Twenty is a big deal, the Knicks reversed the Celtics overtime, the Celtics made a three-pointer and lost a three-pointer

Text/Jiang Shihua

On the morning of May 6, a focus battle in the Eastern Conference semi-finals of the NBA playoffs was staged as scheduled. The defending champion Celtics faced the New York Knicks at home. What was jaw-dropping was that the Knicks fought back when they were 20 points behind at most, defeating their opponents 108-105 through overtime battles, winning the series to a good start. The Celtics' over-obsession with three-pointers is the most critical factor in losing this game.

The main player statistics of the two teams in this game are: Knicks: Brunson 29 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, Anunobi 29 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, Towns 14 points, 13 rebounds, Hart 14 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, McBride 11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, Bridges 8 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, Robinson 3 points, 7 rebounds, and Achuva 2 rebounds. Celtics: Tatum has 23 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists, Brown has 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, White has 19 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists, Holiday has 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Prichard has 13 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Horford has 7 points, 7 rebounds, Cornett has 4 points, 5 rebounds, Porzingis has 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

The two teams each played a good goal in the half of the game. The Knicks' reversal mainly depends on two points. One is the never-give up style of the game. After the first round series with the Pistons, the Knicks' fighting spirit cannot be underestimated. Second, core player Brunson is still the key teacher of the team. It was his excellent performance in the fourth quarter that he dragged the game into overtime, laying a solid foundation for the team's reversal.

And the Celtics were reversed by you in this game. On the one hand, they were a little relaxed in their mentality. They were smooth in the first half and were obviously not prepared for the Knicks' Jedi counterattack in the second half. When the score was forced to enter overtime, there were too many mistakes and they were not prepared for extremely difficult gameplay. On the other hand, the Celtics' playing style is too single, and they have overdoed three-pointers. Statistics: The Celtics made 60 moves outside the three-point line in this game, but only hit 15 three-pointers. This extremely imbalanced style of internal and external lines relies too much on the shooting feel, so it seems unexpected to be reversed, but it is actually reasonable.