The Boston Celtics raised their 18th championship banner to the rafters Tuesday night. Then they spent 48 minutes reminding everybody why they should be considered prohibitive favorites to do it again.
Boston dominated the visiting New York Knicks, 132–109, behind a historic flurry of three-point shots. With 29 makes from beyond the arc, the Celtics tied the all-time NBA record for most three-point shots made in one game (and only a ludicrous cold streak by the bench in the last six minutes prevented them from setting the record outright). All five Celtics starters recorded at least three makes from deep. Despite shooting 55.1% from the floor, the Knicks had no hope of keeping up with that firepower.
