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One game 115-93, another 1-2 in the East!

3:15pm, 15 May 2025Basketball

On May 11, the Celtics played three games in the series with the Knicks. In the first two games, the Celtics suffered a 20-point comeback in a row, and the total score was 0-2. Although this is a away game, the Celtics have been forced to a situation where they cannot afford to lose, because no team in history can complete a comeback from 0-3. What is the final result? Let's wait and see. The following is the list of starters from both sides in this game. Here are the Celtics: Tatum + Brown + Horford + White + Holiday; Here are the Knicks: Brunson + Bridges + Downs + Anunobi + Hart.

in the first quarter, White made a tip-in record, Bridges made a layup, Horford and Holiday scored 5 points in a row, Towns responded with 4 points, Brown and Tatum joined forces to respond with 8-0, Brunson fell back and stopped bleeding, Brown broke through and scored, Brunson made two free throws, White made a knife from outside the three-point line, Bridges broke through and hit the board, Puri Chad, White and Tatum worked together to open the score 7-0, Towns made a dunk, Boss made a foul at the basket and made both free throws, Brunson made a step-down jump shot, Pritchard passed through the bell from the three-point line, Achuva broke through and scored a layup, Boss made two free throws at the basket, Achuva made a second offensive tip-off, Pritchard made a mid-range shot, Pritchard made a step-back and made a jump shot. The Celtics led the Knicks 36-20 by 16 points. In the second quarter, Knitt scored a tip-in at the basket. Payne, Robinson and McBride scored 5 points in a row. Knitt, Brown, Prichard and Horford immediately responded with a 9-0 wave. The difference instantly widened to 22 points. Towns and Hart jointly scored 5 points to stop the bleeding. White made a layup. Brunson made a mid-range shot. Tatum and Prichard each scored a three-pointer. Hart made a foul and made both free throws, Brown made a breakthrough and made a layup, Towns turned and jumped to score, Brunson scored a goal from outside the three-point line, Tatum regained his three-point line, Hart made both free throws, Horford made an arrow from outside the three-point line, hit the bullseye, Hart cut and dunked, Brown made a mid-range shot, Towns made a second rebound and tip-off, Brown scored another 4 points, and the half-time ended, the Knicks fell behind 25 points 46-71. In the third quarter, White scored three-pointers, Towns made a strong attack at the basket and made two free throws. Holiday and White scored 5 points in a row, and the score between the two sides reached 79-48. Brunson, Bridges and Hart worked together to score 8-0, White scored twice outside the three-point line, Anunobi made a breakthrough and dunk, Tatum made a breakthrough layup and made a 2+1, Bridges made a backward jump shot, Horford and Brown made consecutive layups, Brunson continued to make four free throws, Pritchard raised his hand from outside the three-point line, Robinson made a strong attack at the basket and made two free throws, Knitt made an empty dunk, Pritchard made a breakthrough and layup, Robinson and Brunson responded to a 5-0 wave, and the Knicks fell behind 70-96 26 points.

In the fourth quarter, Brunson took a confident move from outside the three-point line, the ball entered the net, Pritchard chased and scored a three-pointer, McBride and Brunson each made a three-pointer to narrow the gap, Posses made one of two free throws, Pritchard made an emergency stop and made a mid-range shot, Bridges made a backward shot, Horford made a tip-in at the basket, Brunson made a breakthrough and made a throw shot, Holiday made a breakout and made a knife, Towns made a three-pointer line, made four free throws, Tatum made a three-pointer, Towns made a foul and made two free throws, 3 minutes and 06 seconds before the final game, the score between the two sides was 110-89, the overall situation of the game was decided, the Knicks took the main player and gave up the game early. At the end of the game, the Celtics defeated the Knicks 115-93, tying the total score of the series to 1-2.

Let's take a look at the data performance of the main players of both sides in this game:

Knicks: Brunson scored 27 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, Towns scored 21 points and 15 rebounds, Bridges scored 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 interruptions, Hart scored 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 hats, and Robinson scored 6 points and 8 rebounds.

Celtics: Tatum scored 22 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 breaks. Brown scored 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, White scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Horford scored 15 points, 9 rebounds and 2 hats, Holiday scored 8 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Pritchard scored 23 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and Porzingis scored 5 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 hats.

The Celtics' three-pointers finally bottomed out. The team made 20 of 40 shots, while the Knicks only made 5 of 25 shots. This item alone won 45 points. Other free throws and rebounds were not dominant. It can be said that they were putting themselves in a desperate situation and continued to bet on three-pointers. They firmly believe that they can be accurate in four games in one round of the series, and now they are still three games away.

It is worth mentioning that 6 games have been played in the Eastern Conference semi-finals, but it is difficult to win at home teams, and the value of the regular season ranking is greatly reduced.

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