New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
CelticsBlog (Bill Sy) —
David Butler II-Imagn Images There are complexities to basketball that go beyond the statistics, but sometimes, the math is easy. After blowing out the Knicks on Saturday afternoon, Jaylen Brown simply said, “you gotta beat us four times. Not once. Not twice. Not three. You gotta win four games.” Zooming into the Game 3 box score, one number stands out. After making just...
CelticsBlog (Noa Dalzell) —
Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images The Celtics’ Sixth Man of the Year led the team in scoring on Saturday afternoon in a critical Game 3 — while setting a new playoff career-high in minutes and points. NEW YORK CITY — On Wednesday night, the Celtics stunningly became the first team in NBA history to blow 20-point leads in back-to-back playoff games. One more letdown...
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns appeared to say, “I broke it” (Twitter video link) after getting hit on his left hand in Saturday’s game, writes Bridget Reilly of The New York Post. Towns declined to elaborate on the injury when talking to reporters after the game. Reilly notes that he was able to remain on the […]
CelticsBlog (Daniel Poarch) —
David Butler II-Imagn Images The Celtics built another big lead on the Knicks in Game 3, and this time, they held onto it On Saturday afternoon in New York, the Boston Celtics looked like a completely different team than the one that fumbled away leads in each of their first two games against the Knicks . Comfortable and confident on both ends of the floor, the Celtics built...
CelticsBlog (Noa Dalzell) —
Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images Porzingis, who played 14 minutes off the bench in Game 2, will continue coming off the bench. Al Horford will start in his place. NEW YORK CITY — Kristaps Porzingis will come off the bench for the sixth time in his career in the Celtics ’ Game 3 against the Knicks . Al Horford, meanwhile, will start for the second time this series. ...
CelticsBlog (Mark Aboyoun) —
Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Despite turning 39 in June, Horford doesn’t plan on hanging up the boots just yet. Despite being in the midst of a playoff run, Al Horford has expressed his intentions to stay in Boston following the conclusion of the season. Horford, who turns 39 in June, signed a two-year, $19.5 million extension back in December of 2022, which secured...
SBN: Fear The Sword (Jackson Flickinger) —
Join us for the second half of Game 3. The New York Knicks will look to put the Boston Celtics away this afternoon as the series shifts back to New York. A win would give the Knicks a commanding 3-0 lead over the defending champs. You can watch this and discuss yesterday’s Cavs win with us on Playback. We’ll be going live for the second half at approximately 5 PM. If you want to watch...
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Celtics forward Sam Hauser will miss a second consecutive game due to a right ankle sprain, the team announced ahead of Saturday’s Game 3 vs. the Knicks. Hauser, who suffered the injury on Monday and exited TD Garden in a walking boot after Boston’s Game 1 loss, was initially listed as doubtful for Game 2 […]
CelticsBlog (Mike Dynon) —
Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Being down 2-0 has revived all the criticisms that we thought were put to rest last year. So, what are they going to do about it? Moments after the buzzer sounded to End game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals , with confetti swirling around them, Jayson Tatum and his mother embraced on the parquet. “What are they gonna say now?” they both...
CelticsBlog (Shirley Coshatt) —
Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images The Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Celtics and Knicks now moves to Madison Square Garden. With the Celtics in an 0-2 hole against the New York Knicks , the series moves to Madison Square Garden. The Celtics have held a 20 point lead in both Games 1 and 2 at home. In both games they lost that 20 point lead and...
CelticsBlog (Nirav Barman) —
Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The lights are getting brighter, and Jayson Tatum has frankly, disappointed under them. The Boston Celtics are down 2-0 to the New York Knicks after sweeping their regular season series in dominant fashion. It’s almost inexplicable. The Celtics have been the better team all season long. They already proved that they can more than handle these...
CelticsBlog (Trevor Hass) —
Jayson Tatum expects more from himself. | Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Can Jayson Tatum return to form? If you had told me before the series that the Celtics would blow a 20-point lead at some point, I would have believed you, shrugged my shoulders and nodded my head. But if you had told me that it would happen in both Game 1 and Game 2 at TD Garden, and that...
CelticsBlog (Bobby Manning) —
David Butler II-Imagn Images The Celtics intentionally fouled Mitchell Robinson to remove him from the game in the fourth quarter. Joe Mazzulla defended the system after the game. BOSTON — After three double-digit regular season losses, “Mitchell Robinson” was the name that many Knicks fans thought could change the Celtics matchup. It sounded far-fetched at the time. Robinson...
CelticsBlog (Nate Moskowitz) —
David Butler II-Imagn Images Boston’s back is against the wall, but there’s no team more prepared for this pressure. The brain is a complex organ. We’ve watched the Celtics drop consecutive home playoff games in demoralizing fashion. Twenty-point leads have dwindled away while we’re forced to sit there helplessly. The sting of each missed shot got progressively more painful as it...
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
After the Knicks‘ swarming defense, led by wings OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges, limited Boston to 90 points on 36.2% shooting in a Game 2 victory, veteran forward P.J. Tucker told reporters, including Stefan Bondy of The New York Post, that Anunoby was overlooked in a major way by Defensive Player of the Year voters […]