The Celtics beat the Knicks 115-93, with a big score of 1-2! In this battle, I completely see 5 reality

On May 11, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Knicks ushered in a G3 match with the Celtics at home. In the first two home games of the series, the Celtics suffered heavy blows one after another, and were both reversed by their opponents by 20 points. The team fell into an extremely serious dilemma in the G3 game. Judging from the strength on paper, although the Celtics have the upper hand, their ability to maintain the lead is worrying when they over-believed their own outside projections in the game, especially in the final quarter. The double Tanhua was repeatedly locked by the opponent at the last moment of the game, which greatly reduced the team's offensive firepower and greatly damaged the morale of the Celtics. In this round of the series, Tatum's performance was sluggish, averaging only 18 points per game, and his shooting percentage was as low as less than 30%. Brown and White, who ranked in the top two scoring in the team, have also been unsatisfactory in offensive efficiency. The Celtics' core players need to improve their long shot efficiency, and the double-Tanhua needs to increase the number of attacks on the basket to be injured.

Knicks showed strong combat effectiveness and tenacity in the first two away games, achieving a major reversal in two consecutive games. It is worth mentioning that Bridges successfully locked the Celtics' dual core at the last moment of the game and became the key to the team's reversal. With these two wins, the Knicks not only completely took the initiative in the series, but also had a clear psychological advantage. However, although the five starting players of the Knicks maintain good competitiveness, the other four players except Towns have averaged more than 40.5 minutes of playing time. In addition, the Knicks performed slowly in the early stages of the game and always needed to rely on the second half to win the game. Obviously, this way of winning that relies too much on reversal is not stable. If the Knicks want to go further, they must solve the problem of slow start. The

G3 game started. At the beginning of the first quarter, the two sides were in a stalemate and the score was tight. Then, Jaylen Brown made a three-pointer, sounding the Celtics' offensive horn, and the Celtics also used this to launch a 13-4 attack wave, instantly gaining a double-digit lead. The Knicks did not sit still and wait for death. They kept rushing to the Celtics' inside, trying to narrow the score gap by attacking the inside and struggling to catch up with the score. Tatum felt hot on the outside, and fired frequently, and made consecutive shots outside the three-point line. The Celtics took advantage of the victory and continued to expand their advantage, and once widened the gap to more than 20 points. The Knicks seemed a little powerless to resist the fierce attack of the Celtics. At the end of the first half, the Celtics led the Knicks with a big score of 71-46.

The second half changed sides and fought again. The Celtics continued their hot state in the first half, with their offense blooming at multiple points. The players cooperated tacitly on the court, both of the strong attacks from the inside and the long shots from the outside, and the score difference was further widened to more than 30 points. Even though he was leading the score, the Celtics still used the "cutting" tactic against the Knicks' Mitchell Robinson, trying to disrupt the Knicks' rhythm. However, the situation changed suddenly in the last quarter, the Celtics' shooting rate began to decline, and the offensive efficiency declined. The Knicks seized the opportunity, exerted force at the same time, and scored a small climax, which slightly closer to the score. But I was helpless and fell behind too much before, and the hole dug was too big, so I was unable to make it happen. At the end of the game, the Celtics easily defeated the Knicks 115-93, successfully tying the total score of the series to 1-2. In this game, I also thoroughly saw the following reality:

①. In this game, the Celtics played at their normal level. Brown and Tatum's offense recovered. Brown made 7 of 18 shots, scored 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Tatum made 8 of 20 shots, 5 of 3 points, 9 shots, and scored 22 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Veteran Horford made 6 of 9 shots, 3 of 3 points and 4 shots, efficiently scoring 15 points and 9 rebounds; White was also very efficient, 6 of 10 shots, scoring 12 points. Prichard from the bench made 8 of 16, 5 of 10 of 3 points, and scored 23 points. When this point of the Celtics broke out, they were likely to win.

②, Celtics maintained a 23-point lead in the last 3 minutes, but they were still afraid to replace the substitute. They were really reversed by the Knicks. However, in the face of desperate situation, all the players woke up and finally made a start! After the game, the Celtics made 20 of 3 points and 4 shots, with a terrifying shooting percentage of 50%. They succeeded and lost.

③, the result of this game is a portrayal of the real strength of the two teams. The Celtics have some "acting" elements in the first two games. The Knicks made their own efforts to reverse the score in the first two games, but their overall strength is indeed not as good as the reality of the Celtics. In terms of paper lineup, the Celtics are indeed strong, and the small lineup is invincible. The Celtics took the lead early in the first two games. One is that they are too superstitious about their own feel, and the other is that the key ball has not been handled well!

④, In this game, the Knicks showed signs of fatigue. Anunobi made 1 of 6 and scored only 2 points, Hart made 3 of 9 and scored 10 points. Although Towns scored 21 points and 15 rebounds, he made 5 of 18 and 1 of 5 points, with low efficiency. Brunson scored 27 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, and two fists were hard to beat four hands. In addition, the Knicks' bench is simply incomparable to the Celtics' bench. For example, although Miro has good rebounding ability, there are loopholes in free throws. The opponent will cut him as soon as he goes on the court, and Thibodeau is also difficult to deal with, and Towns dare not rest at all.

⑤, to be honest, if the Knicks hold up their breath at home and win another game, they will basically defeat the Celtics, but their loss this year will not only help the Celtics regain their feel but also help them regain their confidence. In the G4 game, the Knicks are also in lingering. The longer the series drags on, the worse the situation is for the Knicks. Overall, the author is still optimistic about the Celtics' big reversal.