to injury, it was easily his strongest showing to this point. The Knicks also received a nice effort from Jason Smith, who finished with 14 points (5 - 9 FG, 4 - 6 FT) and 10 rebounds. It marked just his third double - double of the season. Scoring 14 points (6 - 13 FG, 1 - 5 3Pt, 1 - 2 FT) of his own, Langston Galloway continued to stay one of the Knicks more consistent players of late. Over his last three games he's averaging 15 points, the best stretch of any other Knicks' player. Lou Amundson added an efficient 14 points as well, going 6 - for - 8 from the field and 2 - for - 2 from the free throw line. The Celtics' next game will be at home against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday, while the Knicks will be on the road against the Detroit Pistons on Friday.
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