Revenge with 22 points! The defending champion made 20 three-pointers, the best sixth man scored a record high of 23 points

On May 11, the NBA playoffs continued, with defending champion Celtics challenging the Knicks away. All of the first two games were reversed. The Celtics had to give it a try. They got into the state early and quickly established a double-digit lead. The outside was hot and the lead was 25 points in the first half. In the second half, the Celtics continued their hot touch and did not give the Knicks too many opportunities to chase points. In the end, they beat the Knicks 115-93 and the big score came to 1-2.

Porzingis still played on the bench in this game. The Celtics showed a good form, Horford made a hit from the outside, and then Brown, Tatum and White were able to make three-pointers. Soon the team also took the initiative on the field. The Knicks' offensive state was sluggish, and the Celtics led 36-20 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Knicks' offensive form was still poor, and they even made a series of blacksmiths on the outside. Prichard hit the outside, widening the gap to more than 20 points. Brunson scored the points and struggled, but he still lagged behind 46-71 after the half.

The change of sides and the Celtics continued their offensive momentum. White and Holiday made three-pointers one after another, and the gap widened directly to more than 30 points. After the Knicks recovered briefly, but they still could not close the gap further. In the end, the Celtics even sent Robinson to the free throw line one after another, leading by 26 points after three quarters. In the last quarter, Brunson made two consecutive three-pointers from the outside, which once closer to the gap, but then the Celtics adjusted and widened the gap again. The Knicks were also unable to catch up, and eventually defeated the Celtics 93-115.

In this game, the Celtics finally recovered their outside appearance, making 20 of 40 shots in the game, with a shooting percentage of 50%. Prichard scored a team-high 23 points on the bench, which also set a new high for his personal score, worthy of the best sixth man this season. Tatum scored 22 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, Brown scored 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, White also had 17 points, Horford scored 15 points and 9 rebounds, and the Celtics successfully reversed the situation, which also continued the suspense of the series.

Knicks failed to continue their momentum at home, and the team was even more useless, making 5 of 25 three-pointers, and did not explode with the cheers of home fans. This time, Brunson scored 27 points and 7 assists, and Towns scored 21 points and 15 rebounds. However, except for them, the other players were not in good shape, and the team also lost regretfully.