Boston – They did it again.
In one way or another, these Knicks without Die has again stunned the champions in their own building.
They rallied on Wednesday at 20 points in the third quarter – again – and left a victorious shocked TD garden, 91-90 when Mikal Bridges stole the ball at Jayson Tatum when he went up for a basic jumper in the last seconds of regulation.
Now, after two incredible feedback in three days, the Knicks are in the two games of the Eastern Conference final, with match 3 which takes place on Saturday afternoon in the garden.
Fans of Knicks have chanted “Let’s Go Knicks” and “Knicks in Four”, while they were heading for outings.
The two free throws of Jalen Brunson with 12.7 seconds to play gave the Knicks the head for good. And Bridges was there to stop Tatum, two days after his Jaylen Brown band in the decreasing moments of overtime sent the Knicks to a victory for match 1.
Bridges was again the star, shaking a start of 0 for 8 on the field to score 14 points in the fourth quarter. Josh Hart led the Knicks with 23 points and Brunson added 17.
Derrick White and Brown each had 20 points for the Celtics, which were again freezing from the 3 -point range, making only 10 out of 40.
On the strength of a 21-2 race, the Knicks held a three-point lead with 58.5 seconds to travel, but Tatum hit two free throws, then divided a double team and flew to an undisputed click. But Brunson pulled a fault at the other end and sank two francs of clutch.
After 24 minutes, the Knicks dragged nine years, but none of the teams could really be delighted. The 3 -point problems of the Celtics continued with a shot display 5 of 21.
Tatum missed six of his seven shots, many of whom on disputed insulation. They let the Knicks drag despite the creation of a 16 -point lead at one point, while Tom Thibodeau’s team started the match with eight empty trips and missed 17 of his first 21 goal attempts.
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Meanwhile, the Knicks could have played much better. There were eight reversals leading to 13 Celtic points. They were again injured on the defensive glass, allowing Boston to exceed them eight and have nine offensive rebounds in 15 second chance points. Brunson had left, pulling only 3 out of 10, and Bridges missed his six attempts at the field.
Brown gave Knicks adjustments in the first half, producing 17 points and six rebounds. Towns was the best Knick, marking 14 points with 10 boards. Hart had 11, and six of them came during a 11-4 race to close the first half after the Knicks followed by 16.
The third quarter started exactly like play 1: with the Celtics separating the Knicks. Tatum scored the first five points of Boston of the period and the advance soon exceeded double figures at the 20 -point brand. Kristaps Porzingis went on the set in the series, throwing a dunk, then a 3 -point pointer. It was 73-53, almost a score identical to match 1.
Like the series of the series, the Knicks have rallied, wrapping eight consecutive points entering the last quarter to obtain within 12 years. The similarities have continued.
The Knicks continued to come and got closer to four on a Hart basket inside with 3:18 on the left. At that time, the Celtics collapsed and the Knicks were heading for a 2-0 lead in a series that no one gave them a shot to win before it begins.
