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They turned the ball over nine times in the second half. That hurts as well. And the last criticism I would have for the Celtics, Drew Holiday seemed a little panicked on that last play when he was guarding Jalen Brunson, like all up on him. And you don't see him playing that ragged all that often, I don't think. So the Boston side of things, I think, is kind of easy.

It's more like what the Knicks are doing that's very impressive. Hart and McBride hit threes right at the end of the third quarter. I thought that was humongous. I started watching back when they were down 20 to see everything that happened. Bridges came alive. in the fourth quarter. That's crazy. 0-4 for the first three quarters, 14 in the fourth quarter.

It's more like what the Knicks are doing that's very impressive. Hart and McBride hit threes right at the end of the third quarter. I thought that was humongous. I started watching back when they were down 20 to see everything that happened. Bridges came alive. in the fourth quarter. That's crazy. 0-4 for the first three quarters, 14 in the fourth quarter.

It's more like what the Knicks are doing that's very impressive. Hart and McBride hit threes right at the end of the third quarter. I thought that was humongous. I started watching back when they were down 20 to see everything that happened. Bridges came alive. in the fourth quarter. That's crazy. 0-4 for the first three quarters, 14 in the fourth quarter.

At one point, Reggie Miller says, there's no structure offensively for New York, because at that point, Kat's on the bench, Brunson is on the bench, so it's Deuce and Mitch in for those guys alongside Bridges, OG, and Hart. And Reggie was 100% right. These were not organized baskets that Mikael Bridges was scoring. It was broken plays. It was transition.

At one point, Reggie Miller says, there's no structure offensively for New York, because at that point, Kat's on the bench, Brunson is on the bench, so it's Deuce and Mitch in for those guys alongside Bridges, OG, and Hart. And Reggie was 100% right. These were not organized baskets that Mikael Bridges was scoring. It was broken plays. It was transition.

At one point, Reggie Miller says, there's no structure offensively for New York, because at that point, Kat's on the bench, Brunson is on the bench, so it's Deuce and Mitch in for those guys alongside Bridges, OG, and Hart. And Reggie was 100% right. These were not organized baskets that Mikael Bridges was scoring. It was broken plays. It was transition.

It was just luckily getting points on the board, and then he got into such a rhythm that when the starters came back, Tim was happy to run things through Mikael Bridges, which was humongous. The Knicks were quicker to lose balls. You mentioned Josh Hart was massive on this one.

It was just luckily getting points on the board, and then he got into such a rhythm that when the starters came back, Tim was happy to run things through Mikael Bridges, which was humongous. The Knicks were quicker to lose balls. You mentioned Josh Hart was massive on this one.

It was just luckily getting points on the board, and then he got into such a rhythm that when the starters came back, Tim was happy to run things through Mikael Bridges, which was humongous. The Knicks were quicker to lose balls. You mentioned Josh Hart was massive on this one.

Al Horford steals an inbounds pass, and then Josh Hart blocks him at the rim, turns into a three-pointer on the other end for Bridges. The offensive rebounds were huge. Hart had one that turned into a Brunson three. Carl Anthony Towns had an and one. So the Knicks were just scrapping a little bit harder. And then I thought OGN and OB's point of attack defense was awesome.

Al Horford steals an inbounds pass, and then Josh Hart blocks him at the rim, turns into a three-pointer on the other end for Bridges. The offensive rebounds were huge. Hart had one that turned into a Brunson three. Carl Anthony Towns had an and one. So the Knicks were just scrapping a little bit harder. And then I thought OGN and OB's point of attack defense was awesome.

Al Horford steals an inbounds pass, and then Josh Hart blocks him at the rim, turns into a three-pointer on the other end for Bridges. The offensive rebounds were huge. Hart had one that turned into a Brunson three. Carl Anthony Towns had an and one. So the Knicks were just scrapping a little bit harder. And then I thought OGN and OB's point of attack defense was awesome.

I thought Deuce McBride's point of attack defense was awesome. They both played A-plus games, taking the Celtics out of their actions, making them play late into the shot clocks. And then Brunson, of course, just did his magic. Nine points, one assist in the fourth quarter, knocked down the two huge free throws. So I think it's a combination choke and well played by the Knicks. Uh-oh. For sure.

I thought Deuce McBride's point of attack defense was awesome. They both played A-plus games, taking the Celtics out of their actions, making them play late into the shot clocks. And then Brunson, of course, just did his magic. Nine points, one assist in the fourth quarter, knocked down the two huge free throws. So I think it's a combination choke and well played by the Knicks. Uh-oh. For sure.

I thought Deuce McBride's point of attack defense was awesome. They both played A-plus games, taking the Celtics out of their actions, making them play late into the shot clocks. And then Brunson, of course, just did his magic. Nine points, one assist in the fourth quarter, knocked down the two huge free throws. So I think it's a combination choke and well played by the Knicks. Uh-oh. For sure.

I mean, the Knicks have now made this, what, five straight road games where they've basically done this. Come back to some extent, maybe not down 20 against the Pistons, but obviously got back in those games and made all the clutch plays. They're now 5-0 on the road this postseason. All of them coming by three points or less. That sounds crazy.

I mean, the Knicks have now made this, what, five straight road games where they've basically done this. Come back to some extent, maybe not down 20 against the Pistons, but obviously got back in those games and made all the clutch plays. They're now 5-0 on the road this postseason. All of them coming by three points or less. That sounds crazy.

I mean, the Knicks have now made this, what, five straight road games where they've basically done this. Come back to some extent, maybe not down 20 against the Pistons, but obviously got back in those games and made all the clutch plays. They're now 5-0 on the road this postseason. All of them coming by three points or less. That sounds crazy.

That's wilder than two 20-point comebacks to me against the defending champs. That many close games that you keep pulling out on the road. Incredible. Schumann has the stat when it comes to the Celtics. just being abysmal in the clutch or down the stretch. They've scored just 38 points on 50 possessions in the fourth quarter and overtime in the series. They've shot 11 for 53 in those 29 minutes.