On the second night of a back-to-back, the Celtics fell in love with the 3-pointer … and won by double-digits with a 133-118 victory over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
Here are the takeaways.
1. The Celtics set a franchise record for 3-pointers made, shooting an otherworldly 27-for-51 (52.9 percent) from the floor. Every player who played made a 3-pointer, even Blake Griffin (1-for-2) and Noah Vonleh (1-for-1) who got extended minutes with Luke Kornet away from the team. The three biggest contributors? Jayson Tatum (6-for-13), Jaylen Brown (6-for-11) and Sam Hauser (5-for-8), who combined for 17 of the 27.