The Knicks were 20 points behind in the third quarter, but made a huge comeback on Monday night against OT and defeated the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals to 108-105.
This is their first victory against the Celtics throughout the season.
- - Josh Hart Let the Knicks advance early and use the showdown Kristaps Porzingis And drive to the basket and exchange for two quick buckets. Foul trouble quickly becomes a problem Tom ThibodeauWith Hart and Carl-Anthony Town He was forced to go to the bench just five minutes into the game. Jayson Tatum 13 consecutive minutes, turning momentum back to Boston, and and Anunoby Hit a third to keep the game close.
Town re-entered the game with two minutes left in the first inning and scored immediately. Just like the Detroit Pistons did in the first round, Boston's goal Mitchell Robinson When he missed both Payton Pritchard Caps in three-pointers. The Celtics led 26-25 in the first quarter, despite hitting 29.2% from the field (24 out of 24) while the Knicks were 47.4% (19-19 out of 19). They have an 11-8 FTA advantage and surpass the Knicks by a 17-14 advantage. Miles McBride Two or three points on the bench to help New York stay in it.
- The town stayed hot and the jumper opened the second quarter twice in a row, giving him 10 points. Town committed his third foul and Boston started controlling the game, taking an eight-point lead with a 15-5 record. this "hack-a-shaq" The offense against Robinson continued, slowing down the Knicks' rapid breakthrough offense.
The precious Achiuwa Then replaced Robinson, played in all playoffs for the first time and helped Hart catch the offensive rebound, leading to a much needed Jalen Brunson Three-pointer. It would be a good property in the last half of New York, with Boston finishing 13-3 and leading 61-45 in the half. Celtics have increased 41.7% from Tatum (13 points) Jaylen Brown (14 points) and Pritchard (13 points) lead. The town still has 10 points in the Knicks, while Brunson has only 9 points on a 9-9 shooting percentage.
- The third quarter situation continues to move forward in the way Boston Derek White Three-pointer and one Al Horford Dunk gave them their biggest lead of the night with a 72-52 record. Town also committed his fourth foul on offense charges, sending him back to the bench.
But the Knicks didn't give up, thanks to two Arnolds' three-pointers. Brunson cut the Celtics' lead by eight points with about one minute left in the third quarter, but before the buzzer, Horford third brought it into Game 4. The Knicks won half of the third quarter 30-23 on the bench, as Anunoby scored 12 points while Brunson scored nine points.
- McBride opened with his third 3-pointer, and Kat grabbed the offensive board and scored to make it a four-pointer. Anunoby stole it from Tatum and snatched the game dunk on the court. Jrue Holidays His second night's 3-pointer rose 89-86 and forced Thibodeau to time out with 6:24 left. Brunson tied the game on the ninth and tenth time of the game before taking a 94-91 lead, the first game since the beginning of the second quarter (33-31). He then hit three more innings while guarding Horford, taking advantage of the mismatch of circumference.
White and Anunoby traded three-pointers and tied with a 100-100 layup over the holidays. Anunoby and Tatum missed the approved bucket, giving the Knicks a 5.1 second chance. Brunson drove into the Towns, who found the star defender in the back door cut, but he missed the game-winning Floater. New York won its fourth 25-16 victory over OT.
- - Mikal Bridge The huge steal was raised in OT, resulting in an Anunoby and a dunk, then hitting his own three, up 106-100. It was just his second 3-pointer on a tough shooting night. Town had three seconds left to foul Brown on the floor, and as time went by, Bridge wrestled with Brown to complete a comeback and steal the first match on the road.
- The Celtics missed the NBA playoff record of 45 three-pointers.
Anunoby took over in the second half and helped lead a comeback. He scored 29 points on 10 of 20 shots, including three points, four rebounds, three assists and one steal.
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Knicks and Celtics will play Game 2 in the Eastern League semifinals on Wednesday, May 7 at 7:00 pm