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Gilbert Arenas gave Knicks star Jalen Brunson, the NBA's Clutch Player of the Year, some massive praise by comparing him to a Lakers legend.
Reeling from the loss of Jayson Tatum, Boston shows championship mettle in dominating New York to force Game 6.
Jayson Tatum went down with a potentially severe right leg injury, as the Knicks secured a victory over the Celtics on Monday.
Bryant twice scored 100 fourth-quarter points in his first 10 playoff games, back in 2001 and 2003, and then added a 99-point run to open the 2008 playoffs. Stephen Curry likewise scored 99 in the first 10 games of the 2023 playoffs, but Brunson's fourth-quarter scoring pace has moved him past those two legends.
The Boston Celtics and New York Knicks will play Game 5 of their series on Wednesday. Here is a free live stream, how to watch, what channel, what time.
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Brunson’s two free throws with 12.7 seconds left gave the Knicks the lead for good, and Bridges was there to take the ball away from Tatum, two days after his strip of Jaylen Brown in the final seconds of overtime sent the Knicks to a Game 1 victory.
NBA playoffs are now down to six teams as the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors have now been eliminated in the conference semifinals.
Lots of teams have rallied in the first game after a devastating injury. The Celtics' challenge will be summoning the same emotion in Game 6.
Only 34 teams in NBA playoff history have rallied from 0-2 deficits to win a series, but just five of those have dropped the first two games at home.
The New York Knicks enter the Game 5 matchup of the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 3-1 lead over the Boston Celtics.