Celtics vs Knicks matchup has Boston extend series
The Celtics vs Knicks matchup on Wednesay has Boston extending their series with a Game 5 win that came despite the absence of Jayson Tatum.
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CELTICS VS KNICKS MATCHUP HAS BOSTON PROTECT HOME COURT, EXTEND SERIES TO GAME 6
The Celtics vs Knicks matchup has Boston protect home court with a decisive 127-102 victory to extend their best-of-seven series to a Game 6.
Furthermore, Derrick White scored 34 points on 7-of-13 3-pointers, while Jaylen Brown had 26 to lead a balanced attack.
Moreover, top reserve Payton Pritchard fired 17 points, while Jrue Holiday added 14 for the Celtics, who cut the Knicks’ lead to 3-2 in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Veteran Al Horford came through with 12 points in 24 minutes.
Tatum sat out Game 5 after undergoing surgery to a season-ending Achilles tendon injury.
BOSTON STARTERS, RESERVES, MAZZULLA RALLY BEHIND TATUM TO FEND OFF ELIMINATION
Boston’s starters, down to the reserves and coach Joe Mazzulla, rallied behind Tatum.
Moreover, the Celtics started strong and had as much as a 28-point lead.
Furthermore, Boston’s outside shooting was clicking at a 44.9% clip on 22-of-49 shooting.
“We did what was necessary to do what we needed to do to get it back to New York,” Mazzulla said.
“Losing JT is tough. But we’ve got a lot of guys that are highly competitive, and we didn’t want the season to end tonight,” White added.
KNICKS TRY TO CLOSE IT OUT IN NEW YORK IN GAME 6
The Knicks will try to close it out in front of home fans in New York in Game 6.
Furthermore, Josh Hart finished with 24 points despite sustaining a gash over his eye in the first quarter.
Moreover, Jalen Brunson scored 22 points but he fouled out with 7:19 remaining.
“They (Celtics) came out with a sense of urgency that we need,” Brunson said.
“We’ve got to play desperate. I don’t think we did that,” added Knicks guard Mikal Bridges, who added nine points on 4-of-14 shooting.
