Derrick White led the Boston Celtics’ offense with 34 points, including seven three-pointers, in the Game 5 victory against the New York Knicks. The final score was 127-102, keeping the Celtics’ hopes alive in the Eastern Conference semifinals.<\/p>\n\n
The Celtics tied the franchise record for playoffs by making 22 three-pointers, achieving their first home win of the series and the first without Jayson Tatum, who suffered an Achilles tendon injury that will keep him out for the season.<\/p>\n\n
The Knicks will look to close out the series on Friday in New York. If the Celtics win, Game 7 would be played in Boston on Monday.<\/p>\n\n
Jaylen Brown contributed 26 points and 12 assists, becoming the first Celtics player to score 25 points and assist on 30 points in a playoff game in the last 30 postseasons.<\/p>\n\n
Luke Kornet had an outstanding performance with 10 points, nine rebounds, and seven blocks, in a game where Kristaps Porzingis only played 12 minutes.<\/p>\n\n
The Celtics will try to become the fourteenth team in NBA history to overcome a 3-1 deficit, in 294 attempts.<\/p>\n\n
Josh Hart led the Knicks with 24 points, despite briefly leaving the game in the first quarter due to a cut on his face after an accidental elbow.<\/p>\n\n
Jalen Brunson added 22 points before fouling out with 7:19 remaining in the game.<\/p>\n\n
Boston fell behind by nine points in the first half, but closed the third quarter on a 23-9 run, taking a 91-76 lead entering the final quarter. Brunson was on the bench for the final 2:45 of the third quarter after committing his fifth foul.<\/p>\n\n
The Celtics maintained their intensity in the final period, extending their lead to 28 points.<\/p>\n\n
The game was very physical and there was a brief face-to-face confrontation between Hart and Brown.<\/p>\n\n
That energy carried over to the offense. The Celtics came out strong, with five three-pointers from White and 12 total in the first 24 minutes.<\/p>\n\n
But the Knicks managed to take a nine-point lead, hitting eight three-pointers and scoring 10 second-chance points. Mitchell Robinson also made his four free throws in the first half, negating the intentional foul strategy that Boston had employed against him throughout the series.<\/p>\n\n
At the end of the first half, the score was tied 59-59.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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