Wilson Chandler scored a career-high 31 points, and the New York Knicks snapped an eight-game losing streak against the sputtering Boston Celtics with a 100-88 victory Sunday night.
Al Harrington added 30 for the Knicks, who hadn’t beaten Boston at Madison Square Garden since March 23, 2005, dropping the last six meetings. Capitalizing on a quiet night for Kevin Garnett, they seized control in the third quarter, never let it get too close in the fourth and added to what is now clearly a Celtics slump.
Chandler put the finishing touches on the upset when he took a long outlet pass from David Lee and made a layup while being fouled, making the free throw for a 98-86 lead with 2:11 to play.