BOSTON - The Boston Celtics had won 125 regular season games and 20 of their last 24 playoff over the last two years coming into their series with the New York Knicks, doing so happily being unapologetic about their historic 3-point shot hoisting.
But the Celtics might've finally reached a saturation point as they missed a record 45 of them Monday night as the Knicks took advantage in a 108-105 Game 1 overtime victory.
At one point in the second half, after the Celtics built a 20-point lead and looking to be on their way to a 10th win in their last 11 meetings with the Knicks, Boston missed its next 10 shots and all were 3-pointers.