The Celtics wobble on Thursday morning when NBA champions are 0-2 for the New York Knicks. Boston has not only lost consecutive games, but they have also made the son of Sausage’s story of history in the process.
In game 1, the Celtics had a 75-55 score with 5:47 remaining in the third quarter. It seemed that they were going to move on to a victory of game 1 on the back of their two largest stars, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, each of which scored 23 points. Then, Jalen Brunson scored 16 points in the second half, support for a great performance of OG Anunoby to take the game on extra time and win.
Surely it had to be a coincidence. A concentration period to let the Knicks enter again … Then it happened again. On Wednesday, the Celtics had a 70-50 score, this time with 4:05 remaining in the third quarter at the same time as their collapse of game 1. This time it was Mikal Bridges who left, scoring 14 points in the fourth quarter and taking the Knicks to a 91-90 victory.
If Celtics want any hope to try to repeat as champions, they need to cut this. It is special evil with the team that loses consecutive at home, which now needs to try to save the series in Madison Square Garden. That is easier to say it than to do it, and if Boston is Neter feeding with his local crowd while he is up for 20, it is difficult to imagine how they will go in a hostile environment in New York.
