The Celtics were really pressed to the ground by the Knicks and rubbed ......
This is after locking the first place in the alliance, there is no desire?
At halftime, the Celtics trailed by 21 points.
At the end of the third quarter, the difference did not narrow, but expanded to nearly 30 points.
In the end, 118-109, the Celtics lost the game.
With the loss, the Celtics also ended a 27-game winning streak at home against Eastern Conference teams.
The last time the Celtics lost to an Eastern team at home, it was also the Knicks, and it was on March 5, 2023, after more than a year (when the Knicks won 131-129), and it was the Knicks who beat the Celtics at home at TD Garden.
True nemesis?
It's all because the Celtics couldn't do it today, resulting in Brunson scoring only 39 points
I actually used the word "only"!
Because if it weren't for the three-quarter clock-in, Brunson would have been even more terrifying today.
Brunson played 30 minutes, shooting 15-of-23 from the field, including 6-of-11 from three-point range, and finished with 39 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.
Easy wins......
In the last five games, Brunson averaged 39.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 8.4 assists per game
The first point guard in the East has been formed???
Take a look at his treatment at TD Garden today
Oh, and by the way, you can even see Jaylen and Tatum wrapping up together.
This treatment!
Today, Tatum shot 5-of-13 from the field, 1-of-7 from 3-point range, and finished with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists
Jalen shot 6-of-15 from the field, 1-of-5 from 3-point range, and finished with 15 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist
The two of them combined don't have as many points as Brunson alone
They are now all discussing whether Brunson is better than Irving
In other words, did Irving also be the No. 1 point guard in the East back then?
Bengong doesn't think Irving thinks about Brunson right now, and Bengong thinks Lillard's mood may be a little more complicated.
Because the competition in the West was too fierce before, Lillard even became an "All-Star Pearl" for a time, and finally got to the East, thinking that he was finally going to turn over, after all, he was selected as an All-Star starter this year.
As a result, now Brunson has become the No. 1 point guard in the East, and Lillard can only be the No. 1 point guard in the East
Well, this year Brunson is an All-Star substitute in the East, and the missing pearl has finally made someone else a missing pearl.
With Brunson now averaging 28.4 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, it may be a bit difficult to get into the first line, but he should be able to enter the second team this year, right?!
Anyway, now that the Knicks are in third place in the East, when was the last time they finished in the top three in the division?
In the past 10 years, the Knicks have been very weak, such as being the first from the bottom, but there has never been a strong situation.
If Motogu remembers correctly, the last time he finished in the top three was in the 2012-13 season.
That year, the Knicks were 54-28 and ranked second in the East, and their core lineup at that time was Guago, Smalls, JR, Chandler, and Felton.
In the playoffs that year, the Knicks won the Celtics in the first round and lost to the Pacers in the second round.
Randle is now in season-reimbursing status, and the Knicks are now in the core of Brunson, Hart, DiVincenzo, Anunoby, and Haten
It doesn't look much weaker than when Randall was there......
After Randle's injury, the Knicks had a 19-15 record and rose in the rankings.
New York fans are now saying that the biggest benefit for the Knicks is that Randle is reimbursed, and they don't have to worry about his sudden return to disrupt the team's rhythm
Lan Dou: I'm speechless!
Can you look forward to a showdown? or ......
Oh yes, this Hart, it's a real surprise.
Today, Hart shot 7-of-15 and scored 16 points and 16 rebounds, which is another day to teach others to be insiders.