Josh Hart and the New York Knicks got blown out by the Boston Celtics, 118-105, on Sunday and two plays by the guard had fans on social media fuming. In case you missed it, Hart had two very bad flops during the loss.

Built to compete with the Eastern Conference’s elite during the offseason, the New York Knicks are trying to still figure out how to break into the top group after the past two games.

Brown’s message didn’t come across as a challenge. It sounded more like encouragement, the words of a caring teammate looking to empower one of his brothers.

The Boston Celtics beat the Denver Nuggets Sunday 110-103 while missing two starters, Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis. While Porzingis (who has played in 32 of the Celtics ’ 61 games thus far) continues to miss time due to an illness, Holiday has a more complex scenario.

At the 5:55 mark of the third quarter of the Knicks’ 118-105 loss to the Boston Celtics, Hart exaggeratedly threw himself to the ground off of minimal contact from Celtics point guard Jrue Holiday. As a result, the NBA docked him $2,000 for the flail (h/t Fastbreak on SI’s Ben Stinar):

The Celtics can comfortably put Holiday on Towns, allowing Porziņģis to guard whichever non-shooter the Knicks have on the floor, because he’s strong and an incredible post defender for his size. This makes New York’s top-notch offense stagnant. Only so many teams have guards/wings able to disrupt Towns (Oklahoma City is one of them).

There’s been hype coming out of New York for months and yet still no substance after the Knicks were pelted for the third time this season by the Celtics.

The Knicks connected on just 43.5 percent of its shots and committed 11 turnovers in Sunday's loss to the Celtics. “The versatility, I think, is terrific,” Thibodeau said.

Jayson Tatum had 25 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to five games with a 118-105 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Sunday.

Jrue Holiday and Al Horford headline the Boston Celtics ' injury report going into Tuesday's game against the Toronto Raptors. The report reveals that Holiday will sit out the game as the Celtics are resting him. As for their veteran big man, Horford has a questionable status as he's dealing with a toe sprain.

Josh Hart was fined $2,000 for flopping during the Knicks' loss to the Celtics, sparking fan backlash over the exaggerated fall.