This day in NY sports history

THIS DAY IN NY SPORTS HISTORY

Saturday, March 24, 1990

Ewing scores 51 in loss to Boston

Patrick Ewing scored a career-high 51 points as the Knicks fell to the Celtics, 115-110, at Madison Square Garden. Ewing, who hit 20 field goals, scored 32 of the Knicks' 62 first-half points and tied his previous high of 45 with 11:21 left. The Hall of Famer's total was the sixth best in the team's 44-year history. He also had 18 rebounds. However, the Celtics went on a 19-6 run to take a 102-97 lead with 3:59 left. The loss was the Knicks' sixth straight and dropped them 3 ½ games behind the first-place 76ers.

Celtics 115, Knicks 110

Celtics34 22 22 37 - 115

Knicks31 31 23 25 - 110

CELTICS (115)

Bird 8-2-19; McHale 10-6-27; Parish 9-0-18; Johnson 3-2-8; Lewis 10-11-31; Kleine 0-0-2; Bagley 1-0-2; M. Smith 2-0-4; Pinckney 0-2-2; Gamble 1-0-2. Totals: 44-25-115.

KNICKS (110)

Newman 7-3-19; Walker 2-4-8; Ewing 20-11-51; Jackson 3-0-6; G. Wilkins 4-2-10; E. Wilkins 0-1-1; Vandeweghe 3-0-6; Cheeks 2-5-9. Totals: 41-26-110.