Knicks killed crazy with 38 points! On the night of the Celtics, Tatum s absence became a fig leaf?

On May 17, the Knicks slaughtered the Celtics 119-81 at 38 points and sent the Celtics home to fish! Dare you believe it? This is the second-to-third-place in the East, and it ends up being a unilateral massacre! The Knicks pressed the Celtics' head and rubbed the floor. They directly scored 38-17 in the second quarter, leading 27 points in the first half, and before the score was finished, they went to 40, and finally entered garbage time! How is this a playoff? Is this a training match?

data speaks, and all members of the Celtics sleepwalking!

Look at the data first, the Knicks scored in double digits, Anunoby scored 23+9+2 and broke 2 caps and integrated offense and defense, Towns dominated the inside 21+12, Brunson scored 23+6+6, and the most outrageous one was Hart, 10+11+11 triple-double, this guy simply treated the Celtics as a wild court to brush data! In contrast, the Celtics, Jaylen Brown scored 20 points but had a 40% shooting percentage plus 7 turnovers. He graduated with six fouls in the third quarter, with a plus-minus value -30; White started from the last game, and this game was directly 8 points + the lowest plus-45 plus-minus value; Holiday made 1 of 8 shots and only 4 points, Horford -33... The team's three-point shooting percentage was 30%, and 36% shooting percentage! This performance, let alone the championship, is even the standards of professional teams! Is it an excuse for

Tatum to be absent?

Of course, some people will say, "Tatum didn't play!" Yes, Tatum's Achilles tendon injury does have a huge impact, but the Celtics' lineup still crushes the Knicks on paper! Brown, White, Holiday, and Posses, who are not ruthless characters with annual salary of tens of millions? What's the result? Offensive constipation, defense missed people, rebounds were blown up, and there was not even the most basic fighting spirit! When he was 30 points behind in the third quarter, the camera was given to the Celtics bench, and their eyes were distracted, and even the head coach gave up treatment! The Knicks haven't entered the Eastern Conference Final in 25 years. They have tried their best to win, but where is the Celtics? It seems like saying, "Hurry up and go home to fish"!

Knicks' counterattack password!

Let’s talk about the Knicks, they really think of the Celtics! The defensive end replaced the defense and locked Brown, and the offensive end focused on the weak spots of Horford's slow movement. Towns and Anunobi took turns to bomb the inside, and Hart and Brunson pushed back and attacked crazily. In the second quarter, the Celtics made mistakes in four consecutive rounds, and the Knicks directly defeated their opponent's mentality! After the game, the head coach looked calm, as if he was saying "I expected it long ago." Coach of the Knicks, the playoffs are really God of War mode!

The Celtics must undergo a major change in summer!

This disastrous defeat completely exposed the problems of the Celtics - lack of leaders! Tatum is not here, the whole team is like a headless fly; Brown is the boss? You will always lose your links at critical moments! Players like Holiday and White are good at playing with the wind, but they are invisible directly against the wind. In contrast, the Knicks, Brunson, Hart, Anunobi are all tough guys! If the Celtics remain so virtuous next season, they should be rebuilt as soon as possible! Who do you think the Celtics should take the blame?