BOSTON - The Boston Celtics have won 125 regular season games over the past two years and won their series with the New York Knicks in 20 of their last 24 playoff games, which is unpleasant for their historic three-pointer move.

However, the Celtics may finally hit a saturation point as they missed a record 45 times Monday night as the Knicks took advantage of a 108-105 overtime victory in 108-105 games.

Some point in the second half, after the Celtics established a 20-point lead, Boston missed the next 10 shots, all three-pointers after scoring their 10th victory in the last 11 meetings with the Knicks. Overall, the Celtics hit 15 of 60 shots with three-pointers, the most popular game in the playoffs ever.

"Some people feel good, some people feel like we are forcing this issue," said Celtics star Jaylen Brown. "It's definitely our pace, our timing is a bit off. We look great, but today may be a fact (too much shot).

Brown is right in its open appearance. According to ESPN Research Tracking, the Celtics scored 45 "undisputed" three-pointers, 32 of which were absent. However, even if the shots didn't fall, the number of attempts caused a second guess.

"Obviously, in hindsight, if we could go back, we might drive the ball a little more because we missed a lot of shots tonight," Celtics forward Jayson Tatum said. "You can always go back and see what you should do differently."

The Celtics had several offensive actions that put Tatum in a favorable showdown with smaller or slower defenders, but he bailed the Knicks with longer, lower percentage shots.

All turnovers - 34 points after halftime were 9 of 34 - opened up efforts for New York to regain the lead. After giving up 84 3-pointers for four regular season losses, the Knicks have 23 more 3-pointers than the Celtics.

"I looked at the process and the quality of the shots, and we shot very well," said Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla, who made his team as many three-pointers as possible. “There are about eight to 10 pictures that are certainly better.”

It may sound firm from the coach, but this position is softer than the stance Mazula took over on the cold shooting night, which is a nod to how many mistakes piled up.

After a 20-point lead in the third quarter, the Celtics scored Game 3 of 28 goals with three-pointers, only six free throws in that lead. Meanwhile, the Knicks saw OG Anunoby and Jalen Brunson score or 55 of 63 points after halftime break.

"The moment those teams get power, you can't just fire for 3 seconds to break the power," Brown said. "You have to go into the free throw line, go paint, go to the basket, maybe two more. You play some free throws and then the next three-pointer feels much better."