Knicks erase 20-point deficit, shock Celtics with overtime win in Game 1

The New York Knicks shocked the Boston Celtics to open up their second-round NBA Playoffs series in thrilling fashion on Monday night. 

The Knicks erased a 20-point deficit to force overtime and beat the Celtics, 108-105, in a game where Boston missed a whopping 45 three-point shots. 

Jalen Brunson was almost the hero at the buzzer, just like in the first round's Game 6 against the Detroit Pistons, as Karl-Anthony Towns found him with a sweet pass going toward the basket with just seconds remaining on the fourth-quarter clock. 

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But Brunson’s floater over Al Horford didn’t have the right amount of finesse, and it rattled off the rim to force overtime instead of securing the win regulation. 

However, the Knicks used their fourth-quarter momentum, where they outscored the Celtics 25-18, in extra time. OG Anunoby, who had a key three-pointer under two minutes in regulation to aid New York’s effort to force overtime, dunked and nailed his and-one free throw to take a 103-100 lead.

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Anunoby matched Brunson’s 29 points on the night, going 10-of-20 from the field, including 6-of-11 from beyond the arc.  

The Knicks pushed their lead to six when Mikal Bridges knocked down a 23-foot three-pointer to shock the TD Garden crowd. Jayson Tatum would finally get the Celtics on the board in overtime, but Towns made a tipped shot to keep the lead at six with 1 minute and 47 seconds remaining. 

Boston started to feel life again after Jaylen Brown finally nailed a three-pointer to get within three points, but the Celtics were unable to force more extra time as Bridges stripped Brown of an inbound pass at the buzzer. Bridges, who played 51 of the 53 total minutes on the clock, was key in stopping Boston in overtime with two blocked shots prior to the steal. 

It can’t be overstated how poorly the Celtics were shooting from three-point territory on Monday night – usually a specialty for this group. They were cold from there in the second half, and ultimately finished 35.1% as a team from the field. 

Tatum was just 7-of-23 shooting, including 4-of-15 from three. He finished with 23 points, 16 rebounds, six assists and two steals. Brown was just 1-of-10 from three, though he went 7-of-20 from the field with 8-of-10 made free throws for 23 points. 

More from the Knicks, Towns had 13 rebounds to his 14 points for a double-double, while Josh Hart came up with tremendous rebounding abilities per usual, finishing with 11 and scoring 14 points. Off the bench, Miles "Deuce" McBride had 11 points.

If this game says anything about this series, then it looks to be shaping out like another classic bout between the storied rivals.

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Ex-California police captain accused of midair lewd behavior after allegedly downing entire bottle of bubbly

A federal grand jury has indicted an ex-California Highway Patrol captain after he allegedly downed an entire bottle of sparkling wine before displaying lewd behavior on a Los Angeles-bound flight from Florida in April.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) said 49-year-old Dennis Wally Woodbury of Azusa, California, was charged with a single count of abusive sexual contact within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.

Woodbury, according to a press release from the DOJ, is a former California Highway Patrol captain who was dismissed from state service, and on April 13, he was a passenger on a JetBlue Airways flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Los Angeles.

Woodbury allegedly engaged in inappropriate conduct with two male flight attendants.

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Before the plane pulled away from the gate, he showed one of the flight attendants a picture of a dog with pornographic imagery in the background, the DOJ said.

The Sacramento Bee reported that prosecutors claimed Woodbury had been "drinking heavily" on the plane and even drank a full bottle of Prosecco sparkling wine within a 3-hour period.

Woodbury later told one of the flight attendants the two of them should go on a cruise together, before making a "crude hand gesture," the DOJ said.

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After passengers were provided with a meal on the flight, the second flight attendant reportedly collected meal trays and walked past Woodbury.

The suspect then allegedly used his left hand to slap the flight attendant’s buttocks before yelling that he loved him.

The DOJ said later in the flight, Woodbury entered the front galley where the first flight attendant was, before pulling down his own trousers and underwear, exposing himself.

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Woodbury was told his behavior was inappropriate, according to the DOJ. A short time later, he asked for more wine, but the request was denied.

Once he was denied the wine, Woodbury allegedly pulled his pants and underwear down once more, and the flight attendant told him, "Enough, go back to your seat."

Both flight attendants told law enforcement officials afterward that they never consented to Woodbury’s behavior.

JetBlue did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment on the matter.

Woodbury appeared in federal court last month and was freed on $50,000 bond. He is scheduled to be arraigned on May 12 in U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles.

His charge – abusive sexual contact within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. – is a felony that the DOJ said carries a statutory maximum sentence of two years in federal prison.

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