Deadspin | Josh Hart’s clutch shooting lifts Knicks over Celtics Apr 9, 2026; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks guard Josh Hart (3) celebrates after hitting a three pointer late in the fourth quarter against the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Lucas Boland-Imagn Images Josh Hart had 26 points and Jalen Brunson added 25 points and 10 assists as the New York Knicks extended their home winning streak to six games by beating the visiting Boston Celtics 112-106 Thursday night. Boston (54-26) was within three points, 109-106, after a Nikola Vucevic basket with 35.6 seconds left, but a Hart 3-pointer extended the lead to six points with 15.2 seconds remaining. Hart made 5 of 7 3-point attempts, including two in the final minute. New York (52-28), which can still catch Boston and finish as high as second in the Eastern Conference standings, received 16 points and 12 rebounds from Karl-Anthony Towns. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 24 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists. Payton Pritchard added 23 points and Baylor Scheierman finished with 20. Scheierman made 6 of 7 3-point shots. Boston, which will play New Orleans on Friday night, didn’t have leading scorer Jaylen Brown, who sat out with left Achilles tendinitis. Brown entered Thursday’s matchup averaging 28.8 points, seven rebounds and 5.2 assists per game this season. Each team led by as many as seven points in the opening quarter, which ended with Boston up 29-26. A 10-0 run gave New York a 33-29 lead in the second, and the Knicks were up 54-53 at halftime. Towns made back-to-back baskets to put New York up 72-59 with 6:58 left in the third, but Pritchard capped a 9-0 run with a 3-pointer that handed Boston a 78-76 advantage. The Celtics had an 83-81 lead after three quarters. The Celtics matched their largest lead on a Tatum three-point play that made it 92-85 with 8:22 left, but the Knicks scored the next seven points to tie the game 92-92. New York led 99-98 following a Towns 3-pointer with 4:35 remaining and had a 109-104 edge after a Hart 3-pointer with 42.9 to play. –Field Level Media #Deadspin #Josh #Harts #clutch #shooting #lifts #Knicks #Celtics

Deadspin | Xander Bogaerts’ slam lifts Padres to 12-inning win over Rockies Apr 9, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; Colorado Rockies center fielder Jake McCarthy (31) is tagged out at second base by San Diego Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts (2) as he tries to strech a single during the fifth inning at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Xander Bogaerts belted a grand slam in the bottom of the 12th inning Thursday night as the San Diego Padres rallied past the visiting Colorado Rockies 7-3. Fernando Tatis Jr. started the inning with a sacrifice bunt that moved automatic runner Jake Cronenworth to third. After Valente Bellozo (0-1) intentionally walked Jackson Merrill and Manny Machado to fill the bases, Bogaerts lined a 1-0 pitch into the seats in left for his second homer of the year. David Morgan (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 hitless innings of relief to earn the win. Colorado got the go-ahead run to third in the top of the 12th, but Willi Castro was cut down at the plate on Brenton Doyle’s bouncer to Cronenworth at second. Each team scored a run in both the 10th and 11th innings. In the 10th, Tyler Freeman gave Colorado the lead with a one-out RBI single, but Machado lofted a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning to level the score. In the 11th, both teams got RBI doubles from their backup catchers. Brett Sullivan put the Rockies up 3-2 with his hit into the right field corner, but San Diego’s Luis Campusano kept the game going with a two-out liner down the left field line. Neither team’s starter or bulk reliever was around for the decision. Colorado’s Chase Dollander took over after Jimmy Herget pitched a 1-2-3 first inning and permitted a run on four hits and a walk over 4 1/3 innings, fanning three. San Diego’s Randy Vasquez gave up seven hits and a run in 5 2/3 innings, walking none and whiffing eight. Vasquez’s only mistake was a low fastball to Doyle in the top of the third. The Rockies’ No. 9 hitter golfed it an estimated 408 feet over the wall in center field for his first homer of the year. The Padres equalized in their half of the third. Freddy Fermin legged out an infield single with one out and reached third on Cronenworth’s single up the middle. Tatis lined a sacrifice fly to left that easily scored Fermin. Colorado catcher Hunter Goodman was hit in the hand by a Vasquez pitch to start the top of the sixth and left the game later in the inning with a cut on his right middle finger. –Field Level Media #Deadspin #Xander #Bogaerts #slam #lifts #Padres #12inning #win #Rockies

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Apr 9, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; Colorado Rockies center fielder Jake McCarthy (31) is tagged out at second base by San Diego Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts (2) as he tries to strech a single during the fifth inning at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images

Xander Bogaerts belted a grand slam in the bottom of the 12th inning Thursday night as the San Diego Padres rallied past the visiting Colorado Rockies 7-3.

