The New York Knicks walked into TD Garden on Tuesday night with momentum and belief, and for the first 12 minutes, they looked every bit like a contender. The ball movement was crisp, the defense suffocating, and every shot felt inevitable. But what began as near-basketball perfection collapsed into inconsistency, frustration, and ultimately a 123-117 loss to the Boston Celtics.

After the game, Josh Hart didn’t hold back.

“We can’t get bored with what’s working,” Hart said , a sentence that now hangs over this team like a warning siren. Expand Tweet

New York’s performance was a tale of extremes. In the opening stretch, the Knicks swarmed Boston defensively, contested everything, and executed with sharpness and energy.

For a moment, it looked like the Knicks had officially ente

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