Knicks Deal Celtics Brutal History in Blowout Win

The New York Knicks were on the wrong end of a blowout when they played against the Detroit Pistons last week.

A 118-80 loss on the road at Little Caesars Arena snapped an eight-game winning streak for the Knicks. They were short-handed in the contest, playing without Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby and Miles McBride. Jose Alvarado, their trade deadline acquisition, wasn’t with the team yet either.

Coming off a brutal performance, things weren’t getting any easier for New York, which was traveling to take on its rivals, the Boston Celtics. Another blowout ensued, but the Knicks were on the correct side of it this time, while also accomplishing an impressive feat.

New York won the game 111-89, picking up their 34th victory of the season. The margin of victory on the road was impressive enough, but it was also a milestone victory for the franchise. That is because the 89 points scored by the Celtics are the fewest the team has had in a home game under their current head coach, Joe Mazzulla.

Knicks help Celtics make ugly history under Joe Mazzulla

Boston knows a thing or two about playing stifling defense. They entered the matinee riding a five-game streak of holding their opponents below 100 points scored. That is the longest such streak in the NBA, breaking the four-game streak the Knicks had snapped last week.

Now, New York has stopped the Celtics’ streak at five in dominating fashion.