Fernando Tatis Jr. started the inning with a sacrifice bunt that moved automatic runner Jake Cronenworth to third. After Valente Bellozo (0-1) intentionally walked Jackson Merrill and Manny Machado to fill the bases, Bogaerts lined a 1-0 pitch into the seats in left for his second homer of the year.

David Morgan (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 hitless innings of relief to earn the win. Colorado got the go-ahead run to third in the top of the 12th, but Willi Castro was cut down at the plate on Brenton Doyle’s bouncer to Cronenworth at second.

Each team scored a run in both the 10th and 11th innings.

In the 10th, Tyler Freeman gave Colorado the lead with a one-out RBI single, but Machado lofted a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning to level the score.

In the 11th, both teams got RBI doubles from their backup catchers. Brett Sullivan put the Rockies up 3-2 with his hit into the right field corner, but San Diego’s Luis Campusano kept the game going with a two-out liner down the left field line.

Neither team’s starter or bulk reliever was around for the decision. Colorado’s Chase Dollander took over after Jimmy Herget pitched a 1-2-3 first inning and permitted a run on four hits and a walk over 4 1/3 innings, fanning three. San Diego’s Randy Vasquez gave up seven hits and a run in 5 2/3 innings, walking none and whiffing eight.

Vasquez’s only mistake was a low fastball to Doyle in the top of the third. The Rockies’ No. 9 hitter golfed it an estimated 408 feet over the wall in center field for his first homer of the year.

The Padres equalized in their half of the third. Freddy Fermin legged out an infield single with one out and reached third on Cronenworth’s single up the middle. Tatis lined a sacrifice fly to left that easily scored Fermin.

Colorado catcher Hunter Goodman was hit in the hand by a Vasquez pitch to start the top of the sixth and left the game later in the inning with a cut on his right middle finger.

–Field Level Media

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Apr 9, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; Colorado Rockies center fielder Jake McCarthy (31) is tagged out at second base by San Diego Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts (2) as he tries to strech a single during the fifth inning at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images

Xander Bogaerts belted a grand slam in the bottom of the 12th inning Thursday night as the San Diego Padres rallied past the visiting Colorado Rockies 7-3.

Fernando Tatis Jr. started the inning with a sacrifice bunt that moved automatic runner Jake Cronenworth to third. After Valente Bellozo (0-1) intentionally walked Jackson Merrill and Manny Machado to fill the bases, Bogaerts lined a 1-0 pitch into the seats in left for his second homer of the year.

David Morgan (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 hitless innings of relief to earn the win. Colorado got the go-ahead run to third in the top of the 12th, but Willi Castro was cut down at the plate on Brenton Doyle’s bouncer to Cronenworth at second.

Each team scored a run in both the 10th and 11th innings.

In the 10th, Tyler Freeman gave Colorado the lead with a one-out RBI single, but Machado lofted a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning to level the score.

In the 11th, both teams got RBI doubles from their backup catchers. Brett Sullivan put the Rockies up 3-2 with his hit into the right field corner, but San Diego’s Luis Campusano kept the game going with a two-out liner down the left field line.

Neither team’s starter or bulk reliever was around for the decision. Colorado’s Chase Dollander took over after Jimmy Herget pitched a 1-2-3 first inning and permitted a run on four hits and a walk over 4 1/3 innings, fanning three. San Diego’s Randy Vasquez gave up seven hits and a run in 5 2/3 innings, walking none and whiffing eight.

Vasquez’s only mistake was a low fastball to Doyle in the top of the third. The Rockies’ No. 9 hitter golfed it an estimated 408 feet over the wall in center field for his first homer of the year.

The Padres equalized in their half of the third. Freddy Fermin legged out an infield single with one out and reached third on Cronenworth’s single up the middle. Tatis lined a sacrifice fly to left that easily scored Fermin.

Colorado catcher Hunter Goodman was hit in the hand by a Vasquez pitch to start the top of the sixth and left the game later in the inning with a cut on his right middle finger.

–Field Level Media

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