Twitter reacts to Immanuel Quickley and Knicks outlasting Boston Celtics in 2OT

Immanuel Quickley’s career-high 38 points helped the Knicks outlast the Boston Celtics in an instant classic on March 5. After the two teams went blow for blow in the fourth quarter and both overtimes, New York prevailed 131-129.

Boston had heroic performances and moments as well, with Jayson Tatum going for 40 and Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, and Al Horford all coming up in major moments with a well-timed clutch shot. It wasn’t enough with Quickley, Julius Randle, and RJ Barrett all scoring at least 29 points. Brown did as well.

Star performances were everywhere, but with the Celtics blowing a seven-point halftime lead and losing after coming in as a 5-point favorite, so were the hot takes.

Twitter has dramatic reactions after the Boston Celtics blow another lead and lose to red-hot Knicks

The main BSS account claimed that Quickley ‘danced all over’ the Celtics’ grave while advocating for a lifetime deal for the sweet-shooting combo guard:

NBC Sports Boston’s Max Lederman doesn’t want what Quickley did to be glossed over by Celtics fans:

CelticsBlog’s Keith Smith feels Boston should concede its March 6 game in Cleveland due to the high minutes the Celtics starters and Grant Williams played in the crushing loss:

The NBA Top Shot Twitter account said what we were all thinking during the regular season game to remember:

Bill Simmons was angry about the lack of playing time for Derrick White:

With the Bucks winning, the standings gap grew. Boston needs a run to avoid having Milwaukee run away with the No. 1 seed in the east.