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Tatum 22+9+7+2, sent the Knicks to a crushing defeat at home, and the defending champion was proud!

11:16am, 15 May 2025【Basketball】

In the regular season of this season, the two best performing teams in the Eastern Conference, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics, did not encounter much resistance in the first round of the playoffs, eliminated the Heat and the Magic and entered the semi-finals of the Eastern Conference. Just when the fans thought they would meet in the division finals, the Cavaliers and the Celtics encountered tenacious obstacles in the semi-finals. They lost all their home games in the first two games of the series, and fell into an unfavorable situation of 0-2 behind.

However, the Cavaliers bottomed out in the third game and defeated the Pacers away, ending the decline of losing streak. On this day of the game, the Celtics also rushed to New York to welcome the first away game in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. In this game, the Celtics made a smooth overall offense and established a huge 31-point lead at Madison Square Garden. This time they did not repeat the same mistake and defeated the Knicks 115-93, achieving a proud victory.

[Match Highlights]

In order to stand at the top of the league again, the Boston Celtics spent a lot of money to retain the core lineup to win the championship this season, but in the playoff match against the Knicks with four losses in the regular season, the Celtics' performance disappointed the fans. Not only did they lose all the games at home, but they were also in both games with a major reversal by their opponents while leading at most 20 points. It can be said that it was a killing and heartbreaking.

In this game, the Celtics can only win but not lose. Once they lose, they will fall into a desperate situation of 0-3 with a big score. The Celtics, who laughed to the end in both away games in the regular season, whether they can continue to perform strongly in this game has become the topic of the fans' most concerned.

[Match Review]

The Knicks Series was able to perform a major reversal in a row in the first two games. Brunson made an indelible contribution. He performed well at the critical moment and defeated the Celtics' double Tanhualang. After returning to home, Brunson still made good personal performances under the focus of the championship guard Holiday, with 9 goals, 21 shots and 27 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal, but also made 4 mistakes.

The inside core Towns also scored a double-double of 21 points and 15 rebounds in the whole game, but the players of other roles were not good, which directly led to the Knicks falling behind in the start, and watched the Celtics continue to expand their advantages and finally won a big victory at their home court.

The criticized Tatum has a hot three-pointer in this game. With his 5-of-9 shot from the outside, he contributed 22 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. Jaylen Brown also made great contributions to both offense and defense, filling the data bar with 19+6+5+1+1.

Under the leadership of the Double Tanhualang, a total of 5 players in the Celtics scored in double digits. Among them, Prichard, who came on the bench, once again took on the scoring banner of the second lineup, and scored 23 points with the efficiency of 8 of 16 shots, laying a solid foundation for the team's big victory.

After winning a game away, the Celtics chased the series to 1-2. After a day off, the two teams will continue to face the four-game matches at the Knicks' home court. Whether the Celtics can continue their strong performance and let both sides return to the same starting line, let us wait and see.