Big reversal! Towns 21+17, Tatum 13+14, Miracle was born, playoff trends changed dramatically

On May 8, 2025, in the G2 semi-finals of the playoffs, the Celtics faced the Knicks at home, and the Celtics suffered a big reversal when they were once leading by 20 points. They finally lost by 3 points, losing their home advantage. Today, the Celtics must win, otherwise the hope of advancing with two consecutive losses at home will be slim. In the Celtics, Pozin comes on the bench, starting: Holiday + White + Brown + Tatum + Horford, and the Knicks starts: Brunson + Bridges + Hart + OG + Downs.

In the first quarter, the Knicks scored no points after playing for nearly 5 minutes. On the Celtics, Holiday scored 5 points + Horford's tip-off. The Celtics 7-0, Towns scored 4 points in a row, White and Brown scored 9 points in a row, the Celtics led by 12 points, Hart and Miro scored 5 points in a row, White and Pritchard scored 2 three-pointers in a row, with a score difference of 13 points, Miro and Brunson scored, and Brown scored in mid-range shots, and the Celtics led 24-13 after the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Tatum dunked, the Celtics led by 13 points, Towns scored 8 points in a row, and the difference reached 5 points, Cornet and Brown scored consecutively, Hart, Towns and Brunson chased the points, with a difference of 7 points, Brown scored 6 points in a row, OG three-pointers, a difference of 10 points, White scored 6 points in a row, and the Celtics led by 16 points, and after the timeout, Hart and OG scored 10 points, Holiday 2+1, Brunson and Hart scored 5 points in a row, with a difference of 8 points, Brown made 12 free throws, and the Celtics led by 50-41 after the first half.

Brown scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals in halftime, White scored 4 of 9, 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks, Tatum scored 1 of 7, 2 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, Downs scored 6 of 11 shots, 14 points and 10 rebounds, Hart scored 4 of 7 shots, 11 points and 1 rebound, Brunson scored 3 of 10 shots, 7 points and 2 assists.

The third quarter, Tatum made three-pointers + dunks, Towns and Hart scored 6 points in a row, the difference reached 8 points, Holiday stole a layup, the difference was 10 points, Brunson made 12 free throws, the difference was 9 points, White and Tatum expanded the difference to 13 points, Hart made a layup, Brown, White and Connett scored 7 points in a row, the Celtics led 18 points, and Pozin dunks after the timeout, 20 points, Hart made three-pointers, and Pozin responded with three-pointers, the difference was still 20 points, McBride and Hart scored 8 points in a row, the difference was 12 points, and the Celtics led 73-61 after the three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, Pozin dunked 2+1, the Celtics led 15 points, Bridges scored 7 points in a row, Prichard scored 2 three-pointers + Horford made a layup, the difference was 16 points, Miro hooked + Bridges scored 7 points in a row, the difference reached 7 points, White made 2 free throws, Brunson, Hart and Towns scored 12-0 to overtake 3 points, 57 seconds left in the game, Tatum 2 free throws 2 shots, 1 point difference, Brunson missed a three-pointer, the Celtics rebounded, 24 seconds left in the game, Tatum dunked one-stop after the timeout, the Celtics overtook 1 point, 19 seconds left in the game, Brunson overtook 1 point after the timeout, 2 free throws Brunson overtook 1 point after the game, 13 seconds left in the game, Tatum was blocked in the mid-range shot, and the Knicks defeated the Celtics 91-90, completed two consecutive games, creating an NBA miracle.

Downs scored 9 of 16 and scored 21 points, 17 rebounds and 1 assist, Brunson scored 6 of 19 and scored 17 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, Hart scored 9 of 15 and scored 23 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists and 2 blocks, Bridges scored 6 of 18 and scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and 3 steals, his 14 points were all obtained in the fourth quarter, and OG scored 5 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals.

Tatum scored 5 of 19 and scored 13 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, and his shooting performance was awkward. Brown scored 8 of 23 and scored 20 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals, White scored 6 of 17 and scored 20 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, Holiday scored 10 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, and Pozin scored 8 points and 4 rebounds.

After the Knicks made a big comeback, they led 2-0 in the series, and then they were going to the Knicks' home court. As of now, the Celtics are in a desperate situation because their scoring relies too much on three-pointers. The three-pointers can lead quickly, but they have no other way to score in the three-pointers, so they will be reversed. Currently, the Celtics and the Cavaliers are both behind 0-2, and the playoff trend has changed drastically.