The Celtics were 1-3 on the verge of being eliminated, Tatum hit 42+8 without any confrontation and retreated

On May 13, in the second round of the NBA playoffs, the Knicks defeated the Celtics 121-113 at home, the team completed a 14-point reversal, and the series scored 3-1 to get the match point. In this game, Brunson scored 39 points and 12 assists and became the winner. Towns scored 23 points and 11 rebounds, Bridges scored 23 points, made 5 jump shots in the final quarter and scored 10 points, and Anunobi also scored 20 points. On the Celtics, Tatum scored 42 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and then retired, Brown scored 20 points and White scored 23 points. In the first three games of this round of series, the Celtics were reversed by the Knicks twice while leading by 20 points, and in the G3 Celtics finally showed the strength of the defending champion. They beat the Knicks 22 points away, slightly alleviating the pressure on the team's score. However, the Celtics are still passive. If G4 cannot be won, they will return to home court with a score of 1-3, and the team is highly likely to be eliminated and missed the title.

In this case, the Celtics showed their determination to win in the first quarter, especially Tatum, who made 6 of 8 shots in a single quarter, scored 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. They gave the team great help on both ends of offense and defense, and White also ushered in an explosion. He scored 14 points in a single quarter, and the Celtics scored 39 points in a single quarter led by these two players. After the first quarter, the Celtics held an 11-point lead.

In the second quarter, the two teams played back and forth. The Knicks relied on the performance of Towns and Brunson. They narrowed the gap to single digits many times, but there were always players on the Celtics who could stand up. They played very tough in this battle. In the entire second quarter, both teams scored 23 points. The Celtics still led the Knicks by 11 points at the end of the half.

came to the third quarter, and the familiar plot was staged again. The Celtics suddenly failed to make the right track on the outside. They scored 15 points in a single quarter, but the other players only scored 8 points in total. The Knicks began to take shape, Brunson ushered in a big explosion, and he scored 18 points alone to lead the team to narrow the gap. Towns, Bridges and Anunobi all performed well. The Knicks scored 37 points in a single quarter and directly defeated the Celtics by 14 points. The team took only one quarter to surpass the Celtics. In the final quarter, the Knicks always maintained the initiative in the game. When they reached the last 3 minutes, as Bridges made a backward jump shot, the Knicks had already taken the lead by 7 points. The Celtics made another mistake, and Anunobi stole the counterattack and completed a dunk. At this time, Tatum was injured after no confrontation, and then returned to the locker room in a wheelchair. With Brunson making another three-pointer, the game also lost suspense. The Knicks won the G4 at home and got the match point 3-1 in the series. They were only one victory away from advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals, and the defending champion Celtics were already on the edge of the cliff. The core leader Tatum was still injured. If no other players stood up, they would be out of the divisional semi-finals this year.