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20-point reversal! The defending champion collapsed continuously: Tatum made 5 of 19 shots, Brunson redeemed

11:41pm, 13 May 2025Basketball

On May 8, in the NBA playoff semi-finals G2, the defending champion Celtics played against the Knicks at home. The first game was reversed. This time the Celtics took the initiative on the field early and once established a 20-point lead. However, the Knicks began to chase points continuously. Bridges and Brunson scored points in the last quarter and led the team to directly overtake. Tatum missed the chance to win. In the end, the Celtics lost to the Knicks 90-91 and fell behind 0-2 with a big score.

The Celtics had a good momentum in this game, while the Knicks fell into a downturn, scoring only 13 points in a single quarter, and soon fell into a passive state. The Celtics firmly took the initiative and once established a 20-point lead. But after that, the Celtics fell into a slump again, and made continuous attempts from the outside. Knicks Bridges stood up in the final quarter, scoring points and leading the team to narrow the gap. Then Brunson also started to score points, and finally overtaken by free throws. Tatum's final shot was blocked, and the Celtics suffered a 20-point comeback.

The Celtics suffered a 20-point comeback in the last game. Unexpectedly, this time it collapsed again in the final quarter, and the same mistake was made in two consecutive games. Entering the last quarter of this game, the Celtics suddenly fell into a downturn. After Prichard hit a three-pointer, the team was completely lost and did not score a single point in more than 6 minutes. Fortunately, Tatum scored a free throw and dunk in the end, but unfortunately he still couldn't lead the team to win the game.

Tatum also had a chance to save his final goal, but unfortunately his hesitant goal was finally blocked by the Knicks and the game ended. Tatum made 5 of 19 shots in the game and made 1 of 5 three-pointers. He was in a very bad state, scoring only 13 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists, and had 3 turnovers. Brown next to him scored 20 points, and White also had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Unfortunately, the three-pointer they rely most was silent again, making 10 of 40 shots, with a shooting percentage of only 25%.

Knicks completed a 20-point comeback in two consecutive games, which also made the team's morale high, and the next G3 and G4 are still at home, which means they have a chance to end the series at home. Brunson was restricted in the first three quarters of this game, but at the critical moment, he stood up and finally made two free throws to overtake, making 6 of 19 shots in the game and scored 17 points and 7 assists. Bridges scored 14 points in the last quarter, but scored 0 of 8 in the first three quarters without a single point.

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