Knicks 102-127 Celtics, found the culprit: 1 out of 12 in 35 minutes

On May 15, 2025, the G5 leg of the NBA Eastern Conference Semi-Finals continued, with the Celtics playing against the Knicks at home. In the first four rounds, the Knicks led 3-1, Tatum was reimbursed for the season, and it is still unknown whether it can return next season. This injury is a painful blow to Tatum and the Celtics! I wish Tatum a quick recovery here!

The Knicks' starting five tigers are still Brunson, Towns, Bridges, Hart and Anunobi. The Celtics sent Jaylen Brown, Derek White, Holiday, Horford and Porzingis to start.

In the first quarter, the two sides fought against each other. The Knicks had a threat to the basket. The Celtics' three-pointers were relatively accurate. The two teams used their specialties to make precise strikes. There were back and forth on the scene, and the game was still quite stalemate. The Celtics' Porzingis's condition was really bad, continuing the sluggish state of the playoffs. Jaylen Brown and Derek White performed very well, helping the Celtics bite the score. At the end of the first quarter, 30-32, the Celtics fell by 2 points.

In the second quarter, the attacks of both sides were one after another. Jaylen Brown beat Brunson many times, Hart rushed to Derek White and Prichard, and made two consecutive three-pointers. The two teams were working hard and the game was very exciting. Tatum was reimbursed for the season. Jaylen Brown, one of the double-team fans, showed the momentum of Fmvp last season, with efficient output on both ends of offense and defense, while the Knicks were blooming at multiple points. In the first half, except for Payne, six of them performed very well, Hart, Towns, Bridges, Brunson, Robinson, and McBride, all of them were very good, and only Anunobi made 1 of 9 shots and was in a slightly sluggish state. At the end of the quarter, Jaylen Brown and Brunson hit key goals one after another, and the two sides reached 57-57, 59-59. The game was very anxious. At the end of the half, 59-59, both sides were evenly divided, without a winner. The Knicks led by up to 9 points, and it was not easy for the Celtics to tie! Towns had three fouls early and could only sit on the bench to watch!

In the first half, Jaylen Brown and Derek White jointly scored 36 points, and their performance was very outstanding, supporting the Celtics' offense. Among them, Jaylen Brown scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, which was excellent in both offense and defense. The Knicks performed relatively well on the field. Robinson was the top-shot, scoring 6 points and 11 rebounds, protecting the Knicks' inside line. McBride felt quite good and hit two three-pointers. Brunson still performed like a tough guy, with 13 points and 5 assists.

Technical statistics of the first half of both sides.

Knicks players' main statistics in the first half.

Celtic players' main statistics in the first half.

In the third quarter, Hart scored 9 points in a row, and the Knicks scored 9 points in the beginning of the third quarter. Celtics Jaylen Brown and Derek White made three-pointers one after another. Hart made a three-pointer foul. Derek White made all three free throws steadily, and Prichard hit a three-pointer, helping the team score a 22-9 wave, which was completely crazy. The Knicks stopped the bleeding at the critical moment, and they had to rely on Brunson to force the score. The Celtics played steadily, the Knicks suffered a lot of hats in the offense, and Connett sent six blocks in the first three quarters. It was really hard to imagine that he made four of four shots on the offensive end, scored 8 points, 8 rebounds, 6 blocks, 1 steal and 1 assist. For the real surprise, who made Porzingis not tough? At the end of the third quarter, 91-76, the Celtics led by 15 points. This is really a brother-in-law. It's a big deal. The Celtics players also fought for Tatum!

In the fourth quarter, Horford combined inside and outside, the Celtics scored 5 points in a row, and the veterans fought hard. The Knicks could never find a way to attack. Holiday and Prichard scored consecutively. The Celtics started 15-7 and led by more than 20 points. There was almost no suspense in the game. In the end, the Knicks defeated the Celtics 102-127 away. The Knicks led 3-2 with both sides. The Knicks played at home in the next game.

The following are the data performance of the main players on both sides.

Bridges, starting for 39 minutes, made 4 of 14 shots, including 1 of 3 three-pointers, scored 9 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, 4 turnovers, 2 fouls, plus-minus value -25. The hit rate is not high, and the performance is average!

Brunson, starting for 32 minutes, made 7 of 17 shots, including 1 of 4 three-pointers and 7 of 9 free throws, scoring 22 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists, 2 turnovers, 6 fouls, plus-minus-value-18. Efficiency is average!

Anunobi started for 35 minutes and made 1 of 12 shots, including 1 of 5 three-pointers and 3 of 4 free throws. He scored 6 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, 2 turnovers, 3 fouls, plus-minus value -15. Efficiency value -1. Performance is too bad!

Hart started for 35 minutes and made 7 of 15 shots, including 5 of 9 three-pointers and 5 of 6 free throws, scoring 24 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, 1 turnover, 2 fouls, plus-minus value-24. A strong man with offense and defense.

Downs started for 28 minutes and made 5 of 11 shots, including 1 of 3 three-pointers and 8 of 9 free throws. He scored 19 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block, 2 turnovers, 4 fouls, plus-minus value-20. Hard candy turns into gummies!

Robinson, played 23 minutes, made 1 of 3 shots, 6 of 6 free throws, scored 8 points, 13 rebounds, assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 1 turnover, 1 foul, plus-minus value-9. Free throws are so stable!

McBride, played 2 of 7 shots, including 2 of 5 three-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws, scored 8 points, 3 assists and 1 steal, 0 turnovers, 1 foul, plus-minus value-9.

Pain, played for 5 minutes, no shots, no performance, 0 turnovers, 3 fouls, plus or negative value-1, efficiency value-3. This player is real!

Derek White started for 39 minutes and made 9 of 16 shots, including 7 of 13 three-pointers and 9 of 11 free throws, scoring 34 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks, 2 turnovers, 3 fouls, plus-minus value +26. With full firepower and control of the overall situation, it can be said that the gods descended to earth. The head of the sect is not here, and White is the head of the sect!

Jaylen Brown started for 37 minutes and made 9 of 17 shots, including 3 of 5 three-pointers and 5 of 8 free throws, scoring 26 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists and 1 steal, 2 turnovers, 2 fouls, plus-negative value +28. Invincible, both offense and defense!

Holiday, starting for 32 minutes, made 5 of 8 shots, including 2 of 3 three-pointers and 2 of 5 free throws, scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, 1 turnover, 5 fouls, plus-negative value +23. Good job in the second half!

Horford, starting for 24 minutes, made 5 of 7 shots, including 2 of 3 three-pointers, scored 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, 1 turnover, 5 fouls, plus or negative value +11. Become stronger!

Porzingis started for 12 minutes and made 0 of 3 shots, including 0 of 2 three-pointers and 1 of 2 free throws, scoring 1 point, 1 rebound and 1 block, 2 turnovers, 1 foul, plus-minus value -12. Such performance is too poor!

Prichard, played 39 minutes and made 6 of 17 shots, including 5 of 14 three-pointers, scored 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, 0 turnovers, 0 fouls, plus-minus value +24.

Connet, played 25 minutes, made 5 of 5 shots, scored 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 7 blocks, 0 turnovers, 4 fouls, plus or minus value 20. The surprises of this game are all the way up to the sky and stage a hot pot feast!

Houser, played for 14 minutes, made 2 of 5 shots, made 2 of 5 three-pointers, scored 6 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, steals and blocks, 0 turnovers, 2 fouls, plus or negative values ​​0.

In the Eastern Conference semi-finals, the Celtics fell behind 2-3, what is the probability of the defending champion reversing? The comment section is waiting for your answer!