By Miguel Mike Medina
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Michael Dwyer
The Boston Celtics are back in the series. They defeated the New York Knicks 115-93.
Payton Pritchard played a terrific game in the garden. He led the Celtics with 23 points, five three-pointers, and four rebounds. Jayson Tatum added 22 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists.
The Celtics are a three-point shooting team. In Game 3, they found their mojo again, shooting 20 of 40 from the three-point line.
Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 27 points and seven assists. Karl Anthony Towns finished with 21 points and 15 rebounds. The Knicks shot poorly from the three-point line, going 5 for 25.
The Celtics dominated the entire game. There wasn’t going to be a comeback in part three. At one point during the third quarter, the Knicks went on an 8-0 run, but the Celtics’ three-point shooting couldn’t be stopped.
The Knicks never led in this game. The Knicks have not been playing well in this series. Three consecutive games where they were trailing by 20 points, but the Knicks were fortunate that they won the first two games on the road because of their comeback.
The Knicks must have amnesia, forget about this Game 3 performance, and focus on the next game. The defense must be more assertive, and the role players must make shots.
The Knicks committed 11 turnovers and made 24 of their 35 free throws. Rebounding wasn’t a problem, especially from the offense standpoint. Regardless, the Knicks don’t want to wake up this Celtics team. The pressure is on the Knicks to win Game 4.
Game 4 will take place on Monday, May 12 at 7:30.
Miguel Mike Medina is the publisher of The MMM Journal. He can be reached at medinamiguelmike@gmail.com and themmmjournal@gmail.com
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