Garden Party: WOOF WOOF 🐕
Do you hear ... barking?
Don't worry; you don't need to get your ears checked. That's just the sound of 19,000 Celtics fans sounding off at Luke Kornet, who came off the bench for 10 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 (seven!) blocks in the
Perhaps emboldened by the election of a new Pope (Kornet is a Catholic and has a defunct
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'I was barking with him,' Derrick White said after the game. 'It's just fun to see him do that.'
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The barking celebration
Kornet made plenty of them on Wednesday, and the Celtics live to see another game.
Woof woof, indeed. Let's get into it.
About last night and what's on deck
The Swiss Army Knife Celtics
With no Jayson Tatum, the Celtics needed a little of everything from all of their players — and that's what they got.
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Six Celtics (Al Horford, Jrue Holiday, Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard, White, and Luke Kornet) hit double figures, led by 34 points from White and 26 points, 12 assists, and 8 rebounds from Brown. Brown even
But it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows. New York was a thorn in Boston's side all night, leading by 2 after the first quarter and getting things tied up by halftime. Boston began to pull away in the third, then extended its lead in the fourth, but it wasn't until the final minutes that the Knicks looked like they were out of it.
Josh Hart led the scoring for New York with 24, and Jalen Brunson had 22 before fouling out in the fourth quarter. He made sure to wave to the crowd when he was shown on the TD Garden Jumbotron after his sixth foul, which, of course,
The win keeps Boston's title defense hopes alive, as the Celtics will head down to what's sure to be a hostile Madison Square Garden on Friday for Game 6.
Don't get in Luke Kornet's way when he's got a full head of steam.
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End of the road for Warriors, Golden Knights, Toronto Sceptres
Here's what you may have missed Wednesday night.
🏀 The Warriors' season came to an end with a 121-110 loss to Minnesota in Game 5.
🏒 Ah, Brad Marchand — remember that guy? The former Bruin seems to have found greener pastures. His Florida Panthers steamrolled his longtime nemesis, Toronto, in a 6-1 win in Game 5. (The Lil' Ball o' Hate contributed an assist in the win.) Florida now has a 3-2 edge and can close it out at home on Friday.
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🏒 A scrum in front of the Vegas crease resulted in an overtime goal from Kasperi Kapanen, and the Oilers won, 1-0, to take the series in five games. They'll play the winner of the Dallas-Winnipeg series, which the Stars lead 3-1.
🏒 Kendall Coyne Schofield scored late in the third period to force overtime, and Taylor Heise scored the winner as the Minnesota Frost hung on to beat Toronto, 4-3, in the first round of the PWHL playoffs. The Frost will continue their pursuit of a second straight Walter Cup against the winner of the Montreal-Ottawa series, which continues Friday.
🗓️ Up next:
This Eastern Conference semifinal will head back to New York Friday for Game 6 at Madison Square Garden.
In the know
Christopher L. Gasper on the Celtics' most crucial pieces
Derrick White serves up a triple to go with a side of sass.
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We caught up with
Emma: It was a huge game for a number of Celtics, with six players in double figures in Jayson Tatum's absence. Whose contribution do you think was most crucial to the win?
Chris:
It's tough. There were a lot of guys that really stepped up.
I thought Jaylen Brown stepped up in terms of his distributing. And then how can you not look at what Kornet did coming off the bench, having to play when Kristaps Porzingis was unable to go. Coach Joe Mazzulla said Porzingis couldn't breathe. He just played 12 minutes in the first half, and he wasn't particularly effective. The Knicks have hurt them with that double big lineup, and Kornet was able to come off the bench. He had 7 blocks, 5 in the third quarter, 10 points, 9 rebounds — sort of that unsung hero guy.
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You knew you needed a big night from Jaylen, you got that. You knew you needed a big night from White, you got that. But you weren't expecting to get what you got from Kornet for sure.
Emma: Coming into Game 5, what was your prediction for the series? And did that change at all after seeing what you saw on Wednesday?
Chris:
I thought the Celtics would win this game tonight, because for the Knicks, it's human nature to let up a little bit. And with Tatum being out, they let up a little bit. And when I looked at the Celtics, I think sometimes people forget you still have an All-NBA wing, you still have All-Star caliber players in White and Holiday, and you have the Sixth Man of the Year in Pritchard. So yeah, you don't have a top five player in Tatum, but it's not like you're completely bereft of talent.
And even when you watch the game and you watch Game 5, I didn't look out there and think, 'Oh my God, the Celtics are totally outmanned.' I thought it was still pretty even from a talent standpoint.
So I thought they would win this game, but the challenge will be Game 6, because that's basically going to be do or die for both teams. I think the Knicks know if they lose that game, it's really dicey to have to come back [to Boston], and the pressure shifts to them. The Celtics, obviously, they can't afford another loss. Look, only 13 teams in the history of the NBA have come back from 3-1 down. It is a tremendous climb, but they've given themselves an opportunity.
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For the group chat
Lisan al Gaib
It's no use, Joe!
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Death, taxes, and Timothée Chalamet courtside at Knicks games.
The 29-year-old actor (who you may know as Paul Atreides in 'Dune,' Bob Dylan in 'A Complete Unknown,' and Theodore 'Laurie' Laurence in 'Little Women,' which is, in my opinion, the greatest film adaptation of a book of all time outside the Harry Potter universe, but I digress), is a native New Yorker and a diehard Knicks fan, and he's been in attendance for each of the last three games of this series.
Chalamet, who had been in Rome just days earlier,
Before Game 5, Chalamet posted a video to his Instagram story declaring that he was behind enemy lines, seated courtside at TD Garden, but by the end of the game, the post had been removed. He replaced it with an image of a black background with the number 6 on it.
But his beloved Knickerbockers are 1-2 in games Chalamet has attended this series, so perhaps his favorite team would prefer if he sat this next one out.
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Three stories you shouldn't miss
Get that weak stuff outta here.
Barry Chin/Globe Staff
🐶 Woof woof:
Luke Kornet has become a bit of a folk hero for Celtics fans, but on Wednesday, he played the role of hero on the court as well.
💪 Pressure's on:
The Celtics won Game 5 with small adjustments and unselfish play.
🧦 Don't let 'em win one:
The Celtics heard the rumblings that their season was as good as over and responded loudly in Game 5.
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