The whole team scored three-pointers and won the Knicks back, and the Celtics series returned to suspense?

After the two sides had a brief stalemate at the beginning, the Celtics launched an offensive through Jaylen Brown's three-pointer, and the team scored a 13-4 attack wave and quickly established a double-digit lead; then Tatum hit a continuous three-pointer, contributing key points in a single quarter, helping the team lead 16 points 36-20 at the end of the first quarter. The Knicks failed to limit the Celtics' outside shooting on the defensive end, and the inside impact was weak.

The Celtics continued their firepower in the first quarter. After Prichard hit a three-pointer, the gap broke through 20 points for the first time (47-25); then Towns and Brunson led the team to try to counterattack and briefly narrowed the gap to 15 points, but Tatum and Prichard hit a three-pointer again, and the gap returned to 25 points before the end of the half (71-46); the Celtics' three-point shooting percentage in the half was as high as 63.2% (12 of 19 shots), and the offensive efficiency crushed the opponent.

Entered the third quarter, White and Holiday made three-pointers in a row, and the Celtics expanded the gap to more than 30 points through multiple points (such as the end of the third quarter of 96-70).

Knicks tried to narrow the gap through Towns' inside attack and Bridges' scoring, but the defensive end could not limit the Celtics' smooth transmission and three-point shooting.

entered the fourth quarter, and the score difference remained at 26 points in the first quarter. The Celtics took the initiative to lower the pace and the substitute players maintained efficient performance. Although Brunson scored in a single quarter and tried to chase points, he dug too much before and finally lost suspense in the game. In the end, the Celtics beat the Knicks 115:93 and scored 22 points.

For the Knicks, Jaylen Brunson made 9 of 21 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers, 6 of 7 free throws, contributed 27 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 turnovers; Carl Anthony Towns made 5 of 18 shots, 1 of 5 three-pointers, and 10 of 11 free throws, contributing 21 points, 15 rebounds; Mikal Bridges made 6 of 10 shots, contributed 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists; Josh Hart made 3 of 9 shots, and 4 of 4 free throws, contributing 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.

Although Towns can still cause damage in this game, it is indeed limited by the Celtics. As an inside player, he has only made 5 of 18 shots in the game and his performance is still very poor. Brunson's other teammates represented by Towns are the microcosm of this game. The Knicks made only 5 of 25 shots in the game, and their three-point shooting percentage is only 20%, which also led to the Knicks having to face a crushing defeat.

Except for Towns, the other four players have averaged more than 40.5 minutes in the playoffs. The lack of physical strength in this game has led to a decrease in defensive intensity. The previous two games relying on second-half reversals was difficult to sustain, and the problem of slow fever in the early stages of the series was targeted by the Celtics.

Celtics, Payton Pritchard made 8 of 16 shots, 5 of 10 three-pointers, contributed 23 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists; Jason Tatum made 7 of 20 shots, 5 of 9 three-pointers, contributed 22 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals; Derek White made 6 of 10 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, contributed 17 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists; Al Horford made 6 of 9 shots, and 3 of 4 three-pointers, contributed 15 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks.

In this game, the Celtics' double-Tanhua's inside shooting percentage was still as bad as before, and they were unable to successfully break through and cause damage. However, compared with the previous two games, the three-point shooting percentage of the double-Tanhua has returned, successfully opening up the space, and the team's tacit understanding of cooperation has been significantly improved.

And while other Celtic teammates kept making blacksmiths in the first two games, the game finally regained its feel and exploded collectively, which also made the Celtics' three-point shooting percentage higher than the team's shooting percentage of 50% of the three-point shooting percentage.

At the same time, the Celtics implemented the "shark-cutting tactic" against Knicks core Mitchell Robinson, successfully destroying the opponent's rhythm. At the same time, it limited the last quarter breakout on which the Knicks relied on the first two games, and did not give their opponent a chance to turn the tables in the whole game.

After the Celtics defeated the Knicks away in this game, they pulled the series back to 1:2, and the most important thing is that the Celtics' three-point shooting percentage has returned; and as the playoffs deepened, the Knicks' main player became weaker and weaker, and this series has created suspense again.