Celtics vs. Knicks: Score and Twitter Reaction from Christmas Day 2016

The New York Knicks trotted into Sunday’s Christmas matinee against the Boston Celtics looking to extend their winning streak to three games, but the visitors had other ideas.

With their sights set on washing away memories of a tough loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday, the Celtics dispatched the Knicks 119-114 at Madison Square Garden thanks to a go-ahead three-pointer by Marcus Smart with 47 seconds remaining.

Smart’s long-range conversion came on the heels of a 16-3 New York run that tied the game at 112 after the Knicks had trailed by nine points with less than two-and-a-half minutes to go, via the NBA:

Marcus Smart’s 3 puts the @celtics back on top! #NBAXmas pic.twitter.com/Fq8sv5pHBS

— NBA (@NBA) December 25, 2016

Boston’s Isaiah Thomas starred with 27 points and four assists, while Kelly Olynyk and Smart came up large with 16 and 15 points, respectively, off the bench.

Then there was Al Horford, who operated deftly below the free-throw line, recording 15 points, seven rebounds, five assists, three steals, two blocks and one monster tomahawk dunk over Kristaps Porzingis:

Horford RISES to the hoop! #NBAVine #NBAXmas 🎄 https://t.co/139XR7phfx

— NBA (@NBA) December 25, 2016

Speaking of New York’s stretchy big, Porzingis scored 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting to go with 12 boards and four blocks.

Derrick Rose was electric as well and finished with 25 points, but he was a sieve on defense and couldn’t stay in front of the Celtics’ bevy of backcourt talents, as Vice Sports’ Jared Dubin pointed out:

Rose crossing Bradley into the ground followed by Bradley smoking Rose on a back cut seems about right.

— Yaya Dubin (@JADubin5) December 25, 2016

Carmelo Anthony added a game-high 29 points on 9-of-24 shooting to help the Knicks stay close through three quarters, but he was relatively quiet in the fourth …

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