The Knicks look to take a commanding 3-0 series lead against the Celtics in Game 3.
New York won both games in Boston with a thrilling 91-90 Game 2 performance on Wednesday.
Josh Hart stepped up with 23 points and six rebounds, and Karl-Anthony Towns was also a difference maker with 17 rebounds.
Will the Knicks continue to grind out wins against the defending champs?
Or will Jayson Tatum and Boston finally snap out of their funk?
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"I don't think we came with the mindset of being satisfied, but I think it was just subconsciously satisfied being up 2-0. Just not the way we need to approach the game." Knicks’ grades from their 115-93 Game 3 loss to the Celtics on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden: Struggled until the fourth quarter, when the game was out of hand and the scoring was meaningless. Dropped a team-high 27 points, but this was his worst playoff performance. Also committed four turnovers. Brunson: 'I think it was just subconsciously satisfied being up 2-0'
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- Jalen Brunson pic.twitter.com/fyNrlFQXXXKnicks’ Game 3 report card: Not many positives in ugly loss
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"The fans are coming out and supporting and showing love and we've got to make sure that's not wasted"
— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) May 10, 2025
Josh Hart was asked about the Knicks' struggles at home in the playoffs: pic.twitter.com/M0BuPhI3fh
The first game of the Knicks-Celtics series at the Garden brought the usual celebrity faces.
As the Knicks fell 115-93 to the defending champs, their hardcore fans took up much of celebrity row.
After watching the last game in Rome, actor Timothée Chalamet made sure to make the trip to New York for Game 3, and he was dressed in a blue Knicks matching set complete with a hat.
Josh Hart: “We didn’t play with enough urgency.” #knicks
— Zach Braziller (@NYPost_Brazille) May 10, 2025
It looked as though Karl-Anthony Towns had his hand whacked in the second quarter and may have been feeling it a little bit after that.
Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau didn't seem to be too worried about Towns' hand when the topic came up.
Tom Thibodeau was asked if he's concerned about Karl-Anthony Towns' hand:
— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) May 10, 2025
"It's the playoffs and people are gonna get hit. You've got to play through things. That's why you do it the entire season." pic.twitter.com/X5A2E1EDrs
"We've got to be better"
— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) May 10, 2025
Tom Thibodeau talks about the Knicks' issues with perimeter defense today: pic.twitter.com/CxUjj2JeYY
The NBA has adjusted the time for Game 5 on Wednesday to 7 p.m., reports The Post's Stefan Bondy.
Outside Madison Square Garden, it was sunny and beautiful, a perfect day for the biggest Knicks home playoff game in over two decades.
Inside, it was gloomy, a powerful storm of Celtics 3-pointers that wouldn’t stop until this Eastern Conference semifinal series had a vastly different feel.
The Knicks still hold a 2-1 lead this series, but that advantage feels incredibly precarious after Saturday’s 115-93 Game 3 pounding inside a quiet and dejected MSG.
The Knicks still lead the series 2-1.
While the game has a little more than 2 minutes to play, Barstool sports founder Dave Portnoy was basking in a Celtics win.
He posted a video to his social media page. He's been emphatic that the Celtics would win the series, even after the Knicks had won Game 1 and Game 2.
Bing Bong Everybody! 😂😂😂😂. #celticsin6pic.twitter.com/yG2NSY3H38
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) May 10, 2025
While the Knicks did get off to a hot start in the fourth quarter, they never made a sizeable enough dent in the Celtics' lead in the second half. They never got closer than 20 points
