Summer Celtics exact revenge on Knicks, win 94-81

In a Game 7 we didn’t get a chance to see in the 2025 NBA Playoffs, the Celtics beat the Knicks 94-81 in their second Summer League game on the Vegas Strip.

Led by a balanced attack from Boston’s draft picks, the Summer C’s overcame a poor-shooting night from 3 (5-of-27) with an aggressive defense (forcing 22 Knicks turnovers for 29 points).

The team had planned for Hugo Gonzalez to sit out one of the games of Boston’s back-to-back today and tomorrow. Gonzalez, along with Miles Norris, were on the bench in Cox Pavillion. In Gonzalez’s place, Baylor Scheierman filled in as the de facto point guard.

Many had hoped/projected Scheierman to make a Sam Hauser-type jump as a possible shooter/spacer,…