Fire at TD Garden Results in Evacuation

Following Recreation 2 of the Japanese Convention Semifinals, gamers, media members, and staff personnel have been quickly evacuated from TD Backyard — the house of the Boston Celtics — attributable to a hearth incident.

Jay King of The Athletic reported the evacuation on X.

Zach Cox of the Boston Herald famous that the hearth originated in an elevator shaft, prompting the precautionary measure.

Happily, a number of sources later confirmed it was secure to re-enter the sector. TD Backyard issued an official assertion concerning the state of affairs, and Noa Dalzell of Celtics on CLNS additionally posted an replace on X.

“Fire alarm went off tonight post game and arena was evacuated. No one was injured. The cause of the fire alarm is currently under investigation.”

The night time for the Celtics and followers could not have been worse. They as soon as once more blew a 20-point residence playoff lead and now sit in a large 0-2 gap as they journey to New York for Video games 3 and 4. 

Within the second half and past, the Celtics’ efficiency was a copy-and-paste kind from Recreation 1. For the second straight sport, the Knicks clawed and scratched their method again into the sport. As soon as once more, they discovered a method, and the Celtics have been mediocre down the stretch. 

Knicks ahead Mikal Bridges capped off one other 20-point rally along with his second consecutive game-clinching steal as New York edged Boston 91-90 on Wednesday night time to take a 2-0 lead within the Japanese Convention Semifinals.

The Celtics will now look to regroup and return the favor to the Knicks, beginning on Saturday for Recreation 3 of this sequence. 

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