Saturday was called the biggest home game of the Knicks in the past 25 years. In the end it was a big disappointment.

The Celtics took a 16-point lead in the first quarter. In the third quarter, it surged to 31 points. The Garden crowd burst out when the Knicks cut their deficit to 20 minutes in 10 minutes, but there was no miracle comeback on Saturday.

Poor energy/attack volume was doomed to the early stages of the Knicks, and the Celtics' hot shots were insurmountable in Game 3.

In some ways, what happened on Saturday was the worst in New York.

The Celtics found a rhythm behind the arc and looked so comfortable on the Knicks’ floor. Sometimes, when Boston completely ruled the Knicks, it looked like a regular season replay.

"They looked clean early and they saw it in. It gave them confidence that it was hard to close them." Tom Thibodeau Said after the game. "We have to have a greater understanding. We can't let missed shots get out of the defensive attitude."

Another question asked in the locker room after the game? The Knicks' low energy begins.

"They just came out urgently." Mikal Bridge explain.

"I don't think we're getting a satisfied mindset, but I think it's satisfying with the 2-0 subconscious." Jalen Brunson additional. “But that’s not what we need to deal with the game.”

If you read these quotes and want to know how the team at the Knicks position starts the game without good energy, you may not be alone.

Sometimes players use it "We don't have good energy" Excuses are clichés that describe losses. In this case, it doesn't seem like a throwaway line. Several players believe that the defense efforts are affected by what is happening on the other end of the floor.

"We can't let ourselves and miss it affect the game we play on the defensive end. We have to make them tough when we don't shoot." Josh Hart explain. "We have to go more. We have to bounce the ball, we have to deny their second chance. We have to do more. We know it's far from our best game. We have to reorganize and get back on Monday."

It's easy to see how the Celtics entered Game 4 on Saturday. Boston won many games with three-point shooting percentage. In the first two games of this series, they made 25-for-100 shots from outside the arc. What happened on Saturday made this look like a distortion.

I didn't feel the Knicks feeling particularly deflated or worried after Game 3. I feel like they still feel they can compete with Boston and can win those games by executing clutches. They talk a lot about using Sunday and Monday morning/pm to determine their third game error and correct them. They can do this at different times throughout the season.

If they can execute the plan and turn things around in Game 4, they will reach the finals for the first time in 25 years. But if Monday is like Saturday, it's easy to see the series slip from the Knicks and their season, ending in the second round again.