The Celtics have blown 20+ leads in BOTH GAMES

[Profound23]

This is why I believe Boston still has a chance. NY hasn't looked good except for crunch time. If Boston cleans up their fourth quarter play and does better than 25% on threes this series becomes 2-2 quickly.

The fact that NY hasn't looked good except for crunch time means that they can definitely play better and should serve as a concern for Boston.

If they could erase two 20 point deficits, wait until they are playing 48 minutes of good basketball.

That is also true. Wouldn't mind seeing a game where both teams play the entire four quarters.

[76ciology]

“Tower of Babel” moment for NBA’s 3pt shooting era.

[cgf]

This is why I believe Boston still has a chance. NY hasn't looked good except for crunch time. If Boston cleans up their fourth quarter play and does better than 25% on threes this series becomes 2-2 quickly.

The fact that NY hasn't looked good except for crunch time means that they can definitely play better and should serve as a concern for Boston.

If they could erase two 20 point deficits, wait until they are playing 48 minutes of good basketball.

That is also true. Wouldn't mind seeing a game where both teams play the entire four quarters.

Would be more fun if both teams played each quarter like it was the 4th, in my unbiased opinion

[wco81]

They are capable of getting 20-point leads in the next two games at MSG again.

And keeping the leads this time.

They went down 0-3 to the Heat a couple of years ago and won 3 straight to force a game 7 but the Heat escaped.

Say what you want about the Jays, they've had deep playoff runs for almost the past decade. A couple of times they got beat by Miami but they've been to the ECF how many times, like 5 times or so?

I think Knicks jump on the Celtics actually game 3 off the beefy of the crowd not sure if a louder atmosphere will exist. Why if they got another lead would they keep it? What have you seen to make you believe that

I'm not saying they will.

I'm saying they're capable of it.

It will be hard to eliminate the defending champions.

Yikes.

Just one game though, Knicks still have a chance.

But in all 3 games, Celtics able to get out to a huge lead, whether they can hold it is another matter.

It's currently 29 points, near the end of the 3rd quarter though.

[Profound23]

Exactly what I was saying. To blow two twenty point lead, you have to own twenty point leads.

Knicks aren't going to win this series unless they learn how to start strong out the gates

[tsherkin]

Exactly what I was saying. To blow two twenty point lead, you have to own twenty point leads.

Knicks aren't going to win this series unless they learn how to start strong out the gates

And they're going to need Brunson to have a quality shooting night, too, at some point.

[Ice Man]

The good news for the Knicks is that they have a 2-1 lead while having a garbage offense. The bad news is that they won't win another 2 unless they figure out how to fix that offense.

[tsherkin]

The good news for the Knicks is that they have a 2-1 lead while having a garbage offense. The bad news is that they won't win another 2 unless they figure out how to fix that offense.

Yeah, they've been pretty consistent in their first-half struggles, and have largely relied on Boston blowing chunks to make their comebacks. They definitely need to figure out how to score with any kind of consistency against Boston's D in order to take the series. And it wouldn't suck if Mitch would stop airballing FTs...