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It looked like Josh Hart was wearing a red mask. But in reality, it was all blood. While going up for a layup with 3:30 left in the first quarter, Hart took an elbow to the face, right above his left eye,
Tensions flared during Game 5 between the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics, but it wasn't just the action on the court that had fans buzzing. Shannon Hart, wife of Knicks guard Josh Hart, set Twitter on fire with a one-word reaction to a controversial move by Jaylen Brown.
Josh Hart logged more minutes than any NBA player this season. His reward? Sore limbs — and the NBA’s new minutes leader trophy.
The New York Knicks guard averaged 37.6 minutes per game this season, the most of any player according to NBA.com.
That intensity was on full display Monday night during the New York Knicks' 121-113 victory over the Boston Celtics. The win brought the Knicks within one game of the Eastern Conference Finals and put them in position to eliminate the defending NBA champion Celtics.
Derrick White scored a game-high 34 points and Jaylen Brown added 26 as the Celtics used a strong third quarter to run away with the win. Tatum tore his Achilles in Monday's Game 4 and will miss the remainder of this playoff run and potentially all of next season.
The Boston Celtics championship defense is still alive. In the team's first game since losing star forward Jayson Tatum, big nights from Jaylen Brown and Derrick White helped steer the team to a 127-102 victory over the New York Knicks and cut the series deficit to 3-2.