A 25-point defeat failed to eliminate the Celtics! Brunson scored 102 points in the last quarter of 10 games, 6 fouls left the game with only 22 points and 6 assists

After taking a 3-1 lead, the Knicks lost 102-127 away today to the Celtics without Tatum, and failed to end the series, with the big score becoming 2-3. In the next game, the Knicks will return to home to face the Celtics. Although they can sell one more ticket, the Celtics are strong even without Tatum, so they must eliminate the Celtics in the next game, otherwise if they are dragged into the tiebreak battle by the Celtics, the result will be hard to say. In the first half of the game, the Knicks were still in contact with the Celtics, and the score was very stalemate, but in the third quarter, the Knicks suddenly collapsed, with a net loss of 17-32 in a single quarter, and fell more than 20 points in the final quarter. With half a quarter left in the game, Brunson left the game again because of six fouls, and the game lost the suspense in advance.

Brunson performed well today, playing 33 minutes, 7 of 17 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 7 of 9 free throws, and scored 22 points and 6 assists, with a plus-minus value of -18. In the final quarter, Brunson left the court early after all his offenses. It is worth mentioning that Brunson scored a total of 102 points in the last quarter of the first 10 games of the playoffs this season, the highest in the past 30 years, and Kobe has also performed 100 points twice. Unfortunately, Brunson left the court with 6 fouls and had no chance to perform in the final quarter. However, even if Brunson was present in the final quarter, it would be difficult for the Knicks to reverse today.

Hart performed well and once stained the field for the first quarter, but he still insisted on playing. He played 36 minutes, made 7 of 15 shots, 5 of 9 three-pointers, and 5 of 6 free throws, scoring 24 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, but the plus-negative value is -24. In the first half, Hart played for 19 minutes, made 4 of 7 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 12 points and 3 rebounds.

Downs performed averagely today, playing 29 minutes, 5 of 11 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 8 of 9 free throws, and scored 19 points and 8 rebounds, with a plus-minus value of -20. Anunobi was not in the form and performed poorly. He played in 36 minutes, made only 1 of 12 shots, 1 of 5 three-pointers, and 3 of 4 free throws. He only scored 6 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, with a plus-minus value of -15.

Bridges is also not in the form. He played for 40 minutes, made only 4 of 14 shots, made 1 of 3 three-pointers, scored only 9 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and made 2 mistakes, with a positive and negative value of -25. The lowest in the team. McBride came on the bench for 29 minutes, made 3 of 8 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 11 points and 3 assists.