New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
Basketball Insiders (Antonio Kozlow) —
After stealing homecourt in Game 1, the Knicks knew for sure that the Celtics would look to bounce back aggressively during Wednesday night’s matchup, and they did. Boston even led the scoreboard by 20 points at one moment, but somehow managed to blow it again and lose the game. With the series 2-0 in New […] The post Knicks star credits team for ‘finding ways to win’ against...
CelticsBlog (Azad Rosay) —
David Butler II-Imagn Images Poor spacing, predictable isolations, and inefficient shooting are killing Boston’s halfcourt flow. Before getting into the film, let’s have a look at the offensive numbers for both Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown throughout these first two games against the New York Knicks . Jayson Tatum is scoring only 18 points per game with an excruciating 0.78 points...
CelticsBlog (ColinKennedy) —
David Butler II-Imagn Images The Celtics are looking to become just the sixth team in league history to win a series after dropping the first two games at home. The Boston Celtics aren’t in a good spot, not by a long shot. After dropping the first two games at home to the New York Knicks in excruciating fashion, the Cs now face an uphill climb just to get back into the series —...
HoopsRumors (Tristan Tucker) —
The Celtics squandered 20-point leads in each of their first two playoff games, both of which came at home against the Knicks. Boston star Jayson Tatum took full accountability for the two losses, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. “I take full ownership of the way that I’ve played in this series and can’t sugarcoat anything,” […]
HoopsRumors (Tristan Tucker) —
Mikal Bridges came away with the game-sealing steal against the Celtics on Wednesday and in Game 1 on Monday, his late 3 helped the Knicks secure victory in overtime. James L. Edwards III of The Athletic writes that while Bridges’ tenure in New York started off on the wrong foot, no one is thinking about […]
CelticsBlog (Shirley Coshatt) —
PJ Tucker vs Celtics 5/7/25 | Photo by David L. Nemec/NBAE via Getty Images All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald Celtics crumble again, blow another 20-point lead in Game 2 loss to Knicks Callahan: Jayson Tatum put the Celtics in a 2-0 hole against the Knicks Joe Mazzulla explains why he didn’t call timeout late in Celtics’ Game 2 collapse ...
CelticsBlog (Jeff Clark) —
Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The better team doesn’t always win, as we found out in 2023 The Boston Celtics are down two gut-punches to none in this second round series against the New York Knicks . In both games they led by 20 points and both times they couldn’t execute down the stretch. They aren’t done, this is a 7 game series. But they have reduced their margin of error...
CelticsBlog (Noa Dalzell) —
Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images After a disastrous finish to Game 2 against the Knicks, the urgency is high. But, no one is panicking inside a veteran Celtics locker room. BOSTON — Due to an unlikely TD Garden fire evacuation on Wednesday night, Jayson Tatum didn’t get the chance to speak to reporters after the Celtics ’ 91-90 Game 2 loss to the Knicks . But...
CelticsBlog (Ben_Paradis) —
Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The Celtics are down 0-2 against the Knicks, and it’s not a fluke. It’s a self-inflicted disaster. With 5:41 left in the third quarter of Game One, and 3:12 left in the third quarter of Game Two, the Celtics held 20-point leads over the New York Knicks . They lost both games. That doesn’t just happen by chance. When looking at the second-half...
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
After going 4-0 against the Knicks during the regular season with an average margin of victory of 16.3 points per contest, the Celtics built 20-point leads in each of the first two games of their second-round playoff series vs. New York before improbably losing both of them. “Two games we’re up 20 points somehow end […]
Basketball Insiders (James Foglio) —
After the Boston Celtics lost 108-105 in overtime to the New York Knicks on Monday night in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series, former star Paul Pierce said on FS1’s Speak that if Boston dropped Game 2 at home, he’d walk from his home to the network’s studio. “If the Celtics lose […] The post Paul Pierce Walks 20 Miles to FS1 Studio...
Basketball Insiders (Antonio Kozlow) —
Nobody inside the Boston camp seem to really understands how they got to this point. The reigning champions are now trailing 0-2 in their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup against the Knicks, after blowing yet another 20-point lead on Wednesday night. Now that New York took a 91-90 victory in Game 2, the Massachusetts club are […] The post Celtics call late loss...
CelticsBlog (Azad Rosay) —
David Butler II-Imagn Images The Celtics gave up a double-digit lead for the second straight game, showing cracks on both ends of the floor. Defensive breakdowns, stagnant offense, and poor late-game decisions cost them again. #1 - Defensive meltdown During the first part of the game, the Boston Celtics were able to limit the Knicks ’ offense and applied a smart defensive game...
Basketball Insiders (James Foglio) —
The Boston Celtics have lost two consecutive playoff games to the New York Knicks, making them the first NBA team to blow 20-point leads and lose in back-to-back playoff games. Celtics Once Again Disappeared In The Fourth Quarter After giving up a 20-point Game 1 lead to the Knicks and losing in overtime, the Celtics […] The post Celtics Face 0-2 Series Deficit For First Time Since...
CelticsBlog (Bill Sy) —
Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images All that’s left is what’s ahead. Considering the circumstances of losing two home games and a pair of 20-point third quarter leads, Joe Mazzulla was fairly subdued in his postgame presser. They’ll watch film and find areas to improve before heading out to New York for the weekend, but the Celtics head coach didn’t seem upset or...