
Are the Knicks on a powerful Celtics attack?
USA Today Sports ‘Lorenzo Reyes will analyze the second round matchup between the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks.
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This is becoming a kind of New York Knicks thing.
This is the fourth postseason, and the Knicks sweep away their fourth quarter deficit and pulled out a victory. This time he went on the road in Game 1 of the second round series against the Boston Celtics with an overtime victory of 108-105.
The Celtics struggled all night long in filming, but these issues became much more pronounced in the second half when Boston was shot after the shot. Meanwhile, the Knicks scoop up the rebound and push the ball up onto the court to create an uncontested look.
Here are 12 wild stats from Monday night that promoted New York’s 20-point comeback victory with the Celtics at Boston’s TD Garden.
- From 5:45 in the third quarter to 7:26 in the fourth quarter, the Knicks wiped out a 20-point Boston lead on a 31-11 extra run, tying the score at 86.
- The Celtics shot 60-15 (25%) from the 3-point range.
- The 60 attempted 3s and 45 misses were both single-game NBA playoff records.
- Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined to shoot 25-5 (20%) over the ARC.
- During New York’s long 31-11 run, the Celtics had 3 in 15 (20%) attempted three seconds. Meanwhile, the Knicks have emitted 3-5 (55.6%) to 5 (55.6%) over that span.
- In the fourth quarter, Boston filmed two-fifths (13.3%) beyond the arc.
- In the fourth quarter, Tatum scored two points, both of which were made with free throws. He missed all seven of his shot attempts, five of which were three-point attempts.
- In the second half, OG Anunoby and Jaren Branson combined to 13/21 (61.9%) off the field.
- As a team, the Knicks closed a 3-pointer of 11/19 (57.9%) in the second half.
- In the second half, Anunoby and Branson combined for 40 points. Tatum and Brown combined at 14.
- Tatum played 9:26 in the fourth quarter. During this period, his Player Impact Estimation (PIE), a statistic used to measure the overall contribution of a player, was -9.4. In comparison, his pie was 15.8 in the 2024-25 regular season.
- The Celtics lost 35.1% from the floor, 25% from the third inning – 45 attempts beyond the arc – was outscored with 16 people in the second half, losing the game with just three points.
New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics, Game 2
- When: Wednesday
- Location: TD Garden, Boston
- Time/TV: 7pm, TNT
- Stream: Sling
Celtics Knicks, Game 2