NEW YORK — Hugo Gonzalez didn’t believe his defensive performance Friday night was one worth praising.

After all, Knicks star Jalen Brunson, whom Gonzalez spent much of the game guarding, poured in a game-high 31 points as New York defeated the Celtics 105-95 at Madison Square Garden.

“Well, I would say that Jalen Brunson dropped 30 points today,” Boston’s first-round draft pick said postgame, “so it’s not the day to say that I’m a great defender, I would say honestly.”

Two of Gonzalez’s veteran teammates, however, had no such reservations. Nor did head coach Joe Mazzulla.

All three raved about the outing Gonzalez put together as a 19-year-old rookie in his NBA debut.

“He was awesome,” Sam Hauser said. “A bunch of deflections, played really hard, played great defense, rebounding the b

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