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14 points reverse! Knicks 3-1 Celtics, Tatum left with serious injury 42+8, Brunson 39+12

4:39am, 17 May 2025【Basketball】

The Eastern Conference semi-finals of the NBA playoffs continued, with the Celtics playing against the Knicks, which was the fourth leg of the two teams. The Knicks led 2-1 in the first three leg. In this game, the two teams fought against each other. The Celtics' shooting in the first half was very accurate and they once took a 14-point lead. However, in the second half, the Knicks gradually took control of the situation, overturned the score under the leadership of Brunson, and finally reversed and won the game point of this round of series with a big score of 3-1. What made the Celtics even worse was that Tatum was injured at the last moment, and the situation was serious, so the Celtics were in lingering. In terms of player performance, Brunson scored 39 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists, Towns scored 23 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assists, Bridges scored 23 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 assists, Anunobi scored 20 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Hart scored 6 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, McBride scored 6 points, and Robinson scored 4 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. For the Celtics, Tatum scored 42 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 breaks and 2 hats, White scored 23 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Jaylen Brown scored 20 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Prichard scored 12 points, Pozin scored 7 points, 4 rebounds and 4 rebounds, Horford scored 5 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and 2 interrupts, Holiday scored 4 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Celtics opened fire at the beginning, White made three-pointers, Brown made a mid-range shot, Tatum intercepted and scored a counterattack, and scored a 13-4 climax at the beginning to gain the lead. Anunobi and Bridges made consecutive long-range shots, Brunson shot a three-pointer and shot into the heart, and the Knicks scored a 13-3 climax to overtake the score. White stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer, Tatum made a mid-range shot, Brunson and Hartri regained their foreign shots, Robinson received a dunk, and the Knicks led 24-23. White made two free throws, Tatum scored a mid-range shot, and Towns and Brunson responded in a row. Tatum made three consecutive three-pointers, Prichard chased and shot through the heart with one shot. The Celtics scored a 12-0 wave in the late stage of the day to overtake the score and widen it to double digits. At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics led 39-28. The Celtics made 9 three-pointers in a single quarter, Tatum scored 15 points and White scored 14 points.

Knicks used a double tower lineup at the beginning of the second quarter and scored an inside advantage. Towns scored consecutively in the interior, McBride made a three-pointer, and the two scored a 7-0 wave to narrow the gap. Brown stabilized the situation with two free throws, Horford shot a three-pointer, Prichard scored a counterattack, Porzingis scored a point, and the Celtics also led 9-0 with a 48-35 lead. Bridges cut to the basket and scored a point and scored a tip-in. McBride shot a three-pointer and shot a shot. Towns missed the basket and scored, and the Knicks scored 9 points in a row to narrow the gap to single digits. Tatum and Brown made consecutive three-pointers, Porzingis made a tip-in, White made both free throws, and the Celtics scored a 12-3 climax and expanded their advantage to double-digit lead 60-47 again. Brunson made two consecutive free throws, Tatum made a breakthrough, and at the end of the half, the Celtics led 62-51. In the second half, Brown and Holiday made consecutive empty cuts, Bridges cut to the basket and scored, Towns scored 2+1 at the basket, and the difference remained at about double digits. Tatum and White made consecutive three-pointers, and the Celtics expanded their advantage and led 72-58. Brunson made two free throws after stopping the bleeding from inside and outside. Bridges made a strong hit from low post, and the Knicks scored a 9-0 wave to narrow the score difference. White's three-pointer stabilized the situation, Tatum counterattacked and dunked, Brunson and Towns broke through continuously and scored points, and the Celtics led 77-71. Tatum made continuous mid-range shots to stabilize the situation, Brown made a breakthrough, Towns and Brunson made a reply in mid-range shots, and the game was in a stalemate. Brunson made a mid-range shot after making a continuous breakthrough, Anunobi's three-pointer pierced the heart, and the Knicks scored a 10-2 wave to overtake the score. At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks led 88-85. In the final quarter, Bridges made consecutive mid-range shots, Prichard scored two free throws, and Brown made a breakthrough. Towns made a strong hit in the inside, Tatum made a breakthrough, and the game entered a stalemate. Tatum made consecutive three-pointers to help the Celtics take the lead. Brunson made a mid-range shot, Anunobi followed up at the basket, Tatum cut to the basket and scored 2+1, and the two teams tied 102-102. Porzingis made a three-pointer, Brunson made a mid-range shot after breaking through, Bridges scored a long-range shot, Anunobi scored a steal and counterattack dunk, and the Knicks made a 14-2 wave to surpass the score and lead 116-104. Tatum fell to the ground while grabbing the ball, and suffered a very painful injury to his ankle. He was carried out by his teammates and left the field in a wheelchair. Brown broke through and dunked, Anunobi scored a goal, less than a minute left, and the game lost its suspense. At the end of the game, the Knicks reversed 121-113 and won the match point with a big score of 3-1.