A big reversal! Brunson 29+5+4, Tatum 23+16+6, miracle was born, playoff trends changed

On May 6, 2025, in the G1 match of the Eastern Conference semi-finals of the playoffs, the Celtics played against the Knicks at home. In the first round, the Celtics eliminated the Magic 4-1, and the Knicks eliminated the Pistons 4-2. In terms of paper strength, the Celtics have the advantage. Can the Celtics win the G1 today? Celtics starter: Holiday + White + Brown + Tatum + Pozin, Knicks starter: Brunson + Bridges + Hart + OG + Downs.

in the first quarter, Hart scored 4 points in a row, White scored 5 points in a row, Brunson made a throw, Brown made 1 of 2 free throws, both sides 6-6, Towns made a tip-in, Tatum made 1 of 2 free throws + three-pointers, Celtics led by 2 points, McBride made three-pointers, Tatum scored 7 points in a row, Celtics led by 6 points, OG and McBride made 2 three-pointers in a row, Tatum scored 2 three-pointers in a row, Tatum scored 1 point, Connett and Pritchard took over 4 points, Miro and Towns made 3 free throws, and the Celtics led 26-25 after the first quarter. Tatum scored 13 points in the first quarter.

in the second quarter, Holiday made a mid-range shot, the Celtics led by 3 points, Towns scored 4 points in a row to overtake 1 point, Brown made 3 free throws, Hart and Brunson scored 4 points in a row, Knicks scored 2 points, Holiday and Pritchard overtake 3 points, McBride, Bridges, Hart scored, Pritchard, Holiday, Brown, Horford and White responded strongly, the Celtics led by 10 points, Miro made 12 free throws + Brunson three-pointer, the difference was 6 points, Holiday and Pritchard widened the difference to 10 points, Brunson made a mid-range shot, Cornett made a layup + Brown scored 6 points in a row, and the difference reached 16 points, and the Celtics led 61-45 after halftime.

The third quarter, Pozin was unwell and no longer played. Horford replaced Pozin as the starter. Bridges made a three-pointer, Holiday responded with three-pointer, the difference was still 16 points, Brunson and OG scored, White scored 2 three-pointers in a row + Horford dunk, the difference reached 20 points, Hart made a three-pointer after the suspension, and White responded with three-pointer, the difference was still 20 points, OG scored 2 three-pointers in a row + Miro made 1 of 2 free throws + Brunson hooked, the difference was 11 points, Tatum scored 2 three-pointers in a row, Brunson, Hart and OG scored consecutively, the difference was 6 points, Hauser sprained his ankle and returned to the locker room, Horford made three-pointers, and the Celtics led 84-75 after the three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, McBride and Towns 5-0, the difference reached 4 points, and the timeout came back OG's three-pointer, the difference reached 1 point, Brown made 2 free throws, Hart made 1 of 2 free throws + OG steal dunk, both sides drew, Holiday made three-pointer, Brunson responded with three-pointer, both sides 89-89, Brown made a layup, Brunson scored 8 points in a row, Knicks overtook 6 points, Brown and Tatum 4 free throws + White's three-pointer, the Celtics took the lead by 1 point, and after the timeout, OG took the lead by 2 points, Holiday made a layup to tie the gap, OG missed the mid-range shot, White missed the rebound, and there were 28 seconds left in the game, Tatum missed the three-pointer, McBride got the rebound, and there were 6 seconds left in the game, Brunson missed the throw when the timeout, and 0.6 seconds left in the game, Tatum missed the three-pointer, entering the overtime.

overtime, OG dunk 2+1, Bridges three-pointer, Knicks led by 6 points, Tatum made a layup, Towns made a tip-in, the difference was still 6 points, Brown made a three-pointer, the difference was 3 points, and there was 1 minute and 16 seconds left in the game. Both sides scored no points in the remaining time. The Knicks defeated the Celtics 108-105 and completed a 20-point reversal.

Brunson scored 9 of 23 (5 of 9 three-pointers) scored 29 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, OG made 10 of 20 (6 of 11 three-pointers) scored 29 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, scoring and three-pointers set a playoff career record, Towns scored 6 of 13 shots, 14 points and 13 rebounds, Hart scored 5 of 9 shots, 14 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Bridges scored 8 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.

Tatum made 7 of 23 (4 of 15 three-pointers) scored 23 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, Brown made 7 of 20 scored 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, White made 68 (5 of 16 three-pointers) scored 19 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists, rebounds set a playoff career record, Holiday made 7 of 14 scored 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Pritchard scored 13 points, 3 rebounds, and Horford scored 7 points and 7 rebounds.

In the regular season, the Celtics swept the Knicks 4-0, winning 65 points in 4 games, with a huge advantage. Unexpectedly, the Celtics were reversed while leading by 20 points, losing their home advantage, and the playoff trend changed.