Celtics out-muscled in final regular-season test, fall 118-109 to Knicks

It could have been a dress rehearsal. One final regular-season test for the Celtics against worthy competition. A nationally televised game buzzing with playoff energy and atmosphere, yet none of the stakes. Instead, Thursday night was an undressing. The Knicks handled the Celtics 118-109 at TD Garden, leading by as many as 31 before Boston swallowed its first home loss since Feb. 1. New York took 13 more shots and dominated the glass around a 22-3 run that closed the first half. Jalen Brunson and Bojan Bogdanovic lit the second-quarter...