Last night was the eighth time in their long rivalry that the Knicks had two players score 30-plus points in a game against the Celtics.
So, here’s the list…
February 7, 1960 (at Boston): Knicks 142, Celtics 135 — Kenny Sears 39, Richie Guerin 37
February 11, 1961 (at Boston): Knicks 129, Celtics 107 — Richie Guerin 40, Willie Naulls 34
January 23, 1971 (at New York): Knicks 128, Celtics 107 — Walt Frazier 32, Willis Reed 30
March 27, 1976 (at New York): Knicks 105, Celtics 103 — Earl Monroe 35, Spencer Haywood 31
May 4, 1988 (Eastrern Conference first round Game 3 at New York): Knicks 109, Celtics 100 — Johnny Newman 34, Patrick Ewing 31
January 4, 2009 (at New York): Knicks 100, Celtics 88 — Wilson Chandler 31, Al Harrington 30
October 20, 2021 (at New York, the BING BONG Game): Knicks 138, Celtics 134 (OT) — Julius Randle 35, Evan Fournier 32
March 5, 2023 (at Boston): Knicks 131, Celtics 129 (2OT) — Immanuel Quickley 38, Julius Randle 31
Shoutout to RJ Barrett’s 29-point game last night, too. An incredible regular-season basketball game all around… and the first time the Knicks had a pair of 30-point scorers in Boston, it turns out, since 1961, four years before We Can Work It Out was recorded.
We Can Pod It Out 61: We Can Work It Out