Overview
- Boston’s 112-106 loss in New York on Thursday keeps the magic number to clinch the No. 2 seed at one with two games left at TD Garden.
- Baylor Scheierman scored a season-high 20 points and went 6-for-7 from three, including shots that briefly put the Celtics ahead late.
- Hours before tip-off, the team ruled Jaylen Brown out with left Achilles tendinitis, and coach Joe Mazzulla moved rookie Jordan Walsh into the starting lineup.
- Nikola Vučević, a trade-deadline addition, played his third game since a 14-game absence and looked more comfortable in Boston’s motion offense.
- New York sealed it on two late Josh Hart threes after broken plays, while Jayson Tatum’s six turnovers and cold perimeter shooting undercut Boston’s finish.