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Knicks start title defense with two straight losses after comeback comes up short in Boston

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Bondy, S. (2026, October 24). Knicks start title defense with two straight losses after comeback comes up short in Boston. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/23/sports/knicks-start-title-defense-0-2-after-comeback-comes-up-short-vs-celtics/

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The New York Knicks began their title defense by losing to the Boston Celtics for the second consecutive game, falling to 0-2. In Friday’s match, Jayson Tatum scored 36 points, nine of them in the final six minutes, helping secure Boston's victory at 107-103 despite the Knicks’ late-game comeback attempt led by Jalen Brunson and Deuce McBride off the bench. Mikal Bridges struggled again, shooting zero for eight from the field before being substituted out with 8½ minutes left in the game.

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On October 21, 2026, the Boston Celtics defeated the New York Knicks 107-103 in a high-scoring NBA game with 12 lead changes. Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 36 points, including seven of his team’s final eight to secure the victory. The Knicks, defending champions from last season, dropped to 0-2 after losing their opener against the Philadelphia 76ers. Key players for the Knicks included Karl-Anthony Towns with 22 points and Jalen Brunson who scored 19 but struggled shooting (missing 10 of his 17 attempts). Coach Mike Brown criticized his team's lack of physicality, particularly in handling screens, which allowed mismatches against weaker defenders like Brunson and Towns, contributing to their poor start.

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🔮 And his shot will come eventually.

2026-11-03 · assertive framing · Slow-starting Mikal Bridges benched during Knicks fourth-quarter comeback

🔮 But the Knicks couldn’t make it happen.

2026-10-31 · assertive framing · Jalen Brunson fails to deliver in the clutch as Knicks fall short in NBA Cup opener to 76ers

🔮 CHICAGO — The Knicks will start their secondary title defense like they began their primary — against LeBron and the 76ers.

2026-10-30 · assertive framing · Knicks begin NBA Cup title defense with shot at revenge against LeBron James, 76ers

🔮 Jalen Williams, a foundational piece in Oklahoma City, dislocated his ankle and fractured his fibula.

2026-10-29 · mixed framing · The NBA curse the Knicks have sidestepped into sustained contention

🔮 Assistant coach Chris Jent will be away from the team for an undisclosed period of time for personal reasons, The Post has learned.

2026-10-27 · assertive framing · Knicks assistant Chris Jent to miss time due to personal reasons

🔮 Brown said Drummond will remain the first backup in Tuesday’s game against the Pistons.

2026-10-26 · assertive framing · Knicks’ Andre Drummond bristles after being benched for lack of effort

🔮 Those will eventually fall.

2026-10-24 · assertive framing · Mike Brown calls out Knicks’ lack of physicality amid ugly 0-2 start

🔮 It’s only No. 33 for Ewing, No. 15 for Dick McGuire and a lot of champions — the combined starting lineups of 1970 and 1973, plus the coach: No. 10 Walt Frazier, No. 19 Willis Reed, No. 12 Dick Barnett, No. 22 Dave DeBusschere, No. 24 Bill Bradley, No. 613 for Red Holzman’s career victories.

2026-10-20 · assertive framing · Which current Knicks will join their title banner in the Garden rafters?

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2026-10-16 · assertive framing · Knicks have plenty of repeat doubters NBA survey shows

🔮 Coach Mike Brown said he would revisit Towns as the hub this season and Thursday’s evidence was on display early.

2026-10-16 · assertive framing · Karl-Anthony Towns doesn’t miss a beat in return to Knicks playoff-like form

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The Knicks were still stuck in the mud. asserted

Knicks → stick → mud

By the time the Knicks climbed out of their hole, it was too late because Jayson Tatum sent them right back down. asserted

Tatum → climb → them

Tatum caught fire down the stretch of Boston’s 107-103 victory Friday night against the Knicks, who fell to 0-2 as the reigning champs. asserted

who → catch → champs

The Celtics star dropped nine of his 36 points in the final six minutes, including two jumpers in the last minute as New York’s defense failed to key on the opponent’s top threat. asserted

defense → drop → threat

The Knicks offense, meanwhile, was riding the struggle bus and the team trailed for all but two minutes of the second half. asserted

team → rid → half

Jalen Brunson missed 10 of his 17 shots in 37 minutes, following up on his disappointing opening night against the Sixers. asserted

Brunson → miss → Sixers

Bridges also disappeared again. asserted

Bridges → disappear → ?

He shot 0-for-8 and was benched for the last 8 ½ minutes in favor of Deuce McBride, who was a bright spot with 20 points off the bench. asserted

who → shoot → bench

Still, the Knicks cut the deficit to one on Brunson’s pull-up with 1:41 remaining — a familiar play during the plentiful New York comebacks of the past. asserted

Knicks → cut → past

This time, Tatum responded with seven straight Celtics points and Karl-Anthony Towns committed a costly turnover on a moving screen. asserted

Towns → respond → screen

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